Anagrams of oophorectomies
Word oophorectomies has
1709 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of oophorectomies.
- sophomoric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sophomore or sophomores.
- compotiers
-
noun,
compote (def 2).
- orthoepies
-
noun,
the study of correct pronunciation.
- compositor
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noun,
a person who sets the type or text for printing.
- metroscope
-
noun,
an instrument for examining the cavity of the uterus.
- trophosome
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noun,
an organ in deep-sea tube worms that is colonized by bacteria supplying the host worm with food and energy.
- orthoscope
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noun,
(formerly) an instrument for examining the internal structures of the eye through a layer of water that neutralizes the refraction of the cornea.
- spirochete
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noun,
any of various spiral-shaped motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, certain species, as Treponema, Leptospira, and Borrelia, being pathogenic to humans and other animals, and other species being free-living, saprophytic, or parasitic.
- composite
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noun,
something composite; a compound.
- compotier
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noun,
compote (def 2).
- cooperies
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noun,
the work of a cooper.
- ectomorph
-
noun,
a person of the ectomorphic type.
- Cristophe
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noun,
Henri, Christophe, Henri.
- cooperite
-
noun,
a mineral, sulfide and arsenide of platinum, occurring in igneous rocks in the form of steel-gray crystals.
- porticoes
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noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- sophomore
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noun,
a student in the second year of high school or college.
- hemitrope
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noun,
twin1 (def 5).
- motorship
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noun,
a ship driven by a diesel or other internal-combustion engine.
- trichomes
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noun,
Botany. an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair.
- rest-home
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noun,
a residential establishment that provides special care for convalescents and aged or infirm persons.
- recompose
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verb (used with object),
to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
- peristome
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noun,
Botany. the one or two circles of small, pointed, toothlike appendages around the orifice of a capsule or urn of mosses, appearing when the lid is removed.
- horoscope
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noun,
a diagram of the heavens, showing the relative position of planets and the signs of the zodiac, for use in calculating births, foretelling events in a person's life, etc.
- chromites
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of chromium in the bivalent state.
- oreshoot
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noun,
a rich concentration in an orebody.
- picotees
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noun,
a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
- Christo-
-
- chromite
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of chromium in the bivalent state.
- composer
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noun,
a person or thing that composes.
- trichome
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noun,
Botany. an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair.
- comports
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noun,
Obsolete. comportment.
- comprise
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Idioms,
be comprised of, to consist of; be composed of:
- compeers
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noun,
an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
- compotes
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noun,
fruit stewed or cooked in a syrup, usually served as a dessert.
- comperes
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noun,
a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
- competes
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verb (used without object),
to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie:
- otoscope
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noun,
an instrument for examining the external canal and tympanic membrane of the ear.
- moperies
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noun,
mopish behavior.
- opistho-
-
- epsomite
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noun,
the natural form of Epsom salt, Mg 2 SO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, found as a crust in caves and lake deposits.
- strophic
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adjective,
Also, strophical. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
- Stroheim
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noun,
Erich von [er-ik] /ˈɛr ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.
- Hermetic
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adjective,
made airtight by fusion or sealing.
- herpetic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or caused by herpes.
- temporo-
-
- homesite
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noun,
a plot of land for a home.
- hoopster
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noun,
a basketball player.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- theories
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noun,
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:
Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- importee
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noun,
an imported person or thing.
- erethism
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noun,
an unusual or excessive degree of irritability or stimulation in an organ or tissue.
- impostor
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noun,
a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name.
- epitomes
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noun,
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class:
- hemisect
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verb (used with object),
to cut into two equal parts; to bisect, especially along a medial longitudinal plane.
- isochore
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noun,
Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- isomorph
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noun,
an organism that is isomorphic with another or others.
- isothere
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- isotherm
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noun,
Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- smoothie
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noun,
a person who has a winningly polished manner:
- meteoric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- Timorese
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Timor.
- oosphere
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noun,
an unfertilized egg within an oogonium.
