Anagrams of panegyrist
Word panegyrist has
1271 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of panegyrist.
- pertains
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- asperity
-
noun,
harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity; acrimony:
- pterygia
-
noun,
an abnormal triangular mass of thickened conjunctiva extending over the cornea and interfering with vision.
- epinasty
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noun,
(especially of leaves) increased growth on the upper surface of an organ or part, causing it to bend downward.
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- granites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- trepangs
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noun,
any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.
- Egyptian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Egypt.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- partings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that parts.
- stingray
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noun,
any of the rays, especially of the family Dasyatidae, having a long, flexible tail armed near the base with a strong, serrated bony spine with which they can inflict painful wounds.
- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Spearing
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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.
- ingates
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- ingrate
-
noun,
an ungrateful person.
- tearing
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noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- arpents
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- Sargent
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noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- 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.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- resting
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- argents
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- regains
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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.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- synapte
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noun,
a litany.
- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- syringa
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noun,
mock orange (def 1).
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- gaiters
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- Stygian
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adjective,
of or relating to the river Styx or to Hades.
- stinger
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noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- garnets
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- gastrin
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- Springy
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adjective,
characterized by spring or elasticity; flexible; resilient:
- Genista
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- strange
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adverb,
in a strange manner.
- springe
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noun,
a snare for catching small game.
- stringy
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adjective,
resembling a string or strings; consisting of strings or stringlike pieces:
- syringe
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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.
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- gypster
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noun,
gyp1 (def 3).
- gyrates
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adjective,
Zoology. having convolutions.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- sparing
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- gratins
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noun,
au gratin.
- eatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- easting
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- triages
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- prisage
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noun,
the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- ratings
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- 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.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- agentry
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noun,
the profession, business, or activities of an agent:
- rasping
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noun,
a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping:
- parting
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that parts.
- trepang
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noun,
any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- pigsney
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noun,
a darling.
- transp.
-
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- Pyrites
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noun,
pyrite.
- trypsin
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noun,
a proteolytic enzyme of the pancreatic juice, capable of converting proteins into peptone.
- parings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- pargets
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noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- gisant
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noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- ptisan
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- sparge
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noun,
a sprinkling.
- gyrate
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adjective,
Zoology. having convolutions.
- Greats
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- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Piaget
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- Persia
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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.
- greasy
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adjective,
smeared, covered, or soiled with grease.
- grainy
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adjective,
resembling grain; granular.
- grains
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noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- grani-
-
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- ranges
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noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Grants
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noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- grapey
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adjective,
grapy.
- grates
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noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- gratin
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noun,
au gratin.
- gratis
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adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- sprang
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noun,
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
- spinet
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- gantry
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- pyrans
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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.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Garnet
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- gapers
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noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- prying
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noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- pyrite
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noun,
a very common brass-yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of sulfuric acid: chemically similar to marcasite, but crystallizing in the isometric system.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- Gasper
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noun,
a cigarette.
- gaiter
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- gainst
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preposition,
against.
- Gaines
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noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- prangs
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verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- Gainer
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- stagey
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adjective,
stagy.
- spirea
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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.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- pigsty
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noun,
pigpen.
- sprain
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- gripey
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adjective,
gripy.
- pinery
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noun,
a place in which pineapples are grown.
- sprent
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adjective,
sprinkled.
- Gentry
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noun,
wellborn and well-bred people.
- genit.
-
- gastr-
-
- pintas
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- genips
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noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- sprint
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- prints
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- Gretna
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noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- parget
-
noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- gripes
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- saying
-
noun,
something said, especially a proverb or apothegm.
- napery
-
noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- pastry
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noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- repays
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- nitery
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noun,
a nightclub.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- sanity
-
noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- Regain
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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.
- parens
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- pantry
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- paring
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- painty
-
adjective,
of, coated with, or soiled with paint:
- parity
-
noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- 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.
- pagers
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- penta-
-
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- sentry
-
noun,
a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- septi-
-
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- yentas
-
noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- Yentai
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Yantai.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- patri-
-
- yearns
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Syrian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- gaiety
-
noun,
the state of being joyous, vivacious, or cheerful.
- inter.
-
- satiny
-
adjective,
satinlike; smooth; glossy.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- senary
-
adjective,
of or relating to the number six.
- intra-
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- instr.
-
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- yagers
-
noun,
jaeger (defs 2, 3).
