Anagrams of intemperance
Word intemperance has
1029 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of intemperance.
- temperance
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noun,
moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control.
- penetrance
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noun,
the frequency, expressed as a percentage, with which a particular gene produces its effect in a group of organisms.
Compare expressivity (def 2).
- permanence
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noun,
the condition or quality of being permanent; perpetual or continued existence.
- repentance
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noun,
deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.
- preeminent
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adjective,
eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing:
- penitence
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noun,
the state of being penitent; regret for one's wrongdoing or sinning; contrition; repentance.
- epicenter
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noun,
Also, epicentrum. Geology. a point, directly above the true center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate.
- imperence
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- imprecate
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verb (used with object),
to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person.
- permanent
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noun,
Also called permanent wave. a wave or curl that is set into the hair by the application of a special chemical preparation and that remains for a number of months.
- permeance
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noun,
the act of permeating.
- nectarine
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noun,
a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
- panetiere
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noun,
a small, decorative livery cupboard, made especially in Provence in the 18th century.
- remanence
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noun,
the magnetic flux that remains in a magnetic circuit after an applied magnetomotive force has been removed.
- inertance
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noun,
the effect of inertia in an acoustic system, an impeding of the transmission of sound through the system.
- nemertean
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noun,
any member of the invertebrate phylum Nemertea, comprising the ribbon worms.
- perennate
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verb (used without object),
to survive from season to season for an indefinite number of years.
- pre-Incan
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adjective,
of or relating to the period preceding the Incan empire in Peru.
- increment
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noun,
something added or gained; addition; increase.
- peacetime
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noun,
a time or period of peace:
- permeant
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adjective,
permeating; pervading.
- permeate
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verb (used with object),
to pass into or through every part of:
- entrance
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noun,
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
- trainmen
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noun,
a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usually an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman.
- antimere
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- narceine
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noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- remanent
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adjective,
remaining; left behind.
- Eminence
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noun,
high station, rank, or repute:
- enceinte
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noun,
a wall or enclosure, as of a fortified place.
- Patience
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noun,
the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
- cerement
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noun,
a cerecloth used for wrapping the dead.
- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- internee
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned, as a prisoner of war.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- premiate
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verb (used with object),
to grant a prize or an award to.
- incenter
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noun,
the center of an inscribed circle; that point where the bisectors of the angles of a triangle or of a regular polygon intersect.
- pretence
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noun,
pretense.
- earpiece
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noun,
a piece that covers or passes over the ear, as on a cap or eyeglasses.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- petermen
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noun,
a safecracker.
- impacter
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noun,
a person or thing that impacts.
- Peterman
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noun,
a safecracker.
- Tampere
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noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- epicene
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noun,
a person or thing that is epicene.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- matinee
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- eremite
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noun,
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- caprine
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adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- interne
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- Etienne
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noun,
Estienne (def 1).
- mannite
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noun,
mannitol.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- centime
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noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- centner
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noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- Riemann
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noun,
Georg Friedrich Bernhard [gey-awrk free-drikh bern-hahrt] /geɪˈɔrk ˈfri drɪx ˈbɛrn hɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1826–66, German mathematician.
- remnant
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noun,
a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
- tapemen
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noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- Meitner
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noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- canteen
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- tin-pan
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adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- centri-
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- cantrip
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- precent
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verb (used with object),
to lead as a precentor in singing.
- receipt
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noun,
a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- percent
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noun,
Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- Permian
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noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- Terence
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noun,
(Publius Terentius Afer) c190–159? b.c, Roman playwright.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- peteman
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noun,
peterman.
- petemen
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noun,
peterman.
- Emerita
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noun,
a woman with such status.
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- emetine
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noun,
a crystalline or white powdery substance, C 29 H 40 N 2 O 4 , the active principle of ipecac: used chiefly in the treatment of amebic dysentery and as an emetic and expectorant.
- tempera
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- pinnace
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noun,
a light sailing ship, especially one formerly used in attendance on a larger ship.
- pinnate
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adjective,
resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis:
- preemie
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noun,
an infant born prematurely; a preterm.
- prename
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noun,
given name.
- preteen
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noun,
Also called preteenager [pree-teen-ey-jer] /priˈtinˌeɪ dʒər/ (Show IPA), preteener. a boy or girl under the age of 13, especially one between the ages of 9 and 12.
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- cremate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- pentane
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noun,
a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isomeric forms.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- pennate
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adjective,
winged; feathered.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- emirate
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- penance
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noun,
a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin.
- eminent
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adjective,
high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished:
- terpene
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noun,
(originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
- ancient
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- pannier
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noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- tenpin
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- incept
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- tenrec
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- tannic
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adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- entree
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noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- Tanner
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noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- inter.
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- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- intern
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Tenner
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noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- epimer
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noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- IMPACT
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noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- icemen
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Empire
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noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- teener
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noun,
a teenager.
- encamp
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verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- eterne
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adjective,
eternal.
- Encina
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- tenace
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Ermine
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noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- teamer
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noun,
a teamster.
- temper
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noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- enter-
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- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- impart
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- imper.
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- emetic
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noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- intra-
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- patri-
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- Penman
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noun,
a person who writes or copies; scribe; copyist.
- Peirce
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noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- Peerce
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noun,
Jan (Jacob Pincus Perelmuth) 1904–84, U.S. opera singer.
- pectin
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noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- pecten
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noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- Pennie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Penelope.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- recept
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- penmen
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noun,
a person who writes or copies; scribe; copyist.
- penta-
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- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Prince
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- prance
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- pitmen
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Pitman
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- pinner
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noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- permit
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noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- pinene
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noun,
a liquid terpene, C 10 H 16 , the principal constituent of oil of turpentine, found in other essential oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of camphor.
