Anagrams of incorporations
Word incorporations has
1325 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of incorporations.
- incorporation
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noun,
the act of incorporating or the state of being incorporated.
- Proto-ionic
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adjective,
of or relating to architecture supposedly anticipating the Grecian Ionic order.
- anisotropic
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adjective,
Physics. of unequal physical properties along different axes.
Compare isotropic (def 1).
- conspirator
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noun,
a person who takes part in a conspiracy; plotter.
- coronations
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noun,
the act or ceremony of crowning a king, queen, or other sovereign.
- corporation
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noun,
an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.
See also municipal corporation, public corporation.
- ascription
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noun,
the act of ascribing.
- coronation
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noun,
the act or ceremony of crowning a king, queen, or other sovereign.
- pronation
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noun,
rotation of the hand or forearm so that the surface of the palm is facing downward or toward the back (opposed to supination).
- constrain
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verb (used with object),
to force, compel, or oblige:
- Toscanini
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noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- consortia
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noun,
a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- inactions
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- Portinari
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noun,
Cândido [kahn-dee-doo] /ˈkɑ̃ di dʊ/ (Show IPA), 1903–62, Brazilian painter.
- picaroons
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noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- conations
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- isotropic
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adjective,
Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes.
Compare anisotropic (def 1).
- opticians
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- transonic
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adjective,
close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
- pronators
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. any of several muscles that permit pronation of the hand, forelimb, or foot.
- oratorios
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noun,
an extended musical composition with a text more or less dramatic in character and usually based upon a religious theme, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, and performed without action, costume, or scenery.
- corrosion
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noun,
the act or process of corroding; condition of being corroded.
- sopranino
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noun,
a musical instrument, as a saxophone or recorder, that is a pitch higher than the soprano instrument of its class.
- corrasion
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noun,
the mechanical erosion of soil and rock by the abrasive action of particles set in motion by running water, wind, glacial ice, and gravity.
- intorsion
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noun,
a twisting about an axis or fixed point, as of the stem of a plant.
- coronitis
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noun,
inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
- intonacos
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- inotropic
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adjective,
influencing the contractility of muscular tissue.
- pinnati-
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- oratorio
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noun,
an extended musical composition with a text more or less dramatic in character and usually based upon a religious theme, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, and performed without action, costume, or scenery.
- pontiacs
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- spontoon
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noun,
a shafted weapon having a pointed blade with crossbar at its base, used by infantry officers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- aoristic
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adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- intrans.
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- Notornis
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noun,
a rare, flightless gallinulelike bird, Notornis mantelli, of New Zealand.
- Scranton
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noun,
William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- patroons
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- carrions
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- pontoons
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noun,
Military. a boat or some other floating structure used as one of the supports for a temporary bridge over a river.
- sonorant
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noun,
a voiced sound that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than a stop or fricative and that may occur as either a sonant or a consonant, as (l, r, m, n, y, w).
- isotonic
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adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- optician
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- Socinian
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noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- picaroon
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noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- pronator
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. any of several muscles that permit pronation of the hand, forelimb, or foot.
- sorption
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noun,
the state or process of being sorbed.
- cantrips
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- piscator
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noun,
fisherman.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- pintanos
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- prostoon
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noun,
(in classical architecture) a portico.
- proctors
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noun,
a person appointed to keep watch over students at examinations.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- Iscariot
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noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- intonaco
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- inaction
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- carports
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noun,
a roofed, wall-less shed, usually projecting from the side of a building, used as a shelter for an automobile.
- scotopia
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noun,
vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- position
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noun,
condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- Cranston
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noun,
a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- positron
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noun,
an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- coitions
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noun,
coitus.
- actinons
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- tricorns
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- Scorpion
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
- airstrip
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noun,
a small landing field having only one runway.
- non-pros
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verb (used with object),
to adjudge (a plaintiff) in default.
- tropaion
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noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- conation
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- nitroso-
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- 11-point
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- troponin
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noun,
a protein of muscle tissue that binds calcium ions and is involved in contraction.
- Priscian
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noun,
flourished a.d. c500, Latin grammarian.
- porticos
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noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- ostracon
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- corantos
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noun,
courante.
- Cortona
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noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- opinion
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noun,
a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- corsair
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- picaros
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- caption
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noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- constr.
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- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- opiatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- contra-
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- cantrip
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- consort
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noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- ratoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- corpora
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noun,
a plural of corpus.
- soprano
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noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- coronas
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noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- raptors
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noun,
a raptorial bird.
- introns
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- rancors
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noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- tin-pan
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adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- incisor
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- cranio-
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- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Orinoco
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noun,
a river in N South America, flowing N from the border of Brazil, along the E border of Colombia, and NE through Venezuela to the Atlantic. 1600 miles (2575 km) long.