- tiresome
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adjective,
causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome:
- Mitscher
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noun,
Marc Andrew, 1887–1947, U.S. naval officer and aviator.
- pochismo
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noun,
an English word or expression borrowed into Spanish; a Spanish word showing U.S. influence.
- creosote
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noun,
an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
- mortices
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- pitchers
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noun,
a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
- spectro-
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- cheerios
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- promisee
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noun,
a person to whom a promise is made.
- potoroos
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noun,
any of several small, ratlike kangaroos of the genus Potorous, of Australia.
- trochees
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noun,
a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- cheroots
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noun,
a cigar having open, untapered ends.
- Cheremis
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noun,
Mari.
- 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.
- poetries
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noun,
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- trophies
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noun,
anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- postiche
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noun,
an imitation or substitute.
- chimeres
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noun,
a loose upper robe, especially of a bishop, to which the lawn sleeves are usually attached.
- promotes
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verb (used with object),
to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further:
- porticos
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noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- prochoos
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noun,
an elongated form of the oinochoe.
- sceptre
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- echoism
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noun,
onomatopoeia.
- shooter
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noun,
a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc.:
- shortie
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noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- toeshoe
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noun,
a dance slipper fitted with a thick, reinforced toe to enable the ballet dancer to toe-dance.
- tochers
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noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- potiche
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noun,
a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.
- metopic
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adjective,
of or relating to the forehead; frontal.
- metopes
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noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- cheerio
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- potoroo
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noun,
any of several small, ratlike kangaroos of the genus Potorous, of Australia.
- metiers
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- optimes
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noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Meropes
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noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- mercies
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noun,
compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
- emetics
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noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- cermets
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noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- smother
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noun,
dense, stifling smoke.
- emprise
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noun,
an adventurous enterprise.
- Shemite
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noun,
a Semite.
- mithers
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noun,
mother1 .
- ophites
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noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- mortice
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- Scorpio
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noun,
Astronomy. Scorpius.
- Script.
-
- oospore
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noun,
a fertilized egg within an oogonium.
- torches
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noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- prosect
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- motoric
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adjective,
motor (def 11).
- semipro
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adjective, noun,
semiprofessional.
- mortise
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- morphos
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noun,
any of various large, tropical American butterflies of the genus Morpho, having brilliant blue, iridescent wings with an underside of brown or gray and eyelike spots.
- scooter
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noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- rompish
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adjective,
given to romping; frolicsome.
- copters
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noun,
helicopter.
- morpho-
-
- Morisco
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noun,
a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.
- empties
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noun,
Informal. something that is empty, as a box, bottle, or can:
- Moorish
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Moors, a Muslim people of NW Africa.
- operose
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adjective,
industrious, as a person.
- mooches
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noun,
Also, moocher. a person who mooches.
- pothers
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noun,
commotion; uproar.
- trompes
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noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- septime
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noun,
the seventh of eight defensive positions.
- receipt
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noun,
a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- isotope
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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.
- hetero-
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- Hoosier
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- hoopers
-
noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- stereo-
-
- homoio-
-
- homoeo-
-
- tropho-
-
- Homeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- hipster
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noun,
a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
- ethiops
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adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- heteros
-
noun,
Informal. a heterosexual person.
- tempers
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noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- hoptree
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noun,
any of several North American shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Ptelea, of the citrus family, especially P. trifoliata, having trifoliate leaves and roundish, waferlike fruit.
- tropism
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noun,
an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement.
- tempehs
-
noun,
a fermented soybean cake.
- heroism
-
noun,
the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine:
- heroics
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- Hermite
-
noun,
Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, French mathematician.
- hectors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- heriots
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noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- heretic
-
noun,
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
- procto-
-
- heptose
-
noun,
any monosaccharide containing seven carbon atoms.
- strophe
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noun,
the part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
- hooters
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noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- trophic
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adjective,
of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.
