Anagrams of panegyrics
Word panegyrics has
1001 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of panegyrics.
- panegyric
-
noun,
a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- cyprians
-
noun,
Saint (Thascius Caecillus Cyprianus) a.d. c200–258, early church father, bishop, and martyr.
- spagyric
-
adjective,
pertaining to or resembling alchemy; alchemic.
- scraping
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that scrapes.
- carpings
-
noun,
petty faultfinding.
- grecians
-
noun,
a Greek.
- Spearing
-
noun,
an illegal check in which a player jabs an opponent with the end of the stick blade or the top end of the stick, resulting in a penalty.
- syncarp
-
noun,
an aggregate fruit.
- princes
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- Grecian
-
noun,
a Greek.
- sparing
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- piscary
-
noun,
Law. the right or privilege of fishing in particular waters.
- incages
-
verb (used with object),
encage.
- caprine
-
adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- pincers
-
noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- prisage
-
noun,
the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
- Crispen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- cringes
-
noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- seringa
-
noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- regains
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- reginas
-
noun,
queen.
- pigsney
-
noun,
a darling.
- spicery
-
noun,
spice.
- syringe
-
noun,
a small device consisting of a glass, metal, or hard rubber tube, narrowed at its outlet, and fitted with either a piston or a rubber bulb for drawing in a quantity of fluid or for ejecting fluid in a stream, for cleaning wounds, injecting fluids into the body, etc.
- syringa
-
noun,
mock orange (def 1).
- Cyprian
-
noun,
Saint (Thascius Caecillus Cyprianus) a.d. c200–258, early church father, bishop, and martyr.
- parings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- prances
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- inscape
-
noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- carneys
-
noun,
carny.
- carping
-
noun,
petty faultfinding.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- earings
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- scrapie
-
noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- re-sign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- reagins
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- springe
-
noun,
a snare for catching small game.
- gynecia
-
noun,
gynoecium.
- Springy
-
adjective,
characterized by spring or elasticity; flexible; resilient:
- gainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- spacing
-
noun,
an act of someone or something that spaces.
- rasping
-
noun,
a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping:
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- gripey
-
adjective,
gripy.
- gripes
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- grani-
-
- pagers
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- grapey
-
adjective,
grapy.
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- greasy
-
adjective,
smeared, covered, or soiled with grease.
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Cypris
-
noun,
an epithet of Aphrodite, meaning “Lady of Cyprus.”.
- spacey
-
adjective,
spaced-out (def 2).
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- grainy
-
adjective,
resembling grain; granular.
- cagers
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- casing
-
noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- genips
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- Carney
-
noun,
carny.
- gynec-
-
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- pinery
-
noun,
a place in which pineapples are grown.
- careys
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- piracy
-
noun,
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Cagney
-
noun,
James, 1899–1986, U.S. film actor.
- Syrian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- pagnes
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- Graces
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- gapers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- Syriac
-
noun,
a form of Aramaic used by various Eastern Churches.
- pyrans
-
noun,
either of two compounds having the formula C 5 H 6 O, containing one oxygen and five carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring.
- Searcy
-
noun,
a city in central Arkansas.
- paring
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- Gasper
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- prying
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- yearns
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- spicey
-
adjective,
spicy.
- pycnia
-
noun,
a flask-shaped or conical sporangium of a rust fungus, which develops below the epidermis of the host and bears pycniospores.
- Erinys
-
noun,
any of the Furies.
- napery
-
noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- saying
-
noun,
something said, especially a proverb or apothegm.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- repays
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- Signac
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- agric.
-
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- incage
-
verb (used with object),
encage.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- agency
-
noun,
an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another:
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- crispy
-
adjective,
(especially of food) brittle; crisp.
- pricey
-
adjective,
expensive or unduly expensive:
- anergy
-
noun,
Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- crying
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- senary
-
adjective,
of or relating to the number six.
- prangs
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- creasy
-
adjective,
full of creases.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- Piercy
-
noun,
Marge, born 1936, U.S. poet and novelist.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- sparge
-
noun,
a sprinkling.
- yagers
-
noun,
jaeger (defs 2, 3).
- sprang
-
noun,
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- cringe
-
noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Seric
-
- engr.
-
- Epis.
-
- Percy
-
noun,
Sir Henry ("Hotspur") 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader.
- 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.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- peri-
-
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Episc
-
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- peags
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- gains
-
- Peary
-
noun,
Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and arctic explorer.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- gapes
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Gaspe
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- raspy
-
adjective,
harsh; grating; rasping.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- pari-
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- 30-30
-
- Pansy
-
noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- yeans
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- reni-
-
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- recip
-
- yangs
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- repay
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- nears
-
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- resp.
-
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Iran.
-
- YPSCE
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Ypres
-
noun,
a town in W Belgium: battles 1914–18.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- insp.
-
- insep
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- incr.
-
- Yager
-
noun,
jaeger (defs 2, 3).
- sarc-
-
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- gyres
-
noun,
a ring or circle.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- payer
-
noun,
a person who pays.
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Payne
-
noun,
John Howard, 1791–1852, U.S. actor and dramatist.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Gipsy
-
noun,
Gypsy.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- scrag
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- ginep
-
noun,
genip.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- genip
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- gripy
-
adjective,
resembling or causing gripes.
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- grays
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- greys
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- scary
-
adjective,
causing fright or alarm.
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- grapy
-
adjective,
of, like, or composed of grapes.
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- pagne
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- ency.
-
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- prang
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- prae-
-
- prays
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- span-
-
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- spang
-
adverb,
directly, exactly:
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- apery
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- preys
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- caps.
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- pyran
-
noun,
either of two compounds having the formula C 5 H 6 O, containing one oxygen and five carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- pyres
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- pyric
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resulting from burning.