- sporran
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noun,
(in Scottish Highland costume) a large pouch for men, commonly of fur, worn, suspended from a belt, in front of the kilt.
- sporont
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noun,
(in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Crispin
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noun,
Saint, with his brother (Saint Crispinian) martyred a.d. c285, Roman Christian missionaries in Gaul: patron saints of shoemakers.
- partons
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- catnips
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noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- orarion
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noun,
a stole worn by deacons.
- patroon
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- iatrics
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- tarpons
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- carport
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noun,
a roofed, wall-less shed, usually projecting from the side of a building, used as a shelter for an automobile.
- opsonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or influenced by opsonin; capable of promoting phagocytosis.
- Piarist
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noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- crotons
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- parotic
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adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- opsonin
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noun,
a constituent of normal or immune blood serum that makes invading bacteria more susceptible to the destructive action of the phagocytes.
- Connors
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noun,
James Scott (Jimmy) born 1952, U.S. tennis player.
- cartoon
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noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- racoons
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noun,
raccoon.
- pianist
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noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- carrion
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- parrots
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noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- coition
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noun,
coitus.
- ronions
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noun,
ronyon.
- pinions
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noun,
Machinery.
a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
- coranto
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noun,
courante.
- pocosin
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noun,
a swamp or marsh in an upland coastal region.
- piscina
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noun,
a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- snap-on
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adjective,
attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion:
- Pistoia
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noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- isation
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- Pitocin
-
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- niacins
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Proctor
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noun,
a person appointed to keep watch over students at examinations.
- procto-
-
- aristo-
-
- Ariosto
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noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- portion
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noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- airport
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noun,
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
- portico
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noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- saponin
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noun,
any of a group of amorphous glycosides of terpenes and steroids, occurring in many plants, characterized by an ability to form emulsions and to foam in aqueous solutions, and used as detergents.
- actino-
-
- transp.
-
- porcino
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noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- pontoon
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noun,
Military. a boat or some other floating structure used as one of the supports for a temporary bridge over a river.
- notions
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noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- Pontian
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noun,
pope a.d. 230–235.
- torsion
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- Pontiac
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- tricorn
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- porions
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- Script.
-
- Scorpio
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noun,
Astronomy. Scorpius.
- apricot
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noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- torpors
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noun,
sluggish inactivity or inertia.
- natrons
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- actinon
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- anoints
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Sno-Cat
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- Rosario
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noun,
a port in E Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- rootcap
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noun,
the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Socotra
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noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- pronaos
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noun,
(in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- nonpros
-
- pintano
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- Scarron
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.
- nonstop
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noun,
a long-distance airline flight that makes no stops between the starting point and the destination.
- potions
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noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- Atropos
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noun,
the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
- prosaic
-
adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- ironist
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noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- aspirin
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noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- Ironton
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noun,
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- pronota
-
noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- trocars
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- ricins
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- sarco-
-
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Crispi
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- nitro-
-
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- scato-
-
- Scipio
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Osorno
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- Norton
-
noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- costo-
-
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Onions
-
noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- rotors
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- Oporto
-
noun,
a port in NW Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River.
- incorr
-
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- inspan
-
verb (used with object),
to yoke or harness.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- isopor
-
noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- instr.
-
- socio-
-
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- sacro-
-
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- spiro-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- narco-
-
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- scoto-
-
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- sporo-
-
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- Spirit
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- scroop
-
noun,
a scrooping sound.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- sapro-
-
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- iatro-
-
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- icono-
-
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- orator
-
noun,
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:
- nocti-
-
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- pooris
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- Proton
-
noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- proto-
-
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- carpo-
-
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- tarso-
-
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- trans.
-
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- poison
-
noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- priors
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pitris
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- astron
-
- astro-
-
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- pisci-
-
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- picro-
-
- torpor
-
noun,
sluggish inactivity or inertia.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- pinion
-
noun,
Machinery.
a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
- pinnas
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- pinons
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- patri-
-
- aniso-
-
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- parrot
-
noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- tapirs
-
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.
- Connor
-
noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- contin
-
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- potoos
-
noun,
any of several nocturnal birds of the family Nyctibiidae, of Mexico and Central and South America, related to the goatsuckers.
- contr.
-
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- panto-
-
- troops
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- Panini
-
noun,
flourished c400 b.c, Indian grammarian of Sanskrit.
- Potosi
-
noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- coopts
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- tropo-
-
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- copras
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copro-
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- racist
-
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.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- cirro-
-
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- noso-
-
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- nona-
-
- Port.
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sanit
-
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- noto-
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- sarc-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- post-
-
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- proc.