- promote
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verb (used with object),
to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further:
- thermic
-
adjective,
thermal (def 1).
- rochets
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noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- precise
-
adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- Thermos
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noun,
a vacuum bottle or similar container lined with an insulating material, such as polystyrene, to keep liquids hot or cold.
- epimers
-
noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- episome
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noun,
bacterial DNA that is extrachromosomal and that may replicate autonomously as a plasmid or become incorporated into the chromosome and replicate with it.
- specter
-
noun,
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
- thermo-
-
- epitome
-
noun,
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class:
- premise
-
noun,
Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- spectre
-
noun,
specter.
- promise
-
noun,
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
- thermes
-
noun,
therm.
- prithee
-
interjection,
(I) pray thee.
- spermic
-
adjective,
spermatic.
- imprest
-
noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- Erechim
-
noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- imports
-
noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- theorem
-
noun,
Mathematics. a theoretical proposition, statement, or formula embodying something to be proved from other propositions or formulas.
- impers.
-
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- spermo-
-
- sphero-
-
- spireme
-
noun,
the threadlike chromatin of a cell nucleus, present during early meiosis or mitosis.
- hospice
-
noun,
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
- ceriphs
-
noun,
serif.
- morphic
-
noun,
Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment.
Compare allomorph (def 2).
- 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.
- compere
-
noun,
a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
- re-pose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- reposit
-
verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- cohorts
-
noun,
a group or company:
- triceps
-
noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- perches
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- respect
-
noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- pectose
-
noun,
protopectin.
- respite
-
noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- compeer
-
noun,
an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
- compete
-
verb (used without object),
to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie:
- coheirs
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- cheroot
-
noun,
a cigar having open, untapered ends.
- comport
-
noun,
Obsolete. comportment.
- pooches
-
noun,
a dog.
- retches
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- compose
-
verb (used with object),
to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements:
- compost
-
noun,
a mixture of various decaying organic substances, as dead leaves or manure, used for fertilizing soil.
- compote
-
noun,
fruit stewed or cooked in a syrup, usually served as a dessert.
- poorish
-
adjective,
somewhat poor; rather poor.
- porches
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- coheres
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- coesite
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- chemise
-
noun,
a woman's loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment.
- chrisom
-
noun,
chrism.
- recepts
-
noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- pitches
-
noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- trisome
-
noun,
a trisomic individual.
- Chi-tse
-
noun,
Ki Tse.
- Pitcher
-
noun,
a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- poetics
-
noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- pierces
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- choriso
-
noun,
chorizo.
- picotee
-
noun,
a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
- tricho-
-
- chimere
-
noun,
a loose upper robe, especially of a bishop, to which the lawn sleeves are usually attached.
- chromes
-
noun,
chromium.
- trochee
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- chromo-
-
- chromos
-
noun,
chromolithograph.
- photom.
-
- photism
-
noun,
a form of synesthesia in which a visual sensation, as of color or form, is produced by the sense of touch, hearing, etc.
- photics
-
noun,
the science of light.
- remotes
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- Chester
-
noun,
a city in Cheshire, in NW England: only English city with the Roman walls still intact.
- chemist
-
noun,
a specialist in chemistry.
- scepter
-
noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- coopers
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- ostrich
-
noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- cheiro-
-
- riposte
-
noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- cheeros
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- portico
-
noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- Orphism
-
noun,
the religious or philosophical system of the Orphic school.
- prostie
-
noun,
a prostitute.
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- imper.
-
- photo-
-
- sphere
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = r 2 .
the surface of such a figure; a spherical surface.
- roomie
-
noun,
roommate.
- sporo-
-
- oomphs
-
noun,
energy; vitality; enthusiasm.
- spiro-
-
- primos
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- import
-
noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- echoes
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- primes
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- photic
-
adjective,
of or relating to light.
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Peters
-
noun,
penis.