- Pierce
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- piecer
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- recipe
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noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- recti-
-
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- McNair
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noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- metric
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noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- mecate
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noun,
Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- matri-
-
- retene
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noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- Mannie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- manner
-
noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- Niepce
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noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- nepman
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noun,
(in the Soviet Union) a person who engaged briefly in private enterprise during the New Economic Policy of the 1920s.
- Niemen
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noun,
a river in the W Soviet Union in Europe, flowing into the Baltic: called Memel in its lower course. 565 miles (910 km) long.
- Nicene
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adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- netmen
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noun,
a tennis player.
- netman
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Nerine
-
noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- nepmen
-
noun,
(in the Soviet Union) a person who engaged briefly in private enterprise during the New Economic Policy of the 1920s.
- Nepean
-
noun,
a former city in SE Ontario, Canada, now part of Ottawa.
- repent
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adjective,
creeping.
- nemat-
-
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- neaten
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verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- rennet
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- Rennie
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noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- raceme
-
noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- camper
-
noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- CERMET
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noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- actin-
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- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- centr-
-
- tinmen
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- centi-
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- Center
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- cement
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- Carpet
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- amerce
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verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Ampere
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noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- apiece
-
adverb,
for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
- cerat-
-
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Armen
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- reni-
-
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- rept.
-
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- Cant.
-
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- matr-
-
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Capt.
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Minn.
-
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- metr-
-
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- meta-
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- nitr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- aeri-
-
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- petri
-
- petr-
-
- acpt.
-
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- peta-
-
- pert.
-
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Amer.
-
- 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.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- 30-30
-
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- prim.
-
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- prae-
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- prem.
-
- acet-
-
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- peri-
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- 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.
- ante-
-
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- anti-
-
- 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.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- rcpt.
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- recip
-
- Recit
-
- recpt
-
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- pant-
-
- amin-
-
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- Penn.
-
- pene-
-
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Peene
-
noun,
a river in NE Germany, flowing E to the Baltic Sea. About 97 miles (155 km) long.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- patr-
-
- anim.
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- part.
-
- pari-
-
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- incr.
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- emeer
-
noun,
emir.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- emcee
-
noun,
master of ceremonies.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- carp-
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- temp.
-
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- tera-
-
- intr.
-
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cramp
-
noun,
Often, cramps.
a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
a piercing pain in the abdomen.
an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Iran.
-
- term.
-
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cine-
-
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- cert.
-
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- cent.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Tenn.
-
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crit.
-
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crim.
-
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- tepee
-
noun,
a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- ence
-
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- cir.
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- enc.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- ance
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Pen.
-
- amt.
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- amp.
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- ter.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cit.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- ant.
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- epit
-
- tRNA
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pam.
-
- CERN
-
- Pan.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- epee
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- RCMP
-
- 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).
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- ann.
-
- cet-
-
- pat.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- pct.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- prin
-
- Emp.
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- pnea
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- aet.
-
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- tri-
-
- 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.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- ect-
-
- aer-
-
- ten.
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 1080
-
- acr-
-
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- 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.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- per.
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- ctr.
-
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- emia
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Pet.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- EMet
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Aire
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- crat
-
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- AIME
-
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Can.
-
- min.
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- met.
-
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Ire.
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- mRNA
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- int.
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- MEPA
-
- ment
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Mac-
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rpt.
-
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Mar.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Man.
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- men-
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- rit.
-
- cap.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cat.
-
- Rep.
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- Arm.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- etc.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- NIRA
-
- Apr.
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- NTIA
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- cene
-
- atic
-
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- cen.
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Imp.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- NCTE
-
- IEEE
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- atm.
-
- art.
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- inae
-
- Ice.
-
- neem
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RCN
-
- RPM
-
- RNA
-
- TPM
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- REA
-
- 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
-
- RMC
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- Tpr
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- rt.
-
- RCA
-
- 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.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tra
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- tr.
-
- TCA
-
- TIA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- TPI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rte
-
- RCT
-
- ec-
-
- trp
-
- ECA
-
- ene
-
- en-
-
- EMT
-
- EMR
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- eir
-
- EEE
-
- EEC
-
- ECM
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EPA
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CRT
-
- CRP
-
- Ep.
-
- EPT
-
- CPM
-
- ine
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- RMA
-
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- IPM
-
- IPA
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- in.
-
- ier
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETR
-
- ERT
-
- ERP
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- CPR
-
- CPI
-
- Me.
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AME
-
- AMC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACP
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- Am.
-
- APC
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- CPA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CNN
-
- CNM
-
- CMA
-
- CIP
-
- CIM
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- ca.
-
- ATP
-
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Mc-
-
- IRC
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- NMI
-
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- NNP
-
- NNE
-
- NMR
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- pm.
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- pir
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noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- RIP
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noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RCP
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- PTA
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plural,
peseta.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- PRC
-
- PRA
-
- PMT
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PIN
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noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- prn
-
- pim
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plural,
personal information manager.
- pie
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noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCM
-
- PCI
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pt.
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- MCP
-
- MPA
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MNE
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MNA
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MCI
-
- MCR
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MIT
-
- MIP
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MIE
-
- MEP
-
- mi.
-
- MPE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MRP
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- MTP
-
- MRA
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- t.
-
- RI
-
- T1
-
- 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.
- R.
-
- RC
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- IP
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- M.
-
- RP
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TP
-
- NM
-
- NP
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NI
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- MP
-
- N.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TN
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- MN
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- CM
-
- CE
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- TM
-
- RN
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