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- pretensions
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noun,
the laying of a claim to something.
- Septentrion
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noun,
Obsolete. the north.
- posttension
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verb (used with object),
(in prestressed-concrete construction) to apply tension to (reinforcing strands) after the concrete has set.
Compare pretension2 (def 1).
- presentient
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adjective,
having a presentiment.
- pensioners
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noun,
a person who receives or lives on a pension.
- retentions
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noun,
the act of retaining.
- presentist
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noun,
a person who maintains that the prophecies in the Apocalypse are now being fulfilled.
Compare futurist, preterist (def 1).
- ironstones
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noun,
any iron-bearing mineral or rock with siliceous impurities.
- persiennes
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) Persian blinds.
- stone-pine
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noun,
Also called umbrella pine, parasol pine. a tree, Pinus pinea, native to southern Europe, having branches forming an umbrellalike crown and bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- serpentine
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noun,
a device on a harquebus lock for holding the match.
- pretension
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noun,
the laying of a claim to something.
- pinsetters
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noun,
a mechanical apparatus in a bowling alley that places all of the pins into position at one time and removes pins that have been knocked down.
- persistent
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adjective,
persisting, especially in spite of opposition, obstacles, discouragement, etc.; persevering:
- responsion
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noun,
the act of responding or answering.
- Penitentes
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noun,
a member of a religious order, chiefly in Spanish-American communities in New Mexico, known for their practice of self-flagellation, especially during Holy Week.
- interposes
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verb (used with object),
to place between; cause to intervene:
- serotines
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- internees
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned, as a prisoner of war.
- serotonin
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noun,
a neurotransmitter, derived from tryptophan, that is involved in sleep, depression, memory, and other neurological processes.
- sternpost
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noun,
an upright member rising from the after end of a keel; a rudderpost or propeller post.
- nine-spot
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noun,
a playing card the face of which bears nine pips.
- tres-tine
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noun,
royal antler.
- Serpentis
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noun,
genitive of Serpens.
- retention
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noun,
the act of retaining.
- pontonier
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noun,
an officer or soldier in charge of bridge equipment or the construction of pontoon bridges.
- pertinent
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adjective,
pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant:
- neotenies
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noun,
Also called pedogenesis. the production of offspring by an organism in its larval or juvenile form; the elimination of the adult phase of the life cycle.
- neoprenes
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noun,
an oil-resistant synthetic rubber: used chiefly in paints, putties, linings for tanks and chemical apparatus, and in crepe soles for shoes.
- sonneteer
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noun,
a composer of sonnets.
- isoprenes
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- rotenones
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous heterocyclic compound, C 23 H 22 O 6 , obtained from derris root: used chiefly as the active ingredient of certain insecticides and in medicine in the treatment of chiggers and scabies.
- tenorites
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- interpose
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verb (used with object),
to place between; cause to intervene:
- entropies
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
(on a macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a measure of the energy that is not available for work during a thermodynamic process. A closed system evolves toward a state of maximum entropy.
(in statistical mechanics) a measure of the randomness of the microscopic constituents of a thermodynamic system. Symbol: S.
- point-set
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adjective,
(of spaces) cast in widths that conform to standard point measure.
- entrepots
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noun,
a warehouse.
- sentients
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noun,
a person or thing that is sentient.
- pretenses
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noun,
pretending or feigning; make-believe:
- penitents
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noun,
a penitent person.
- tinstones
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noun,
cassiterite.
- sorptions
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noun,
the state or process of being sorbed.
- pinsetter
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noun,
a mechanical apparatus in a bowling alley that places all of the pins into position at one time and removes pins that have been knocked down.
- teosintes
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noun,
a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.
- Penitente
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noun,
a member of a religious order, chiefly in Spanish-American communities in New Mexico, known for their practice of self-flagellation, especially during Holy Week.
- ironstone
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noun,
any iron-bearing mineral or rock with siliceous impurities.