- scherm
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- petro-
-
- scheme
-
noun,
a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- speech
-
noun,
the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one's thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture:
- sperm-
-
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- remote
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- impost
-
noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- impose
-
Verb phrases,
impose on/upon,
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Phocis
-
noun,
an ancient district in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth: site of Delphic oracle.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- hooter
-
noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- Hermes
-
noun,
the ancient Greek herald and messenger of the gods and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
Compare Mercury (def 3).
- herpes
-
noun,
any of several diseases caused by herpesvirus, characterized by eruption of blisters on the skin or mucous membranes.
Compare chickenpox, genital herpes, oral herpes, shingles.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- recipe
-
noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- heroes
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Orphic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- Hermit
-
noun,
a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- Oporto
-
noun,
a port in NW Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- recti-
-
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- optime
-
noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Pithom
-
noun,
one of the two cities built by Israelite slaves in Egypt. Ex. 1:11.
- proems
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- pithos
-
noun,
a very large earthenware jar having a wide mouth, used by the ancient Greeks for storing liquids, as wine, or for holding food, as grain, or for the burial of the dead.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- ortho-
-
- Hester
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Esther.
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- homers
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- Romish
-
adjective,
of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- hoopoe
-
noun,
any Old World bird of the family Upupidae, especially Upupa epops, of Europe, having an erectile, fanlike crest.
- Hooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- picro-
-
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- romeos
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- piecer
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- rectos
-
- homeo-
-
- histo-
-
- pieces
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- Pierce
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- hiero-
-
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- Ophite
-
noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- reecho
-
noun,
a repeated echo.
- repose
-
noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- specie
-
noun,
coined money; coin.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- mirths
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- micro-
-
- motors
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- seiche
-
noun,
an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc.
- mither
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Pothos
-
noun,
any of various tropical climbing vines belonging to the genera Pothos and Epipremnum, of the arum family, especially E. aureum, widely cultivated for its variegated foliage.
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- metro-
-
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- proto-
-
- potoos
-
noun,
any of several nocturnal birds of the family Nyctibiidae, of Mexico and Central and South America, related to the goatsuckers.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- Metope
-
noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- morphs
-
noun,
Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment.
Compare allomorph (def 2).
- rhotic
-
noun,
a rhotic sound.
- Rheims
-
noun,
Reims.
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- recept
-
noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- morph-
-
- morose
-
adjective,
gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- sempre
-
adverb,
throughout.
- Mother
-
noun,
a female parent.
- Sereth
-
noun,
German name of Siret.
- mopish
-
adjective,
given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.
- pother
-
noun,
commotion; uproar.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- pooris
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- ptero-
-
- me-too
-
adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- septi-
-
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Ithome
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Greece, in SW Peloponnesus. 2630 feet (802 meters).
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- perish
-
Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- soothe
-
verb (used with object),
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh:
- Sopher
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- permit
-
noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- socio-
-
- 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.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- Sophie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- promos
-
noun,
promotion (def 5).
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- scroop
-
noun,
a scrooping sound.
- Merops
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- osteo-
-
- meters
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- Potosi
-
noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- meteor
-
noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- shrimp
-
noun,
any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food.
- scrimp
-
verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- reship
-
verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- scoto-
-
- Merope
-
noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Peirce
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- smirch
-
noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- Perche
-
noun,
a former division of N France.
- smitch
-
noun,
smidgen.
- smooch
-
noun,
a kiss; smack.
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- smooth
-
noun,
act of smoothing:
- hereto
-
adverb,
to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point:
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- chirps
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- chiro-
-
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- chimps
-
noun,
chimpanzee.
- topees
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- trich-
-
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- Cherie
-
noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- cherem
-
noun,
herem.
- emptor
-
noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- Empire
-
noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- Cheops
-
noun,
flourished early 26th century b.c, king of Egypt: builder of the great pyramid at Giza (father of Khafre).
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- chemo-
-
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- chrism
-
noun,
a consecrated oil, usually mixed with balsam or balsam and spices, used by certainchurches in various rites, as in baptism, confirmation, and the like.
