Anagrams of imprecates
Word imprecates has
2 exact anagrams and 1241 other words
that can be made by using the letters of imprecates.
- space-time
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noun,
Also called space-time continuum. the four-dimensional continuum, having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate, in which all physical quantities may be located.
- spermaceti
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noun,
a pearly white, waxy, translucent solid, obtained from the oil in the head of the sperm whale: used chiefly in cosmetics and candles, and as an emollient.
- impacters
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noun,
a person or thing that impacts.
- spermatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling sperm; seminal; generative.
- imprecate
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verb (used with object),
to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person.
- miscreate
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adjective,
miscreated.
- campsite
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noun,
a place used or suitable for camping.
- cremates
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verb (used with object),
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- practise
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- emirates
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- temperas
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- Epicaste
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noun,
Jocasta.
- picrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- impacter
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noun,
a person or thing that impacts.
- premiate
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verb (used with object),
to grant a prize or an award to.
- matrices
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- crispate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- ceramist
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- Primates
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noun,
the order comprising the primates.
- estampie
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noun,
a medieval dance and instrumental form, in several repeated sections, associated chiefly with the trouvères.
- casimere
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noun,
cassimere.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- seriema
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noun,
either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- recepts
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- pierces
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- receipt
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noun,
a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- cremate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- tampers
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- campers
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noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- epimers
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noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- Tampere
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noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- aperies
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- scamper
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noun,
a scampering; a quick run.
- steamer
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noun,
something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
- empties
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noun,
Informal. something that is empty, as a box, bottle, or can:
- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- specter
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noun,
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
- spectra
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noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- spectre
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noun,
specter.
- spermic
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adjective,
spermatic.
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- spireme
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noun,
the threadlike chromatin of a cell nucleus, present during early meiosis or mitosis.
- premise
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noun,
Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- emprise
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noun,
an adventurous enterprise.
- precise
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adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- stamper
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noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- Emerita
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noun,
a woman with such status.
- emetics
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noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- emirate
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- septime
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noun,
the seventh of eight defensive positions.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- racemes
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noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- amperes
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noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- impresa
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- impaste
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verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- tempera
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- tempers
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noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- respect
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noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- impacts
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noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- Script.
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- imparts
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- respite
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- mercies
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noun,
compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
- impers.
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- imprest
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noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- scrapie
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noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- metiers
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- 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.
- cermets
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noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- carpets
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- pectase
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noun,
an enzyme occurring in various fruits and involved in the formation of pectic acid from pectin.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- Mercast
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noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- pastime
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noun,
something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
- cerates
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- amerces
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verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- scepter
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- triceps
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noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- repeats
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- sceptre
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- CERMET
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noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- cerat-
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- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- cerate
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- crimps
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noun,
the act of crimping.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- recipe
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noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- crapes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- remise
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verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- recept
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- remits
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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.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- creeps
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- creams
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noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- cremes
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noun,
cream.
- recaps
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- retems
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noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- crepes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- certes
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adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- racism
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- pacers
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- Pamirs
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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).
- peaces
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noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- etapes
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noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- patri-
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- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- Parsee
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noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- parsec
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noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- IMPACT
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noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- impart
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- imper.
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- mitres
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Peirce
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noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- miters
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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.
- Mister
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- metric
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noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- metier
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- meters
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noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- merits
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Mercia
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noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- macers
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noun,
macebearer.
- mecate
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noun,
Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
- matri-
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- maters
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Mastic
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noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- Master
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noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- Marcie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- escarp
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noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- raceme
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noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- Empire
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noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- primes
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- preset
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- Easter
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- scampi
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noun,
a large shrimp or prawn.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- escape
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noun,
an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
- Pierce
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- epacts
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- pieces
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noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- piecer
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- epimer
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noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- pester
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- peseta
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- permit
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noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- emetic
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noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- recti-
-
- Marist
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noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- camper
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noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- serape
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noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- capers
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- septi-
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- Capris
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noun,
Capri pants.
- armpit
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noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- teamer
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noun,
a teamster.
- armies
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noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- tramps
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noun,
the act of tramping.
- armets
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noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- amices
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Semite
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noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- tapirs
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noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- camise
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- simper
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noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Teresa
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noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- aspire
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- temper
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noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- aspect
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noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- specie
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noun,
coined money; coin.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terces
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- teaser
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noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- ameers
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noun,
emir.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- amerce
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verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- AmerSp
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- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- sempre
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adverb,
throughout.
- aretes
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Ampere
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noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- scream
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noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- Casper
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noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- stream
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- tripes
-
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.
- apiece
-
adverb,
for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- sperm-
-
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- scrimp
-
verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- temp.
-
- peri-
-
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- part.
-
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peta-
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- pert.
-
- 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.
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- peats
-
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.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- patr-
-
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- tears
-
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pari-
-
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- meta-
-
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- treas
-
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- matr-
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- 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.
- mast-
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- masc.
-
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- term.