- positrons
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noun,
an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- prenotion
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noun,
a preconception.
- Ernestine
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Ernest.
- spittoons
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noun,
a cuspidor.
- spinneret
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noun,
an organ or part by means of which a spider, insect larva, or the like spins a silky thread for its web or cocoon.
- isentrope
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noun,
a line on a map or chart joining points having equal entropy.
- pensioner
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noun,
a person who receives or lives on a pension.
- Potteries
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noun,
the, a district in central England famous for the manufacture of pottery and china. The towns comprising this district were combined in 1910 to form Stoke-on-Trent.
- optionees
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noun,
a person who acquires or holds a legal option.
- proteoses
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noun,
any of a class of soluble compounds derived from proteins by the action of the gastric juices, pancreatic juices, etc.
- sternites
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noun,
a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
- interests
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noun,
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
- potstones
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noun,
a kind of soapstone, sometimes used for making pots and other household utensils.
- posterns
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- one-step
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noun,
a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
- torsions
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- potstone
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noun,
a kind of soapstone, sometimes used for making pots and other household utensils.
- internet
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noun,
a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (usually preceded by the). The Internet includes commercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, all of which use the same set of communications protocols.
- internes
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- internee
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned, as a prisoner of war.
- interest
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noun,
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
- Peronist
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noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- sternite
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noun,
a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
- tortoise
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noun,
a turtle, especially a terrestrial turtle.
- presents
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noun,
the present time.
- tortonis
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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.
- reposits
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- spinster
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noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- terpenes
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noun,
(originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
- ternions
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- sentient
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noun,
a person or thing that is sentient.
- non-pros
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verb (used with object),
to adjudge (a plaintiff) in default.
- strepto-
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- spittoon
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noun,
a cuspidor.
- opsonins
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noun,
a constituent of normal or immune blood serum that makes invading bacteria more susceptible to the destructive action of the phagocytes.
- sponsion
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noun,
an engagement or promise, especially one made on behalf of another.
- sentries
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noun,
a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- ripostes
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- Peterson
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noun,
Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
- pioneers
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- tipsters
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noun,
a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
- step-ins
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- Notornis
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noun,
a rare, flightless gallinulelike bird, Notornis mantelli, of New Zealand.
- sternson
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noun,
a knee in a timber-framed vessel, reinforcing the angle between the keelson and the sternpost.
- tinstone
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noun,
cassiterite.
- optionee
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noun,
a person who acquires or holds a legal option.
- noisette
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noun,
a loin, fillet, or other lean section of meat:
- positron
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noun,
an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- portents
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- stentors
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- isoprene
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- isostere
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound isosteric with one or more other compounds.
- isotones
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noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- respites
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- response
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noun,
an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
- pretense
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noun,
pretending or feigning; make-believe:
- spitters
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noun,
a person or thing that spits.
- neoprene
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noun,
an oil-resistant synthetic rubber: used chiefly in paints, putties, linings for tanks and chemical apparatus, and in crepe soles for shoes.
- tontines
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noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- Pointers
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- poetries
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noun,
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- nitroso-
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- preteens
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noun,
Also called preteenager [pree-teen-ey-jer] /priˈtinˌeɪ dʒər/ (Show IPA), preteener. a boy or girl under the age of 13, especially one between the ages of 9 and 12.
- one-spot
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noun,
the upward face of a die bearing one pip or a domino one half of which bears one pip.
- estrones
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- Esposito
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noun,
Phil(ip Anthony) born 1942, Canadian ice-hockey player, in the U.S. since 1962.
- sorption
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noun,
the state or process of being sorbed.
- tritones
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- penitent
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noun,
a penitent person.
- Sorensen
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noun,
Soren Peter Lauritz [sœ-ruh n pey-tar lou-rits] /ˈsœ rən ˈpeɪ tær ˈlaʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1868–1939, Danish chemist: developed pH scale.