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- anergy
-
noun,
Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- 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.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Erinys
-
noun,
any of the Furies.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- Strega
-
- 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.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- trying
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- arsen-
-
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- stripy
-
adjective,
having or marked with stripes.
- Styria
-
noun,
a province in SE Austria: formerly a duchy. 6327 sq. mi. (16,385 sq. km). Capital: Graz.
- aseity
-
noun,
existence originating from and having no source other than itself.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Tyrian
-
adjective,
of or relating to ancient Tyre or its people.
- 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):
- trans.
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- stingy
-
adjective,
reluctant to give or spend; not generous; niggardly; penurious:
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- estray
-
noun,
a person or animal that has strayed.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- 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).
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- 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.
- nasty
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- rept.
-
- peta-
-
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- petr-
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- 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.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- resp.
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- petri
-
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- nears
-
- 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.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- piety
-
noun,
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
- Iran.
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- trig.
-
- Ypres
-
noun,
a town in W Belgium: battles 1914–18.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- satyr
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- intr.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- 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.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- tera-
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- 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.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- sanit
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artsy
-
adjective,
arty.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- pert.
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- pari-
-
- part.
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- angi-
-
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- angry
-
adjective,
feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about):
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- 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.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- anis-
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- ayins
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- ante-
-
- party
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- tipsy
-
adjective,
slightly intoxicated or drunk.
- panty
-
noun,
panties.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- peags
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- raspy
-
adjective,
harsh; grating; rasping.
- peaty
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- patr-
-
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- tyres
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- pasty
-
noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- pant-
-
- tying
-
noun,
that with which anything is tied.
- insep
-
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Regt.
-
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- 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.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- treas
-
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- Paget
-
noun,
Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- reni-
-
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- treys
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- repay
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- rangy
-
adjective,
(of animals or people) slender and long-limbed.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- 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.
- Pansy
-
noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- payt.
-
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- 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.
- antsy
-
adjective,
unable to sit or stand still; fidgety:
- apery
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- Tyner
-
noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- peri-
-
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Payne
-
noun,
John Howard, 1791–1852, U.S. actor and dramatist.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- tynes
-
noun,
tine.
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- payer
-
noun,
a person who pays.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- pyins
-
noun,
an albuminous constituent of pus.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Peary
-
noun,
Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and arctic explorer.
- Gipsy
-
noun,
Gypsy.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- 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.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- gyres
-
noun,
a ring or circle.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- entry
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- 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.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- spiny
-
adjective,
abounding in or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
- ginep
-
noun,
genip.
- Epis.
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Epist
-
- spiry
-
adjective,
having the form of a spire, slender shoot, or tapering pointed body; tapering up to a point like a spire.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- Pres.
-
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- tangs
-
- 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.
- tangy
-
adjective,
having a tang.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- Taney
-
noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- grays
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- engr.
-
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- span-
-
- spang
-
adverb,
directly, exactly:
- pret.
-
- Patsy
-
noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- stagy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or suggestive of the stage.
- 30-30
-
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- 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.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stge.
-
- Gaspe
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- gains
-
- ster.
-
- step-
-
- 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.
- prang
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- 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.
- spray
-
noun,
water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- prae-
-
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- genip
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- stray
-
noun,
a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
- 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.
- 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:
- preys
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- Srta.
-
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- prays
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- grapy
-
adjective,
of, like, or composed of grapes.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- yenta
-
noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- pings
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- 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.
- aeri-
-
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Yeats
-
noun,
William Butler, 1865–1939, Irish poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1923.
- yeast
-
noun,
any of various small, single-celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
- 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.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- IATSE
-
- yetis
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- seti-
-
- 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.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- astr.
-
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- tears
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- Sept.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- piney
-
adjective,
piny.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- iatry
-
- yeans
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- sing.
-
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- 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.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- gripy
-
adjective,
resembling or causing gripes.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, 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.
- pyres
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- 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.
- greys
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- pisay
-
noun,
pisé.
- Tansy
-
noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- Egypt
-
noun,
Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Capital: Cairo.
Formerly (1958–71) United Arab Republic.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- gript
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Synge
-
noun,
John Millington [mil-ing-tuh n] /ˈmɪl ɪŋ tən/ (Show IPA), 1871–1909, Irish dramatist.
- yangs
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- 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.
- 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.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Yager
-
noun,
jaeger (defs 2, 3).
- 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.