- Thorpe
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- emotes
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- Esther
-
noun,
the wife of Ahasuerus.
- cipher
-
noun,
zero.
- copro-
-
- cohere
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Christ
-
noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- Cooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- epochs
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- chorio
-
- chori-
-
- therme
-
noun,
therm.
- therm-
-
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- chrom-
-
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- eroto-
-
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- 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.
- choose
-
Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- chrome
-
noun,
chromium.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- chomps
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
champ1 .
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- epimer
-
noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- therms
-
noun,
any of several units of heat, as one equivalent to 1000 large calories or 100,000 British thermal units.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- theism
-
noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- ephors
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- coopts
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- cheers
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- cosmo-
-
- cheero
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- tempos
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- compos
-
noun,
composition material.
- crepes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- temper
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- tempeh
-
noun,
a fermented soybean cake.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- troops
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- cremes
-
noun,
cream.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- Cosimo
-
noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- creeps
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- 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.
- hecto-
-
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- techie
-
noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- troph-
-
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- costo-
-
- trophi
-
plural noun,
the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- comose
-
adjective,
hairy; comate.
- tropo-
-
- either
-
adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- thrips
-
noun,
any of several minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, that have long, narrow wings fringed with hairs and that infest and feed on a wide variety of weeds and crop plants.
- cometh
-
verb,
3rd person singular present indicative of come.
- ceriph
-
noun,
serif.
- Tromso
-
noun,
a seaport in N Norway.
- CERMET
-
noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- compts
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- crimps
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- etches
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- cheeps
-
noun,
a chirp.
- Cohoes
-
noun,
a city in E New York, on the Hudson River.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- cohort
-
noun,
a group or company:
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- trompe
-
noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- thorps
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- emetic
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- tromps
-
verb (used with object),
to tramp or trample.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- Ethiop
-
adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- rheme
-
noun,
comment (def 7).
- osmo-
-
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- comps
-
noun,
a compositor.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- 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.
- compt
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- comp.
-
- Comr.
-
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- compo
-
noun,
composition material.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- coop.
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- oste-
-
- rhet.
-
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- Orth.
-
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- corp.
-
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- octo-
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- scoop
-
noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- Scot.
-
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- MSPHE
-
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- MSChE
-
- sect.
-
- hemi-
-
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- MPers
-
- semi-
-
- MOTOS
-
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- 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.
- Oromo
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic, pastoral people of Ethiopia and Kenya.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- opto-
-
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Copht
-
noun,
Copt.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- Romeo
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- copr-
-
- Ophir
-
noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- resp.
-
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- cores
-
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- oomph
-
noun,
energy; vitality; enthusiasm.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- rooms
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- 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.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- OPers
-
- petri
-
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- post-
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- chem.
-
- Port.
-
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- ChemE
-
- Prot.
-
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- poohs
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- pooch
-
noun,
a dog.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Pomos
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- pomes
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- chimp
-
noun,
chimpanzee.
- poet.
-
- cheep
-
noun,
a chirp.
- pros.
-
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- prom.
-
- 30-30
-
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- proc.
-
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- prim.
-
- 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.
- promo
-
noun,
promotion (def 5).
- trop-
-
- pret.
-
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- Pres.
-
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- prem.
-
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cert.
-
- potoo
-
noun,
any of several nocturnal birds of the family Nyctibiidae, of Mexico and Central and South America, related to the goatsuckers.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- rcpt.
-
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- pert.
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- motor
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- petr-
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- 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.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- cohos
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- phore
-
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- rept.
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- 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-
-
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- phot.
-
- piths
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- chops
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- recip
-
- troch
-
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- pitch
-
noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Recit
-
- chomp
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
champ1 .
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- choom
-
noun,
an Englishman.
- recpt
-
- rect.
-
- 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.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- 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.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- pico-
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- phots
-
noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- moths
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- 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.