- rosettes
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noun,
any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- Rossetti
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noun,
Christina Georgina, 1830–94, English poet.
- tensions
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noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- 11-point
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- essonite
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noun,
Mineralogy. a variety of grossularite garnet.
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- eserines
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noun,
physostigmine.
- entrepot
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noun,
a warehouse.
- erosions
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- pentoses
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noun,
a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
- ententes
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noun,
an arrangement or understanding between two or more nations agreeing to follow a particular policy with regard to affairs of international concern.
- rotenone
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous heterocyclic compound, C 23 H 22 O 6 , obtained from derris root: used chiefly as the active ingredient of certain insecticides and in medicine in the treatment of chiggers and scabies.
- ten-spot
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noun,
a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
- protests
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noun,
an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid:
- proteose
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noun,
any of a class of soluble compounds derived from proteins by the action of the gastric juices, pancreatic juices, etc.
- pretties
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noun,
Usually, pretties. pretty ornaments, clothes, etc.
- troponin
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noun,
a protein of muscle tissue that binds calcium ions and is involved in contraction.
- teosinte
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noun,
a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.
- tropines
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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.
- tenorite
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- pensions
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noun,
a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.:
- Estienne
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noun,
Also, Étienne. a family of French printers, book dealers, and scholars, including especially Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA) died 1520; his son, Robert [raw-ber] /rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA) 1503?–59; Henri, (son of Robert), 1531?–98.
- steepens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become steeper.
- renitent
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adjective,
resisting pressure; resistant.
- protists
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noun,
any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
- epeeists
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noun,
a person who fences with an épée.
- pretests
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noun,
an advance or preliminary testing or trial, as of a new product.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Pontine
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adjective,
of or relating to the pons.
- tontine
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noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- stories
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- tonners
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noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- operose
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adjective,
industrious, as a person.
- Orestes
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
- entrees
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noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- peeress
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noun,
the wife or widow of a peer.
- serenes
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noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- poetess
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noun,
a woman who writes poetry.
- pinenes
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noun,
a liquid terpene, C 10 H 16 , the principal constituent of oil of turpentine, found in other essential oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of camphor.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- poesies
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noun,
the work or the art of poetic composition.
- nestors
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Serpent
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noun,
a snake.
- teeners
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noun,
a teenager.
- Serpens
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noun,
the Serpent, a constellation consisting of two separate parts, the head (Serpens Caput) and the tail (Serpens Cauda) with Ophiuchus in between.
- sooners
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noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- orisons
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noun,
a prayer.
- tritons
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Ninette
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noun,
a female given name.
- Steptoe
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noun,
an isolated hill or mountain surrounded by lava.
- Tonnies
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noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- spotter
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noun,
a person employed to remove spots from clothing, especially at a dry-cleaning establishment.
- poisers
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- serines
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- poisons
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noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- epeeist
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noun,
a person who fences with an épée.
- sereins
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- streets
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noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- sennits
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noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- sponson
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noun,
a structure projecting from the side or main deck of a vessel to support a gun or the outer edge of a paddle box.
- petites
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noun,
a category of clothing sized for women or girls of less than average height and with average or diminutive figures.
- sorites
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noun,
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- tipster
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noun,
a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
- petitor
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noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- notions
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noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- 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.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- tinters
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Stinnes
-
noun,
Hugo [hoo-gaw;; English hyoo-goh] /ˈhu gɔ;; English ˈhyu goʊ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1924, German industrialist.
- Stetson
-
- pinners
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noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- 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.
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- tinners
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- risotto
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noun,
a dish of rice cooked with broth and flavored with grated cheese and other ingredients.
- Sennett
-
noun,
Mack (Michael Sinnott) 1884–1960, U.S. motion-picture director and producer, born in Canada.
- sennets
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- oneness
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noun,
the quality of being one; singleness.
- one-one
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adjective,
one-to-one (def 1).
