Anagrams of motion-picture
Word motion-picture has
1191 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of motion-picture.
- mucoprotein
-
noun,
a protein that yields carbohydrates as well as amino acids on hydrolysis.
- competition
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noun,
the act of competing; rivalry for supremacy, a prize, etc.:
- Protection
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noun,
the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- competitor
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noun,
a person, team, company, etc., that competes; rival.
- importune
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adjective,
importunate.
- entoproct
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noun,
any of various sessile, chiefly marine, mosslike animals of the phylum Entoprocta (formerly a subphylum of Bryophyta), occasionally solitary polyps but usually forming branching colonies, each individual polyp having an almost closed ring of tentacles within which lie the mouth and anus.
- tricotine
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noun,
cavalry twill.
- inotropic
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adjective,
influencing the contractility of muscular tissue.
- microtone
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noun,
any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- compotier
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noun,
compote (def 2).
- Cupertino
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noun,
a town in W California.
- tentorium
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- emiction
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noun,
urination.
- orpiment
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noun,
a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
- pronotum
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noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- contempt
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noun,
the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.
- ritenuto
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adverb, adjective,
(of a passage in a musical score) immediately slower.
- computer
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noun,
a programmable electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Mainframes, desktop and laptop computers, tablets, and smartphones are some of the different types of computers.
Compare analog computer, digital computer.
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- outpoint
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verb (used with object),
to excel in number of points, as in a competition or contest.
- Pecorino
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noun,
a dry, hard Italian cheese made of ewe's milk, especially Romano.
- pentomic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characterizing the organization of an army division into five groups, each with supporting units, geared to maneuver in keeping with the requirements of atomic warfare.
- periotic
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adjective,
surrounding the ear.
- contemp.
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- termitic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, produced by, or infested with termites.
- impotent
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noun,
an impotent person:
- temporo-
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- intromit
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verb (used with object),
to send, put, or let in; introduce; admit.
- Teutonic
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noun,
Germanic.
- time-out
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noun,
a brief suspension of activity; intermission or break.
- Crompton
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noun,
Samuel, 1753–1827, English inventor of the spinning mule.
- intermit
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- tincture
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noun,
Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
- intercut
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noun,
a film sequence or scene produced by intercutting.
- intercom
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noun,
an intercommunication system.
- petition
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noun,
a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit:
- McIntire
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noun,
Samuel, 1757–1811, U.S. architect and woodcarver.
- Couperin
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1668–1733, French composer.
- counter-
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- printout
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noun,
output produced by a printer, generally on continuous sheets of paper.
- pimiento
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noun,
the ripe, red, mild-flavored fruit of the sweet or bell pepper, Capsicum annuum, used as a vegetable, relish, to stuff olives, etc.
- toreutic
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adjective,
of or relating to toreutics or the objects produced by this technique.
- 11-point
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- coronium
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noun,
a hypothetical element once thought to exist because certain spectral lines in the emission spectrum of the solar corona could not be identified by known elements. These lines were subsequently found to be emitted by certain highly ionized metals.
- Minorite
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noun,
Friar Minor.
- remotion
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noun,
the act of removing; removal.
- no-trump
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noun,
the declaration to play a no-trump contract.
- neurotic
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- eruption
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noun,
an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak.
- re-count
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- picture
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noun,
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
- centimo
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- Tompion
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noun,
tampion.
- centri-
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- tonetic
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- tone-up
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noun,
an exercise for toning up one's body.
- pinetum
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- centro-
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- centrum
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noun,
a center.
- Pimento
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noun,
pimiento.
- trumpet
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noun,
Music.
any of a family of brass wind instruments with a powerful, penetrating tone, consisting of a tube commonly curved once or twice around on itself and having a cup-shaped mouthpiece at one end and a flaring bell at the other.
an organ stop having a tone resembling that of a trumpet.
a trumpeter.
- puttier
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noun,
a person who putties, as a glazier.
- primine
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noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- incomer
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- nitrite
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- Mountie
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noun,
a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- coronet
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noun,
a small crown.
- cornuto
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noun,
a cuckold.
- cornute
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adjective,
cornuted.
- picrite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- ruction
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- tuition
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noun,
the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university:
- petitor
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noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- routine
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- tortoni
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noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- procto-
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- Pitocin
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- titmice
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noun,
any of numerous, widely distributed, small songbirds of the family Paridae, especially of the genus Parus, having soft, thick plumage and a short, stout, conical bill.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- 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.