- meso-
-
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- ESPEC
-
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- hort.
-
- mero-
-
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- 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.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- hosp.
-
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- sito-
-
- term.
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- shpt.
-
- hoops
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- 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 .
- ster.
-
- metr-
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- hoots
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- ecto-
-
- step-
-
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- meths
-
noun,
methamphetamine; Methedrine.
- meth-
-
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- mech.
-
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- Epist
-
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Epis.
-
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Sotho
-
noun,
a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Lesotho and South Africa.
- 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.
- spec.
-
- Episc
-
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- 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.
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- Theos
-
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- theor
-
- theo-
-
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- sooth
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- 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.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- Ephes
-
- 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.
- Isth.
-
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- 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.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- spor-
-
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- spoom
-
noun,
a kind of sherbet made from fruit juice or wine, mixed after freezing with uncooked meringue.
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- thio-
-
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- Esth.
-
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- crim.
-
- hect-
-
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- Seric
-
- sero-
-
- herms
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- moose
-
noun,
a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- moors
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Moore
-
noun,
Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
- temp.
-
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- seti-
-
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- herp.
-
- mooch
-
noun,
Also, moocher. a person who mooches.
- homos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- sheep
-
noun,
any of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, especially O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.
- tech.
-
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- Sept.
-
- hemo-
-
- semih
-
- Hemet
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- topo-
-
- hemps
-
noun,
Also called Indian hemp, marijuana. a tall, coarse plant, Cannabis sativa, that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber as well as drugs such as marijuana and hashish.
Compare cannabis.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- hemes
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- orch.
-
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- herem
-
noun,
the most severe form of excommunication, formerly used by rabbis in sentencing wrongdoers, usually for an indefinite period of time.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Moros
-
noun,
a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- miso-
-
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- misc.
-
- hist.
-
- Mirth
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- 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.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- homes
-
- Mich.
-
- homo-
-
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- shoot
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- sheet
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- 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.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- crit.
-
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- theme
-
noun,
a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic:
- stome
-
- hier-
-
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- RCMP
-
- ter.
-
- the-
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Ste.
-
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- pts.
-
- str.
-
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- prs.
-
- tchr
-
- thi-
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- 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.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- psec
-
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- 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.
- 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.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- top-
-
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Rom.
-
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- Sem.
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- sech
-
- sec.
-
- scr.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sci.
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sch.
-
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- rpt.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Rep.
-
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- tri-
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- SMTP
-
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- 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.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- 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.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- 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.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- shr.
-
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- 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.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- 1080
-
- pro-
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- HRIP
-
- EEOC
-
- her.
-
- OEEC
-
- Oct.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- HEMP
-
noun,
Also called Indian hemp, marijuana. a tall, coarse plant, Cannabis sativa, that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber as well as drugs such as marijuana and hashish.
Compare cannabis.
- heme
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- hem-
-
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- EMet
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emp.
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- MCPO
-
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- MSPE
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Ire.
-
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- met.
-
- OPer
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cres
-
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- cts.
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Omoo
-
noun,
a novel (1847) by Herman Melville.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- iso-
-
- 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.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- ctr.
-
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- MSPH
-
- MSIE
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- eso-
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- esp.
-
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- MIPS
-
- mes-
-
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Mic.
-
- etc.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Eth.
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- MSHE
-
- Eph.
-
- MSEE
-
- epi-
-
- msec
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- MSCP
-
- MSCE
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- epit
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- MOpt
-
- 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).
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Heep
-
noun,
Uriah, Uriah Heep.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 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.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Hos.
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Ceto
-
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- chm.
-
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- Chr.
-
- phr.
-
- chs.
-
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Imp.
-
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Pomo
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- pot.
-
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- 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):
- Pooh
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICSH
-
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- IMCO
-
- IMHO
-
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cet-
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- hor.
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- hoop
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- Pet.
-
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- OTOH
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- oto-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- hom-
-
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cor.
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- oro-
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Cort
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- per.
