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Word mecopteran has
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- apocenter
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noun,
the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
- one-acter
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noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- Treponema
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noun,
any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
- contemp.
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- Peterman
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noun,
a safecracker.
- permeant
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adjective,
permeating; pervading.
- copemate
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noun,
an antagonist; opponent.
- carotene
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- camporee
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noun,
a small camp gathering of boy scouts or girl scouts, usually from a region or district (distinguished from jamboree).
- portance
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- peteman
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noun,
peterman.
- Tampere
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noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- 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.
- percent
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noun,
Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- manrope
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- contra-
-
- compare
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noun,
comparison:
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- compete
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verb (used without object),
to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie:
- antero-
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- compere
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noun,
a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
- compeer
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noun,
an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
- pteroma
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noun,
pteron.
- compart
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verb (used with object),
to separate or mark out in parts; subdivide.
- compar.
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- Patmore
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noun,
Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- operate
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- Menorca
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noun,
Minorca.
- centro-
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- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- ocreate
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adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- Romance
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noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- tapemen
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noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- entero-
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- 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.
- prename
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noun,
given name.
- precent
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verb (used with object),
to lead as a precentor in singing.
- nemato-
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- acetone
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- cremate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- potence
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noun,
potency.
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- crampon
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noun,
a spiked iron plate worn on boots or shoes for aid in climbing or to prevent slipping on ice, snow, etc.
- Cameron
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noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- cerato-
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- Moreen
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noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- cerate
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerat-
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- Monera
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Moneta
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noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- captor
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noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- narco-
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- Centre
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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.
- reopen
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- careen
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noun,
a careening.
- repent
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adjective,
creeping.
- necro-
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- 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.
- centr-
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- Carpet
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- Moerae
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plural noun,
the Fates.
- nemat-
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- toneme
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noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- carpo-
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- cartop
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adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- 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.
- cement
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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.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- cenote
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noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- Carmen
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noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- 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.
- teamer
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noun,
a teamster.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- toecap
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noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- tarpon
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- enter-
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- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- encore
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- tampon
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noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- encamp
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verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- enamor
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- crepon
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- emptor
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noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- cteno-
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- temper
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noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- 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.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- macro-
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- metro-
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- comate
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noun,
a mate or companion.
- Metope
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noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- meteor
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noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- cetane
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- Merton
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noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- Merope
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noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- Mentor
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noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- coatee
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- menace
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noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- copter
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noun,
helicopter.
- mecate
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noun,
Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
- Capone
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noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- meacon
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verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- matron
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- 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.
- contr.
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- tamper
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- MAeroE
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- macron
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noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- Capote
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noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- Carnot
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noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- anemo-
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- omenta
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noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- opener
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- arpent
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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.
- raceme
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noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- panto-
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- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- parton
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- 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.
- ptero-
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- penta-
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- topmen
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noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- 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.
- amerce
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verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- petro-
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- Aerope
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noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- aeron.
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- pomace
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noun,
the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- poteen
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- prance
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- aceto-
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- trompe
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noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- pro-am
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noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- topman
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noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- remote
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noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- Cantor
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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.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- recept
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- camper
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noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- opera
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noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- enorm
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adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Ponca
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- rect.
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- Roman
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noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- ento-
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- poet.
-
- prone
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noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Neper
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noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- epact
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- erect
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- recpt
-
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Prot.
-
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- proem
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noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- petr-
-
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- pron.
-
- pert.
-
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- noct-
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- pret.
-
- Tempe
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noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- prem.
-
- preen
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noun,
a pin or brooch.
- temp.
-
- econ.
-
- ecto-
-
- Teena
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noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Port.
-
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- prom.
-
- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Prato
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noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- reman
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- prae-
-
- Prome
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noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- peta-
-
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- 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.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- part.
-
- Monte
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noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- mero-
-
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- meta-
-
- rept.
-
- pant-
-
- 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.
- metr-
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Mont.
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- octa-
-
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- 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):
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matr-
-
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- meno-
-
- 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.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- rcpt.