- Cayes
-
noun,
Les. Les Cayes.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- cagey
-
adjective,
cautious, wary, or shrewd:
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- anis-
-
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- agcy.
-
- spiny
-
adjective,
abounding in or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- aeri-
-
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- spiry
-
adjective,
having the form of a spire, slender shoot, or tapering pointed body; tapering up to a point like a spire.
- sprag
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- spray
-
noun,
water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- angry
-
adjective,
feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about):
- spec.
-
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angi-
-
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- Pres.
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- pricy
-
adjective,
pricey.
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- prigs
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- spicy
-
adjective,
seasoned with or containing spice:
- ayins
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- pisay
-
noun,
pisé.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- piney
-
adjective,
piny.
- cyans
-
noun,
cyan blue.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- cine-
-
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Sigyn
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. wife of Loki, who held a cup over Loki after his imprisonment in order to spare him the pain of the drops of poison with which he was punished.
- Synge
-
noun,
John Millington [mil-ing-tuh n] /ˈmɪl ɪŋ tən/ (Show IPA), 1871–1909, Irish dramatist.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pyins
-
noun,
an albuminous constituent of pus.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- Signy
-
noun,
the daughter of Volsung and mother, by her brother, Sigmund, of Sinfjotli, with whose help she kills her husband (Siggeir) to avenge his murder of Volsung.
- sing.
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- 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.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cyan-
-
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carp-
-
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- Syria
-
noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- rangy
-
adjective,
(of animals or people) slender and long-limbed.
- Casey
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “brave.”.
- Carny
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- pings
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Caryn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- prs.
-
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Nagy
-
noun,
Imre [im-re] /ˈɪm rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1958, Hungarian political leader: premier 1953–55, 1956.
- prin
-
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- Rep.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- psia
-
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- per.
-
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pyas
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- psig
-
- psec
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Pen.
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pyes
-
noun,
pie4 .
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pray
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- pnea
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- Pers
-
- piny
-
adjective,
abounding in or covered with pine trees:
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- 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.
- PAYE
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- pays
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pyr-
-
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIRA
-
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- NYSE
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Reg.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pyin
-
noun,
an albuminous constituent of pus.
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- 1080
-
- sci.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Cres
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Syr.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cen.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cap.
-
- sync
-
noun,
synchronization:
- syn-
-
- Can.
-
- Eng.
-
- sepn
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- ergs
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Ens.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- enc.
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- syce
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Sig.
-
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cays
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- Espy
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- agr.
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ance
-
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- aer-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- spry
-
adjective,
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- Sra.
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- ancy
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- cagy
-
adjective,
cagey.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- ARIS
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- spay
-
noun,
a three-year-old male red deer.
- Arg.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Apr.
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- ANSI
-
- SPCA
-
- esp.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- yaps
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Yang
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Ire.
-
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- yrs.
-
- Ice.
-
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- gres
-
- Grey
-
noun,
Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764–1845, British statesman: prime minister 1830–34.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- yipe
-
interjection,
(an expression or exclamation of fright, surprise, pain, etc.)
- RNAS
-
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- 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.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- inae
-
- ign.
-
- Inc.
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- ins.
-
- 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.
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- gras
-
- Gray
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- scry
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- Gary
-
noun,
Elbert Henry, 1846–1927, U.S. financier and lawyer.
- Gen.
-
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- sec.
-
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- secy
-
- Gays
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. a homosexual person, especially a male.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- yips
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- scr.
-
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gyri
-
noun,
plural of gyrus.
- gyre
-
noun,
a ring or circle.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- gyr-
-
- Gyps
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- gyne
-
- Ger.
-
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gyn-
-
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- SPR
-
- Sr.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- REA
-
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SIC
-
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).
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- SCP
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- sc.
-
- RNA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- RPG
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- Sp.
-
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- SAE
-
- SAR
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- RPS
-
- ec-
-
- ERP
-
- ery
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- ECG
-
- ECA
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ESA
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- Eg.
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- CRS
-
- CRP
-
- CPS
-
- CPR
-
- CPI
-
- CPA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Esc
-
- CIP
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- GSR
-
- GSA
-
- gre
-
- Gr.
-
- GPS
-
- GNP
-
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- gyp
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Ges
-
- ESR
-
- gey
-
adverb,
Scot. considerably; very.
- GCR
-
- GCI
-
- GCE
-
- GCA
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- Gay
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. a homosexual person, especially a male.
- gi.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ga.
-
- CNS
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ANG
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- ays
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- AIC
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- AGC
-
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACS
-
- ACP
-
- acy
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ag-
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CIE
-
- ca.
-
- CIA
-
- CGS
-
- CGI
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- CAI
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- ASR
-
- APC
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- APS
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Ia.
-
- GSC
-
- Yap
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- NYP
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- Pg.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NYA
-
- NIA
-
- NGC
-
- NES
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Ps.
-
- PaG
-
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- 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.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSG
-
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- PSA
-
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- PRC
-
- PRA
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- py-
-
- PGA
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCS
-
- PCI
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NEC
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- IGY
-
- ipr
-
- IPA
-
- ing
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- yip
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- Ir.
-
- yer
-
- ier
-
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IAS
-
- IPS
-
- ine
-
- IRC
-
- IRS
-
- NYC
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ISR
-
- Y.
-
- NI
-
- NP
-
- ry
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- RN
-
- rg
-
- i.
-
- RC
-
- ic
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NG
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- EI
-
- RI
-
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- GN
-
- S.
-
- ey
-
- N.
-
- SN
-
- 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.
- CE
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- G.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- IP
-
- GP
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SG
-
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- GC
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RP
-
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- NC
-
- IG
-
- yr
-
- SA
-
- NY
-