- Pioneer
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- penises
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- stepson
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noun,
a son of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
- nonstop
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noun,
a long-distance airline flight that makes no stops between the starting point and the destination.
- spitter
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noun,
a person or thing that spits.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- sporont
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noun,
(in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
- tenpins
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- enteron
-
noun,
the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
- septets
-
noun,
any group of seven persons or things.
- entero-
-
- nonpros
-
- entente
-
noun,
an arrangement or understanding between two or more nations agreeing to follow a particular policy with regard to affairs of international concern.
- rennets
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noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- pension
-
noun,
a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.:
- sponsor
-
noun,
a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
- Peneios
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Salambria.
- ronions
-
noun,
ronyon.
- enroots
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- Pensees
-
noun,
a collection of notes, essays, etc., dealing with religious and philosophical matters by Blaise Pascal, published posthumously in 1670.
- stripes
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- opsonin
-
noun,
a constituent of normal or immune blood serum that makes invading bacteria more susceptible to the destructive action of the phagocytes.
- riposte
-
noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- norites
-
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.
- retenes
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- Epstein
-
noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- Spenser
-
noun,
Edmund, c1552–99, English poet.
- peonies
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- operons
-
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.
- potties
-
noun,
a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
- intens.
-
- intense
-
adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- intents
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- Trenton
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of New Jersey, in the W part, on the Delaware River: Washington defeated Hessian troops here 1776.
- esprits
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- repines
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- interne
-
noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- tenters
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- steepen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become steeper.
- prisons
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- interns
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- stoners
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- repents
-
adjective,
creeping.
- potsies
-
noun,
hopscotch.
- persist
-
verb (used without object),
to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:
- eserine
-
noun,
physostigmine.
- potions
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Stentor
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- insteps
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- teeters
-
noun,
a seesaw motion; wobble.
- poteens
-
noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- presets
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- estrins
-
noun,
estrone.
- Etienne
-
noun,
Estienne (def 1).
- preteen
-
noun,
Also called preteenager [pree-teen-ey-jer] /priˈtinˌeɪ dʒər/ (Show IPA), preteener. a boy or girl under the age of 13, especially one between the ages of 9 and 12.
- re-pose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- prestos
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- Preston
-
noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- pereion
-
noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- reposit
-
verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- tosspot
-
noun,
a tippler; drunkard.
- pretest
-
noun,
an advance or preliminary testing or trial, as of a new product.
- Rosette
-
noun,
any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- priests
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- treetop
-
noun,
the top or uppermost branches of a tree.
- tortoni
-
noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- spinets
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- Essonne
-
noun,
a department in N France. 699 sq. mi. (1810 sq. km). Capital: Évry.
- present
-
noun,
the present time.
- spinner
-
noun,
a person or thing that spins.
- Petrine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- inserts
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- testees
-
noun,
a person who is tested, as by a scholastic examination.
- testers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- introns
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- sprites
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- sonnies
-
noun,
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
- portent
-
noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- protein
-
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.
- isotone
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- isotope
-
noun,
any of two or more forms of a chemical element, having the same number of protons in the nucleus, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus, or different atomic weights. There are 275 isotopes of the 81 stable elements, in addition to over 800 radioactive isotopes, and every element has known isotopic forms. Isotopes of a single element possess almost identical properties.
- orpines
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- stopers
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- Sienese
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Siena.
- trioses
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- protest
-
noun,
an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid:
- portion
-
noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- protist
-
noun,
any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
- respite
-
noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- settees
-
noun,
a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered.
- tenners
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- porions
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- Tootsie
-
noun,
a sweetheart; darling.
- Orontes
-
noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- estrone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- terpene
-
noun,
(originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
- stereo-
-
- seiners
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- pesters
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- tension
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- spriest
-
adjective,
a superlative of spry.