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- potoo
-
noun,
any of several nocturnal birds of the family Nyctibiidae, of Mexico and Central and South America, related to the goatsuckers.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- pron.
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rotor
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- parrs
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- part.
-
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Orono
-
noun,
a town in S Maine.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- pant-
-
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rcpt.
-
- pari-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- patr-
-
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- onco-
-
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- octo-
-
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
-
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- pros.
-
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- opto-
-
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pico-
-
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- onto-
-
- Prot.
-
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Cirri
-
noun,
a plural of cirrus.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- 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.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- carp-
-
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Capt.
-
- caps.
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- corr.
-
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- corpn
-
- corp.
-
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copr-
-
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Cons.
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Conn.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- Const
-
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- cont.
-
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- coop.
-
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- anon.
-
- annot
-
- anis-
-
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- actos
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- 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.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- acpt.
-
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- trop-
-
- 30-30
-
- Apoc.
-
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- ation
-
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- tono-
-
- 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.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- asco-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- topo-
-
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- naso-
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- nano-
-
- span-
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Scot.
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- icons
-
- incr.
-
- ician
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- incor
-
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- istic
-
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- intr.
-
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- Sino-
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- ition
-
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- init.
-
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- scoop
-
noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- scat-
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nitr-
-
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- 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.
- crit.
-
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- 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.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Srta.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- noct-
-
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- Iran.
-
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- sito-
-
- spor-
-
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- top-
-
- rpt.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- pro-
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- tri-
-
- prin
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- tron
-
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sci.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tRNA
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Sat.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- 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.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- scr.
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Soni
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- 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.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- rit.
-
- RNAS
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- SPCA
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- str.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Sra.
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- RIIA
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- tion
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tonn
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- pts.
-
- PSAT
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- psia
-
- prs.
-
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RONA
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- 1080
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- not-
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- NTIA
-
- cir.
-
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nos-
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- non-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cat.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ator
-
- opia
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- atic
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Ont.
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oct.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- OAPC
-
- cap.
-
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Con.
-
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- cts.
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- crat
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ctr.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- INRI
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ICAO
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- iso-
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NIRA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cort
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- itis
-
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- ano-
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- 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.
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ann.
-
- pat.
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- par.
-
- Pan.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- ANSI
-
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- ant.
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- pct.
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Apr.
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pot.
-
- pos.
-
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- 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.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- acr-
-
- apo-
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- ARIS
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arr.
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- art.
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- asc-
-
- oro-
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Inc.
-
- oto-
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- tr.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- an.
-
- SPR
-
- at.
-
- Ar.
-
- CRP
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ATC
-
- CSO
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CIA
-
- APC
-
- aor
-
- ACP
-
- spt
-
- Sr.
-
- CPS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- CPR
-
- St.
-
- CSA
-
- CSR
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- IAS
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TSP
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- TSI
-
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- CST
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- trp
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTA
-
- Sta
-
- CPO
-
- CNN
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- cs.
-
- ANC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- in.
-
- ct.
-
- ASI
-
- CAI
-
- TPI
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- TPN
-
- cr.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Tpr
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- TCS
-
- tra
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- CPI
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- CPA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- STI
-
- ARS
-
- CIP
-
- APS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ACS
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TCA
-
- Tro
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- AIC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- ca.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- STP
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- ATP
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RNA
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- OOT
-
- OPA
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ROA
-
- RNR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oon
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OSO
-
- OSP
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RCT
-
- ROI
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- RCN
-
- OCR
-
- OAO
-
- OAP
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCS
-
- oo-
-
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- ROP
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- ot-
-
- RCA
-
- OTC
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PCS
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSC
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PSA
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PIO
-
- PCI
-
- 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.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- POA
-
- POC
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POR
-
- PRA
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- RCP
-
- OTA
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- OTS
-
- Pa.
-
- 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.
- pc.
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- RCS
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPO
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Rs.
-
- ITC
-
- ISA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- PRC
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- IRS
-
- 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).
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- RSA
-
- NCO
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- SCP
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRO
-
- NIA
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- IOC
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- IRC
-
- IPA
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Ir.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- Sp.
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Oc.
-
- NRC
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NSA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- NSC
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- OSA
-
- SAR
-
- NOP
-
- op.
-
- NOC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NNP
-
- rt.
-
- RTS
-
- sc.
-
- TC
-
- 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.
- RP
-
- i.
-
- OA
-
- 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.
- S.
-
- SA
-
- AO
-
- IP
-
- ic
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RN
-
- O.
-
- T1
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RO
-
- NP
-
- NI
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- t.
-
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- TP
-
- 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.
- TN
-
- SN
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- N.
-