- 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).
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- pre-
-
- tRNA
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- psia
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- PSAT
-
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- prin
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- tri-
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- prs.
-
- pts.
-
- ptg.
-
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- psig
-
- Ste.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Sig.
-
- Syr.
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- syn-
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sepn
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- ten.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- stg.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- stay
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- Sra.
-
- str.
-
- spry
-
adjective,
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- 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.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- spay
-
noun,
a three-year-old male red deer.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ter.
-
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- Rep.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- 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.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Reg.
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- typ.
-
- type
-
noun,
a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- RNAS
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- rpt.
-
- 1080
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- yrs.
-
- Ire.
-
- Eng.
-
- 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).
- Ens.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- epi-
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- epit
-
- inae
-
- ergs
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- yips
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- yipe
-
interjection,
(an expression or exclamation of fright, surprise, pain, etc.)
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- 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.
- ign.
-
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arg.
-
- ARIS
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Ger.
-
- Nagy
-
noun,
Imre [im-re] /ˈɪm rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1958, Hungarian political leader: premier 1953–55, 1956.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 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.
- Gyps
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- Gray
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gyri
-
noun,
plural of gyrus.
- gyre
-
noun,
a ring or circle.
- gyr-
-
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- gras
-
- 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:
- gyne
-
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gyn-
-
- Gen.
-
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- 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.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- Yang
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- esp.
-
- Espy
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- 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.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- yaps
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- pray
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- Grey
-
noun,
Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764–1845, British statesman: prime minister 1830–34.
- Gays
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. a homosexual person, especially a male.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Gary
-
noun,
Elbert Henry, 1846–1927, U.S. financier and lawyer.
- 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.
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- 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.
- gres
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Pen.
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pers
-
- per.
-
- Aire
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- paty
-
adjective,
(of a cross) having arms of equal length, each expanding outward from the center; formée:
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- 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.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- pyas
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- 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.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- pnea
-
- pity
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- pyr-
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- piny
-
adjective,
abounding in or covered with pine trees:
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- 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.
- aer-
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- pyin
-
noun,
an albuminous constituent of pus.
- aet.
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pyes
-
noun,
pie4 .
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- 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:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agit
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agr.
-
- agst
-
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Pan.
-
- NYSE
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- NTIA
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Apr.
-
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pays
-
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- PAYE
-
- Tpr
-
- St.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ARS
-
- 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.
- Sta
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- ANG
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- ase
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- TPI
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- Ar.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TSP
-
- eir
-
- 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.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- gey
-
adverb,
Scot. considerably; very.
- trp
-
- spt
-
- ae.
-
- EIS
-
- ap-
-
- TPN
-
- en-
-
- TIA
-
- ag-
-
- TGN
-
- Sr.
-
- an.
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- Agt
-
- Ep.
-
- ea.
-
- STP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ERP
-
- ATP
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Eg.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ery
-
- ERT
-
- APS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ean
-
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- 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.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tng
-
- EPA
-
- 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.
- ESA
-
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ASI
-
- 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.
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- Ga.
-
- ASN
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- STI
-
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- ASR
-
- ety
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ast
-
- ays
-
- ESR
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- at.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ges
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- NYA
-
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NYP
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- 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.
- Pa.
-
- RSA
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- RPG
-
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- RNA
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- NSA
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- 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:
- PSG
-
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- 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).
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PRA
-
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Pg.
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- pt.
-
- PaG
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- REA
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PGA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- py-
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Sp.
-
- 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.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- GSR
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- gt.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- GTS
-
- ing
-
- 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.
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- 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).
- yip
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- IGY
-
- GSA
-
- Yap
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ier
-
- Sgt
-
- yer
-
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IAS
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- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAR
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- GIs
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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.
- ITA
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- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- ity
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- gyp
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- GPS
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- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- GIN
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noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Gr.
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- ist
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- gre
-
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- GNP
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Ir.
-
- SPR
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPA
-
- ite
-
- 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.
- GP
-
- R.
-
- 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.
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- YT
-
- GN
-
- Y.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- i.
-
- SN
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- NG
-
- G.
-
- SG
-
- yr
-
- RP
-
- ey
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- S.
-
- SA
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ty
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- N.
-
- NP
-
- NY
-
- NI
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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):
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TP
-
- TN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- T1
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- IP
-
- rg
-
- ry
-
- t.
-
- TG
-
- IG
-