- Persson
-
noun,
Göran [yœ-rahn] /ˈyœ rɑn/ (Show IPA), born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- ionones
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- openers
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- torsion
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- resents
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- posters
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- spinors
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- sterno-
-
- spinose
-
adjective,
full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.
- postern
-
noun,
a back door or gate.
- Trieste
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- soirees
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- reopens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- testons
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- ternion
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tensors
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- sinters
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Ironton
-
noun,
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- erosion
-
noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- pentose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
- sprints
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- prostie
-
noun,
a prostitute.
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- 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.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- steers
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- perses
-
noun,
a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- tenets
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- roosts
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- Tenner
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- rooses
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- Peters
-
noun,
penis.
- steno-
-
- Petite
-
noun,
a category of clothing sized for women or girls of less than average height and with average or diminutive figures.
- petro-
-
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- prests
-
noun,
a loan.
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Stones
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- repose
-
noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- proses
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Stoops
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- pottos
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Potter
-
noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- Potosi
-
noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- poteen
-
noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- ptosis
-
noun,
a drooping of the upper eyelid.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- reests
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Rennes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- rennet
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- stints
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- Rennie
-
noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- stipos
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- ptero-
-
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- stirps
-
noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Proton
-
noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- proto-
-
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- potent
-
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.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- strops
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- streps
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- pistes
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- stript
-
noun,
a striptease.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- teener
-
noun,
a teenager.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pinons
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- pinner
-
noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pinene
-
noun,
a liquid terpene, C 10 H 16 , the principal constituent of oil of turpentine, found in other essential oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of camphor.
- Teeter
-
noun,
a seesaw motion; wobble.
- stenos
-
noun,
a stenographer.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Street
-
noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- Stopes
-
noun,
Marie Carmichael, 1880–1958, English scientist and birth control advocate.
- possie
-
noun,
a job; position.
- posset
-
noun,
a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
- resets
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- posits
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- posies
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- posers
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- steres
-
- pooris
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- retene
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- poison
-
noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- poises
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- pensee
-
noun,
a reflection or thought.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- pennis
-
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- irones
-
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.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- torses
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- ionone
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- intro.
-
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- torsos
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- inter.
-
- intent
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- instr.
-
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- isopor
-
noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Nernst
-
noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- Nerine
-
noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- spites
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spiro-
-
- sestet
-
noun,
Prosody. the last six lines of a sonnet in the Italian form, considered as a unit.
Compare octave (def 4a).
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- Pennie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Penelope.
- setose
-
adjective,
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
- spirts
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- settee
-
noun,
a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered.
- topees
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- setter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- Inness
-
noun,
George, 1825–94, and his son George, 1854–1926, U.S. painters.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- entree
-
noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- speers
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- enter-
-
- sopors
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- troops
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- tropes
-
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.
- tropo-
-
- T-stop
-
noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- eroto-
-
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- spines
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snipes
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- eterne
-
adjective,
eternal.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- estops
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- esters
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- snoops
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- Essene
-
noun,
a member of a Palestinian sect, characterized by asceticism, celibacy, and joint holding of property, that flourished from the 2nd century b.c. to the 2nd century a.d.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- snoose
-
noun,
finely powdered tobacco; snuff.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- snoots
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- espies
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- snorts
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- setons
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- nitro-
-
- testes
-
noun,
plural of testis.
- sports
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- sporo-
-
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- opsins
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- testee
-
noun,
a person who is tested, as by a scholastic examination.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- tester
-
noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- testis
-
noun,
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- spoons
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- Onions
-
noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- sennet
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Oenone
-
noun,
a nymph of Mount Ida who was the wife of Paris, but was deserted by him for Helen.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- tepees
-
noun,
a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
- rosins
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- tenpin
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- steeps
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- tenter
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- osteo-
-
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- terete
-
adjective,
slender and smooth, with a circular transverse section.
- sprits
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- spoors
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- Noreen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- 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.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- Norton
-
noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- septi-
-
- senors
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- Serene
-
noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- septet
-
noun,
any group of seven persons or things.