- Introit
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- crumpet
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noun,
a round soft unsweetened bread resembling a muffin, cooked on a griddle or the like, and often toasted.
- ionomer
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noun,
any of a class of plastics that because of its ionic bonding action is capable of conducting electric current.
- portion
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noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- crouton
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noun,
a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
- portico
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noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- portent
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- Crotone
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noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- porcino
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noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- recount
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- mounter
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noun,
a person or thing that mounts.
- cuprite
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noun,
a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
- neritic
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adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- Interim
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- poietic
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- neutro-
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- pneumo-
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- Cremini
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noun,
a cultivated, meaty, tan or brown mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.
- Niteroi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- metopic
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adjective,
of or relating to the forehead; frontal.
- torment
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noun,
a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery.
- cop-out
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noun,
an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion:
- emotion
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noun,
an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like, is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness.
- promote
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verb (used with object),
to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further:
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- nourice
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noun,
a nurse.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- compute
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noun,
computation:
- Compton
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noun,
Arthur Holly [hol-ee] /ˈhɒl i/ (Show IPA), 1892–1962, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1927.
- remount
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noun,
a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
- compote
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noun,
fruit stewed or cooked in a syrup, usually served as a dessert.
- comport
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noun,
Obsolete. comportment.
- Iconium
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noun,
ancient name of Konya.
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- Comorin
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noun,
Cape, a cape on the S tip of India, extending into the Indian Ocean.
- tritium
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noun,
an isotope of hydrogen having an atomic weight of three.
- protect
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verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- monitor
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noun,
(especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- come-on
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noun,
inducement; lure.
- empiric
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noun,
a person who follows an empirical method.
- trounce
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- coition
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noun,
coitus.
- Empirin
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- oneiric
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adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- montero
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noun,
a Spanish hunter's cap, round in shape and having an earflap.
- cittern
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- omicron
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noun,
the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (O, o).
- ripieno
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- Menotti
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noun,
Gian Carlo [jahn kahr-loh;; Italian jahn kahr-law] /dʒɑn ˈkɑr loʊ;; Italian dʒɑn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–2007, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Protium
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noun,
the lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen. Symbol: H 1.
- outcrop
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noun,
Geology.
a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth.
the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
- imprint
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noun,
a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- unmitre
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verb (used with object),
unmiter.
- unmiter
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
- entomo-
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- motoric
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adjective,
motor (def 11).
- coontie
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noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- Noricum
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noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, roughly corresponding to the part of Austria south of the Danube.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- termini
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noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- outport
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noun,
a secondary seaport close to a larger one but beyond its corporate limits or jurisdiction.
- outcome
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noun,
a final product or end result; consequence; issue.
- contour
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noun,
the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
- contort
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- mortice
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- incept
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- precut
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- intuit
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verb (used with or without object),
to know or receive by intuition.
- impure
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adjective,
not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature:
- pumice
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noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- Prince
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- inpour
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verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- putter
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noun,
puttering or ineffective action; dawdling.
- put-on
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noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- intro.
-
- import
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noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- proto-
-
- incite
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- icono-
-
- intime
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adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- income
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- impute
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verb (used with object),
to attribute or ascribe:
- impone
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- purine
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noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- ptero-
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- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- pronto
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adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- imper.
-
- Proton
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noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- inter.
-
- Muncie
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noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- pouter
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- morion
-
noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- miotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- mitten
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noun,
a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- optime
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noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- Monroe
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noun,
Harriet, 1861?–1936, U.S. editor and poet.
- one-up
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adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- moonie
-
noun,
a member or follower of the Unification Church.
- octroi
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noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- Nutter
-
noun,
a person who gathers nuts.
- Morini
-
noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- Moroni
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of the Comoros.
- Minuit
-
noun,
Peter, 1580–1638, Dutch colonial administrator in America: director general of the New Netherlands 1626–31.
- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- Munroe
-
noun,
Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
- murine
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- mutter
-
noun,
the act or utterance of a person who mutters.
- mutton
-
noun,
the flesh of sheep, especially full-grown or more mature sheep, used as food.