-
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- cis-
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Pers
-
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- pct.
-
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Com.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cit.
-
- perh
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- TCS
-
- STM
-
- HSM
-
- SPR
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- hr.
-
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- spt
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- STP
-
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- HCM
-
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- HCR
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- STI
-
- EEO
-
- HMS
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- TRH
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPM
-
- TPI
-
- tph
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CIM
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CPI
-
- CPM
-
- CPO
-
- CPR
-
- CPS
-
- CRP
-
- CIP
-
- CIE
-
- CRT
-
- Co.
-
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- trp
-
- ch.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- cp.
-
- Tro
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- CRS
-
- CSO
-
- ETS
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EOE
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERP
-
- ERT
-
- ThM
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- THC
-
- th-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ESR
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- EMT
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- CSR
-
- EOM
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- CST
-
- cte
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- eo-
-
- TMO
-
- ec-
-
- EMR
-
- ECM
-
- EEC
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- Ehr
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- HRE
-
- 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.
- hrs
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- ROP
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- oo-
-
- 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.
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- OOT
-
- OPM
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- oic
-
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- OSP
-
- sc.
-
- MTO
-
- MTP
-
- MTS
-
- Oc.
-
- SCM
-
- op.
-
- OTC
-
- HST
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- SRO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- OEM
-
- RPO
-
- RPM
-
- OEO
-
- OSO
-
- ot-
-
- MTh
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- PIO
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PMT
-
- POC
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCT
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
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- PSC
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- POR
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- PRC
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- pim
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plural,
personal information manager.
- pie
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noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- ote
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- PCI
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- RIM
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noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- OTS
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- pc.
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- rho
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- PEI
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noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
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- rhe
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- Pr.
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- Ps.
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- pt.
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- PTO
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- PCM
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- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ret
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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.
- PCS
-
- pee
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noun,
the letter p.
- Peh
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noun,
pe.
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- pes
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noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Phi
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noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- PhM
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- pho
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noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- PHS
-
- PIC
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noun,
a movie.
- MTI
-
- och
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interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- Mt.
-
- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- ist
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- SOP
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noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- ITC
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- ite
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- Soo
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noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Mc-
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- Me.
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- Mo.
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- SOC
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noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- MSC
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- ism
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noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- M-1
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noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MCI
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- MCP
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- MCR
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- MST
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- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Meo
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noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MEP
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- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIP
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noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ISR
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- ish
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- sht
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- Ios
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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.
- ht.
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- Hts
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- ics
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- io-
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- ich
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noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ier
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- IHP
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- IHS
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- IOC
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- ior
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- IOT
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- ise
-
- iph
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- IPM
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- IPO
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- ipr
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- IPS
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- Ir.
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- IRC
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- sot
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noun,
a drunkard.
- IRO
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- IRS
-
- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SIC
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adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- MEC
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noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MOT
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noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- she
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noun,
a female person or animal.
- MIT
-
- MOC
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noun,
moccasin.
- Moe
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noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- MRP
-
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- moo
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noun,
a mooing sound.
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- MIR
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noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MPH
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- MPE
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- MOP
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noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOR
-
- SER
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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).
- MOS
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noun,
moment (def 1).
- Sep
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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.
- See
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noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- MSE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- mi.
-
- MHR
-
- MSH
-
- MIE
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- mho
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noun,
See under siemens.
- MIP
-
- MHE
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- sho
-
- se-
-
- MSI
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- shp
-
- SCP
-
- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- i.
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- CE
-
- eh
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interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- R.
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- ic
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- IP
-
- RC
-
- RI
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- O.
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- RH
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- CM
-
- SM
-
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- MH
-
- 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.
- HO
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noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- HP
-
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RO
-
- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- TC
-
- TP
-
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- S.
-
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- OH
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noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- M.
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- RP
-
- ee
-
- EI
-
- h.
-
- PH
-
- TM
-
- sh
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interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- MP
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