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Tissot
-
noun,
James Joseph Jacques [zham zhaw-zef zhahk,, zheymz] /ʒam ʒɔˈzɛf ʒɑk,, ʒeɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1836–1902, French painter.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- nooses
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- ster.
-
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- rents
-
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.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- Sept.
-
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- ropes
-
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.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- reni-
-
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- soots
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- sero-
-
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- seti-
-
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rept.
-
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- setts
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- step-
-
- resp.
-
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sino-
-
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- spies
-
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- spor-
-
- sito-
-
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- tono-
-
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- 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.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- opto-
-
- opsis
-
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- OPers
-
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- onto-
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- noto-
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noso-
-
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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.
- Epist
-
- Epis.
-
- epees
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- ento-
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- 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.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- trop-
-
- 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.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- 30-30
-
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- topo-
-
- insp.
-
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- 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.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- intr.
-
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- insep
-
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- torts
-
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.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- toti-
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- terns
-
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.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- poss.
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- Port.
-
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- post-
-
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- poet.
-
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- 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.
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- posts
-
noun,
a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- reins
-
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.
- Stets
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Prot.
-
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- pros.
-
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pron.
-
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- 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.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- pret.
-
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- Pres.
-
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- 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.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
-
- pert.
-
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- 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.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- 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).
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- peri-
-
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- tents
-
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.
- oste-
-
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- Penn.
-
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- pene-
-
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- tepee
-
noun,
a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- petri
-
- petr-
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- Peene
-
noun,
a river in NE Germany, flowing E to the Baltic Sea. About 97 miles (155 km) long.
- Tenn.
-
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- tri-
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- 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.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- trit
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- 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.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- tron
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- top-
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- tonn
-
- ten.
-
- str.
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- tion
-
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 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.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- 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.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tit.
-
- 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.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- 1080
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- 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.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- ins.
-
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- int.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- 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.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- 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.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- 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.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pers
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- 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.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- ette
-
- pts.
-
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- IEEE
-
- prs.
-
- pro-
-
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- pre-
-
- pot.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- per.
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Ont.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- non-
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Pen.
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- iso-
-
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ISSN
-
- oto-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- osis
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- oro-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- neo-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPer
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- prin
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- sepn
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Ens.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- 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.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- epee
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- epi-
-
- epit
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- rpt.
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- 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.
- eso-
-
- esp.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- est.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Rep.
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- 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.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- rit.
-
- ESIS
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- 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.
- NES
-
- eo-
-
- io-
-
- ier
-
- 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:
- trp
-
- TSE
-
- EEE
-
- 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 = .
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ETS
-
- tr.
-
- TSS
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TPI
-
- ETR
-
- TSP
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- TNT
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- NNP
-
- NNE
-
- EEO
-
- ETO
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- TSI
-
- 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.
- ESR
-
- eir
-
- EPT
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Tro
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- ipr
-
- EPS
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Ir.
-
- IPO
-
- ese
-
- ERT
-
- IOT
-
- ERP
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- IPS
-
- ine
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- EIS
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- en-
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ne-
-
- ite
-
- IRO
-
- ene
-
- ist
-
- in.
-
- ISR
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- EOE
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- NOP
-
- 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.
- ss.
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSN
-
- SSR
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROP
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RPO
-
- STI
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- PTT
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSS
-
- NPR
-
- PSE
-
- POR
-
- STP
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- SRS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- TTS
-
- Sr.
-
- se-
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- SPR
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- SPS
-
- spt
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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.
- OSS
-
- OSP
-
- 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.
- ose
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OOT
-
- oon
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ote
-
- oo-
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- 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.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEO
-
- op.
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- ot-
-
- OSO
-
- PIO
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- 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:
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- OTS
-
- ee
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- T1
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- EI
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
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noun,
oy2 .
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
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- IT
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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
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
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- NI
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- NP
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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.
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
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