-
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- tiers
-
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.
- 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).
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- MPers
-
- metr-
-
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- mites
-
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.
- times
-
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.
- 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.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- misc.
-
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- micas
-
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.
- petr-
-
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- recpt
-
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Sept.
-
- Recit
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- recip
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Seric
-
- seti-
-
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- reams
-
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)
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rcpt.
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- sarc-
-
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- rimes
-
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).
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- resp.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- rept.
-
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- sect.
-
- semi-
-
- 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.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- petri
-
- ster.
-
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prae-
-
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- step-
-
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Srta.
-
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- spec.
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- prim.
-
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- 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.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Pres.
-
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- prem.
-
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- arces
-
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.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- camps
-
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.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- IATSE
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- caps.
-
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- cert.
-
- 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.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Epist
-
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- 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.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- astr.
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- 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.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Episc
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Epis.
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Capt.
-
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- carp-
-
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- acpt.
-
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ESPEC
-
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- acet-
-
- crit.
-
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- 30-30
-
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- aeri-
-
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- 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.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Amer.
-
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- crim.
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cat.
-
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- 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)
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- crat
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cres
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- RCMP
-
- pts.
-
- Rep.
-
- cit.
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- 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).
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- 1080
-
- rpt.
-
- 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.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- cet-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rets
-
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.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Tasm
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- amp.
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- amt.
-
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Apr.
-
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- str.
-
- teas
-
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.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- tri-
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- aer-
-
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- AIME
-
- ter.
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- 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.
- cams
-
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.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- cap.
-
- psia
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- Sem.
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- sec.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- SMTP
-
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- Ste.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- ASME
-
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- atm.
-
- ates
-
- atic
-
- SPCA
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- epit
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- 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.
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- 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.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- pat.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Ire.
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Mic.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Imp.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- 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.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- Emp.
-
- Ice.
-
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- met.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- 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.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- 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.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- mis-
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- per.
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- est.
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- esp.
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- 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.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Pers
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- 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.
- 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.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MIPS
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Pet.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- pct.
-
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- par.
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- MSIE
-
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- 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.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- 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.
- meas
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- PSAT
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- MSAE
-
- MSCE
-
- MSCP
-
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- prs.
-
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MSEE
-
- Mar.
-
- 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.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- 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.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- psec
-
- emia
-
- Mac-
-
- EMet
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- MEPA
-
- pre-
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MSPE
-
- ect-
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pam.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- msec
-
- 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.
- prec
-
- MSI
-
- ASR
-
- MTI
-
- STI
-
- Mt.
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- 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.
- MTS
-
- ATC
-
- MST
-
- MTP
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRC
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- spt
-
- MRE
-
- ISA
-
- MRI
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- MRA
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- ARS
-
- Sr.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- MSE
-
- MRP
-
- Ir.
-
- MPE
-
- MPA
-
- MSA
-
- ase
-
- SPR
-
- ASI
-
- IRS
-
- MIT
-
- ASM
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPM
-
- TPI
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- AEC
-
- ACS
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- MEP
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AIC
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- tra
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MSC
-
- ac-
-
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- trp
-
- Am.
-
- ap-
-
- Ar.
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- 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.
- 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:
- MCI
-
- MCP
-
- ACP
-
- MCR
-
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- STM
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- AMS
-
- ISR
-
- APC
-
- 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.
- MIE
-
- MIP
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- APS
-
- ise
-
- STP
-
- ist
-
- pc.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- AME
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AMC
-
- Me.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Mc-
-
- mi.
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- 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.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Pa.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ATP
-
- CMA
-
- CIM
-
- CIP
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PMT
-
- PRA
-
- CPA
-
- CIA
-
- CPI
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- CPM
-
- CPR
-
- CPS
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- CIE
-
- 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.
- PRC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- RPM
-
- RMC
-
- 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:
- 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.
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- EMT
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- EMR
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- RPS
-
- RMA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- PSC
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- PSE
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- CRS
-
- PSA
-
- EEC
-
- RCT
-
- ECM
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- REA
-
- RCA
-
- CRP
-
- 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.
- EAM
-
- 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.
- ea.
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- cte
-
- Sp.
-
- Rs.
-
- SAE
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- IPA
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- ier
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- ics
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- IPM
-
- ipr
-
- PCM
-
- cp.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- pm.
-
- Pr.
-
- Ps.
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- pt.
-
- cr.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- cs.
-
- SMA
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- ct.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- CAI
-
- 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.
- IPS
-
- PCI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- PCS
-
- ESA
-
- EPS
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- SAR
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- ERP
-
- sc.
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ERT
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- CEA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- SCM
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- se-
-
- ESR
-
- SCP
-
- MP
-
- CM
-
- CE
-
- 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.
- RI
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- S.
-
- SA
-
- 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.
- RC
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- 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.
- SM
-
- 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.
- RP
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- M.
-
- t.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- T1
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TM
-
- TP
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- i.
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TC
-
- ic
-
- IP
-