- necro-
-
- neuro-
-
- Mouton
-
noun,
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
- Morton
-
noun,
Jelly Roll (Ferdinand Morton) 1885–1941, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
- nitro-
-
- nocti-
-
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- motion
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noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- minute
-
noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- minuet
-
noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- pounce
-
noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- Potter
-
noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- ionium
-
noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- potent
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noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- Poitou
-
noun,
a region and former province in W France.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- pituri
-
noun,
a solanaceous shrub or small tree, Duboisia hopwoodi, of Australia.
- pitmen
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- McNutt
-
noun,
Paul Vories [vawr-eez,, vohr-] /ˈvɔr iz,, ˈvoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1891–1955, U.S. diplomat and government official.
- pectin
-
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.
- me-too
-
adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- micro-
-
- permit
-
noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- metro-
-
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- petro-
-
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- picro-
-
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- puttie
-
noun,
puttee.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- eroto-
-
- corium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- coupon
-
noun,
a portion of a certificate, ticket, label, advertisement, or the like, set off from the main body by dotted lines or the like to emphasize its separability, entitling the holder to something, as a gift or discount, or for use as an order blank, a contest entry form, etc.
- Cotton
-
noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- topmen
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- munite
-
verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- copro-
-
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- touter
-
noun,
a tout.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- titmen
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- Timour
-
noun,
Tamerlane.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- tie-up
-
noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- Crinum
-
noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- tinct.
-
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Cooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- cteno-
-
- centi-
-
- unmoor
-
verb (used with object),
to loose (a vessel) from moorings or anchorage.
- cerium
-
noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- unripe
-
adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- centum
-
noun,
one hundred.
- centr-
-
- unroot
-
verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- uproot
-
verb (used with object),
to pull out by or as if by the roots:
- Turpin
-
noun,
Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
- uptime
-
noun,
the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
- uptorn
-
verb,
past participle of uptear.
- uremic
-
adjective,
pertaining to uremia.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- urino-
-
- utero-
-
- umpire
-
noun,
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
- turnip
-
noun,
the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- contr.
-
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- Conium
-
noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- trompe
-
noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- tropo-
-
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- troupe
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- coeno-
-
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- turco-
-
- Teuton
-
noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- roomie
-
noun,
roommate.
- tectum
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- recoup
-
noun,
an act of recouping.
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- recti-
-
- Cutter
-
noun,
a person who cuts, especially as a job, as one who cuts fabric for garments.
- rectum
-
noun,
the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus.
- Temuco
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- tenuto
-
adjective,
Music. (of a note, chord, or rest) held to the full time value.
- cuirie
-
noun,
a hardened leather piece for protecting the breast, worn over mail.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- emptor
-
noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- cupro-
-
- omni-
-
- onco-
-
- trump
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- rept.
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- octo-
-
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- Prot.
-
- onium
-
- Trout
-
noun,
any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon.
Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Romeo
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- 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.
- pron.
-
- 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.
- opto-
-
- trop-
-
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- opium
-
noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- 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.
- onto-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- nuci-
-
- 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.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- neur-
-
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- neut.
-
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- Purim
-
noun,
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- recpt
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Recit
-
- recip
-
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- rcpt.
-
- putto
-
noun,
a representation of a cherubic infant, often shown winged.
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- rect.
-
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- noto-
-
- reni-
-
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- tutor
-
noun,
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
- UNCIO
-
- nomo-
-
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- Unit.
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- noct-
-
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- poet.
-
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- temp.
-
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tono-
-
- prim.
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- pret.
-
- potto
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- Teut.
-
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- prem.
-
- Port.
-
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- teno-
-
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- tempt
-
verb (used with object),
to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- peri-
-
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- 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.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- term.
-
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- promo
-
noun,
promotion (def 5).
- prom.
-
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- topo-
-
- petri
-
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- proc.
-
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- pico-
-
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- toti-
-
- petr-
-
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- totem
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- pert.
-
- 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).
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- Utter
-
adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- munic
-
- moron
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- crump
-
noun,
a crunching sound.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- ecto-
-
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- 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.
- copr-
-
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- corpn
-
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- motet
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- motor
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- 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.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- motte
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- corp.
-
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- motto
-
noun,
a maxim adopted as an expression of the guiding principle of a person, organization, city, etc.
- mero-
-
- metr-
-
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- mono-
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Mont.
-
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- crit.
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Moore
-
noun,
Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
- meno-
-
- ento-
-
- Euro-
-
- coop.
-
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- 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.
- ition
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- init.
-
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- cine-
-
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- intr.
-
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- cert.