-
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- patr-
-
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- proc.
-
- teno-
-
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- areo-
-
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Apoc.
-
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- comp.
-
- compt
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Comr.
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- ante-
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- cont.
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copr-
-
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- AMORC
-
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- Armen
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- Capt.
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carp-
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Campo
-
noun,
(in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- cent.
-
- atmo-
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- cero-
-
- cert.
-
- Amer.
-
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- corp.
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- 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.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- acro-
-
- 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.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- 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.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- acet-
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- acpt.
-
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- term.
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- corpn
-
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- 30-30
-
- trop-
-
- aero-
-
- tera-
-
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ator
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- OPer
-
- Ont.
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tron
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- 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.
- not-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cap.
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- OAPC
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- 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.
- 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)
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- Oct.
-
- OEEC
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- 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.
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Pen.
-
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- aer-
-
- ance
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- 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):
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Pet.
-
- pnea
-
- per.
-
- 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.
- amp.
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- amt.
-
- aet.
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- 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.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Pan.
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- atm.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- art.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- RCMP
-
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pam.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- pot.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- apo-
-
- acr-
-
- 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.
- Apr.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Arm.
-
- pat.
-
- 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.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- tRNA
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- pct.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- MCPO
-
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mar.
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- 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.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- MEPA
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- met.
-
- Ceto
-
- Cmon
-
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- ment
-
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- men-
-
- 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.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mac-
-
- cet-
-
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Emp.
-
- EMet
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- EEOC
-
- ect-
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- eco-
-
- 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.
- ctr.
-
- ter.
-
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ten.
-
- crat
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 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.
- Cort
-
- 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.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- 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.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etc.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- 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.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- 1080
-
- CERN
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- mRNA
-
- cen.
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- RONA
-
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- cat.
-
- 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.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- neo-
-
- nom.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- top-
-
- Rep.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- NCTE
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- neem
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Rom.
-
- cene
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- rpt.
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- Mon.
-
- MOpt
-
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- 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.
- tr.
-
- rte
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- rt.
-
- Tpr
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Tro
-
- 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.
- TPN
-
- ROP
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPM
-
- 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.
- RPO
-
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- RCP
-
- TPM
-
- RCA
-
- TCA
-
- tra
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- RCT
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- REA
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- ROA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- RNA
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- RCN
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- TMO
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- MRA
-
- PRC
-
- ECM
-
- EOE
-
- ene
-
- en-
-
- EMT
-
- EMR
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- EEO
-
- EEC
-
- ECA
-
- Ep.
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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).
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EPA
-
- cte
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MEP
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- PRA
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MCR
-
- MCP
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- Mao
-
- 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.
- EPT
-
- Mo.
-
- Me.
-
- Mc-
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- ERT
-
- ERP
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTA
-
- MNE
-
- AMC
-
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- APC
-
- aor
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- AME
-
- AEC
-
- ATC
-
- 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.
-
- at.
-
- ATP
-
- CRT
-
- CMA
-
- CRP
-
- CPR
-
- CPO
-
- CPM
-
- CPA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- CNO
-
- CNM
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ca.
-
- CEO
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- 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.
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- MNA
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- OEM
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPM
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- ONR
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- OCR
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- OAP
-
- OTC
-
- op.
-
- Oc.
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Npt
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- POR
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- POA
-
- PMT
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCM
-
- PTO
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- pt.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- pm.
-
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- nr.
-
- trp
-
- NPR
-
- NCO
-
- mtn
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MPA
-
- MPE
-
- NEA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRE
-
- NOP
-
- MRP
-
- MTP
-
- Mt.
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- ne-
-
- MTO
-
- MOR
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- NMR
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- 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.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- AO
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MN
-
- t.
-
- R.
-
- 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.
- RN
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- T1
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TP
-
- TN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- O.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- NM
-
- RP
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OA
-
- TM
-
- 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.
- NP
-
- RO
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NC
-
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- N.
-
- MP
-
- CM
-
- CE
-
- ee
-