-
- cero-
-
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- muco-
-
- mucor
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- mini-
-
- mucro
-
noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- 30-30
-
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- crim.
-
- Comr.
-
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- compt
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- compo
-
noun,
composition material.
- comp.
-
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- 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.
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- econ.
-
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- imit.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- eco-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Rom.
-
- 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.
- ect-
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- 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).
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- 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.
- rit.
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- RCMP
-
- 1080
-
- pro-
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Eur.
-
- Ice.
-
- IMCO
-
- Imp.
-
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Inc.
-
- prin
-
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- epi-
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Emp.
-
- Rep.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- enc.
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- epit
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- putt
-
noun,
an act of putting.
- etc.
-
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- tron
-
- 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.
- trit
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tri-
-
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cor.
-
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Com.
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Ceto
-
- uro-
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- uret
-
- cen.
-
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- uni-
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cir.
-
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cit.
-
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tump
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cmon
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- 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.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- cur.
-
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- 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):
- 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.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- 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.
-
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- ten.
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rpt.
-
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- 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.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Cort
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- top-
-
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tion
-
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Tit.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- pot.
-
- 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.
- Mon.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- nom.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- per.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Mott
-
noun,
John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- Nor.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- min.
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Pen.
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mic.
-
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- men-
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- ment
-
- 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.
- mout
-
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- met.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- 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.
- Pet.
-
- pct.
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- 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.
- oro-
-
- oto-
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- 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.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Ont.
-
- 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.
- OPer
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- not-
-
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- MOpt
-
- Oct.
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- out-
-
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- 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.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Ire.
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- neo-
-
- 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.
- NCTE
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- Pomo
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- 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.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- mun.
-
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- MCPO
-
- mutt
-
noun,
a dog, especially a mongrel.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- muc-
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- OCR
-
- UPC
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- Oc.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- op.
-
- OTC
-
- cp.
-
- UPI
-
- cr.
-
- OIr
-
- Om.
-
- OIt
-
- ct.
-
- oic
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- 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.
- OEO
-
- MTO
-
- 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.
- CPO
-
- uti
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OOT
-
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- CPU
-
- UTC
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- CPR
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- CPM
-
- ur-
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- CPI
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- TMO
-
- TNT
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- MUP
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Co.
-
- ure
-
- MOR
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- NUM
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NEC
-
- NMU
-
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- CIP
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Tro
-
- MPE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- MRP
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- Mt.
-
- 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:
- 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.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- MTP
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- MTI
-
- trp
-
- mtn
-
- CNO
-
- CNM
-
- Tu.
-
- tue
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- NOC
-
- NRC
-
- unp
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- up-
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- TPI
-
- TPM
-
- TPN
-
- Tpr
-
- UNO
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NCO
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- Une
-
- tr.
-
- ne-
-
- unc
-
- NOP
-
- UMT
-
- CIE
-
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UIT
-
- UCR
-
- CIM
-
- Ir.
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- 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.
- RCP
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- EPT
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERP
-
- ERT
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MCR
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- MCP
-
- MCI
-
- Ep.
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- 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.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- eir
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- OPM
-
- MEP
-
- EMR
-
- EMT
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- en-
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- PIO
-
- ETO
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- IOC
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- PRC
-
- IRO
-
- POR
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ine
-
- IRC
-
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- IOU
-
- IPM
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- io-
-
- PUC
-
- PTT
-
- ETR
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- eu-
-
- 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.
- ITU
-
- Mo.
-
- POC
-
- ier
-
- Me.
-
- Mc-
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- PMT
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- in.
-
- ium
-
- MIE
-
- OEM
-
- RMC
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- MIP
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- ote
-
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- ot-
-
- MIT
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- rt.
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- MOI
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MNE
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- CRP
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- CRT
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- cte
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- rte
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- pt.
-
- ROP
-
- EOM
-
- ECM
-
- pm.
-
- eo-
-
- RPM
-
- PTO
-
- RPO
-
- ec-
-
- PCI
-
- PCM
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- pc.
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- prn
-
- TN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TM
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- TP
-
- CU
-
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- CM
-
- MN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- CE
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- IP
-
- M.
-
- RC
-
- N.
-
- U.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TT
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- RU
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- O.
-
- 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.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- RP
-
- PU
-
- RO
-
- EI
-
- UC
-
- NC
-
- t.
-
- UI
-
- T1
-
- TC
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- MP
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- NP
-
- NI
-
- R.
-
- NM
-