Anagrams of parsimonies
Word parsimonies has
1263 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of parsimonies.
- permission
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noun,
authorization granted to do something; formal consent:
- impression
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noun,
a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
- imprisons
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verb (used with object),
to confine in or as if in a prison.
- impassion
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verb (used with object),
to fill, or affect strongly, with intense feeling or passion; inflame; excite.
- remission
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noun,
the act of remitting.
- aspersion
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noun,
a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander:
- prosimian
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noun,
a prosimian animal.
- near-miss
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noun,
a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
- masonries
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noun,
the craft or occupation of a mason.
- personas
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noun,
a person.
- romaines
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- sinapism
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noun,
mustard plaster.
- ameiosis
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noun,
aberrant meiosis in which only an equational division occurs, as in parthenogenesis.
- persians
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- inspires
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verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- Peronism
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noun,
the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
- emission
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noun,
an act or instance of emitting:
- primines
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noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- semipros
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adjective, noun,
semiprofessional.
- Romanies
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noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- sensoria
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- promises
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noun,
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
- pismires
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noun,
an ant.
- meropias
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noun,
partial blindness.
- aspirins
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noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- prosaism
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noun,
prosaic character or style.
- manropes
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- Pressman
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noun,
a person who operates or has charge of a printing press.
- anemosis
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noun,
wind shake (def 1).
- rampions
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- ripienos
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- erasions
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- simonies
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noun,
the making of profit out of sacred things.
- moraines
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- Responsa
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noun,
the branch of rabbinical literature comprised of authoritative replies in letter form made by noted rabbis or Jewish scholars to questions sent to them concerning Jewish law.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- impresas
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- misprise
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verb (used with object),
misprize.
- pianisms
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noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- pi-meson
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noun,
pion.
- imprison
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verb (used with object),
to confine in or as if in a prison.
- airiness
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noun,
openness to the air:
- Piranesi
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
- aspires
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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):
- aspirin
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noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- impers.
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- Imperia
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noun,
a seaport in NW Italy.
- impasse
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noun,
a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
- impones
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- Sampson
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noun,
Deborah, 1760–1827, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier who fought disguised as a man.
- soapers
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noun,
soap opera.
- sapiens
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
- isospin
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noun,
isotopic spin.
- manrope
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- samisen
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noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- pansies
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noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- impairs
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noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arseno-
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- primine
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noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- raisins
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- paresis
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noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- rampion
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- simians
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Prissie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Priscilla.
- isomers
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Rossini
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noun,
Gioacchino Antonio [jaw-ahk-kee-naw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌdʒɔ ɑkˈki nɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1792–1868, Italian composer.
- primsie
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adjective,
prim1 (def 1).
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- Simpson
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noun,
James Young, 1811–70, Scottish professor of obstetrics and obstetrician: pioneer in use of ether and chloroform as anesthetics.
- eonisms
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- praises
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- senoras
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- inseams
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- impress
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noun,
the act of impressing.
- enamors
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- inspire
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verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Empirin
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- imposes
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Verb phrases,
impose on/upon,
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
- impresa
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- sinopis
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noun,
a red ocher, used from antiquity to the Middle Ages.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- semipro
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adjective, noun,
semiprofessional.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- prisons
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- seismo-
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- oarsmen
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noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- simpers
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noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- ironies
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- promise
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noun,
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
- Emporia
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noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- poisers
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- spermo-
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- merisis
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noun,
growth, especially growth resulting from cell division.
- anoesis
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noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- meropia
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noun,
partial blindness.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- pismire
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noun,
an ant.
- Permian
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noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- Messina
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noun,
a seaport in NE Sicily.
- Romains
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- reasons
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- Persson
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noun,
Göran [yœ-rahn] /ˈyœ rɑn/ (Show IPA), born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.
- ripieno
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- pianism
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noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- spinors
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spinose
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adjective,
full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- mission
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noun,
a group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, provide scientific and technical assistance, or the like.
- Pierian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- spireas
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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.
- monesia
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noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- sprains
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- Moissan
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1852–1907, French chemist: Nobel prize 1906.
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Serapis
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noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- pissoir
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noun,
a street urinal for public use, especially one enclosed by a low wall, screen, or the like.
- ramsons
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noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- meiosis
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noun,
Cell Biology. part of the process of gamete formation, consisting of chromosome conjugation and two cell divisions, in the course of which the diploid chromosome number becomes reduced to the haploid.
Compare mitosis.
- ransoms
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- poiesis
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- Massine
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noun,
Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
- Maspero
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noun,
Sir Gaston Camille Charles [gas-tawn ka-mee-yuh sharl] /gasˈtɔ̃ kaˈmi yə ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, French Egyptologist.
- Passion
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noun,
any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
- masers
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noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- rosins
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Moesia
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noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- sepias
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Maoris
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Morini
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noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- primes
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- raisin
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- sensor
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noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- repass
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verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- senors
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- miosis
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noun,
excessive constriction of the pupil of the eye, as a result of drugs, disease, or the like.
- raises
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- morass
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noun,
a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
- Miseno
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noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- ramose
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adjective,
having many branches.
- impose
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Verb phrases,
impose on/upon,
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
- Monera
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- imper.
-
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- rimose
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adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- primos
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- impone
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- monies
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noun,
a plural of money.
- misers
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noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Marini
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- rinses
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ramson
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noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- impair
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noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- prises
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noun,
leverage.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- imines
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- remiss
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adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- manses
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noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- mensas
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noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- sarsen
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noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- sapro-
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- sapors
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noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Merops
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- noesis
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noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- noises
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Maisie
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noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- Merino
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Sansom
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noun,
a male given name, form of Samson.
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- proses
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noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Saseno
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noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- Mersin
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noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- remans
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Romans
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noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- Samson
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noun,
a judge of Israel famous for his great strength. Judges 13–16.
- Senora
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- niseis
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noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Ransom
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Nasser
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noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- messin
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noun,
messan.
- messan
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noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- mesons
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noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- Ramses
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noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Season
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noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- pro-am
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noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- irises
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noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- proems
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noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- seisin
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noun,
seizin.
- moires
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- 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.
- Sisera
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noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- amnios
-
- Spears
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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.
- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- anomie
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noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- pisser
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noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- paseos
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noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- smears
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noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- amino-
-
- Ossian
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noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- amines
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- speans
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verb (used with object),
to wean.
- Amiens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- sperm-
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- ossein
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noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- sperms
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noun,
semen.
- posers
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noun,
a person who poses.
- parens
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- sirens
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- posies
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- Osiris
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noun,
the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
- arsen-
-
- poises
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- osiers
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Pamirs
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- Pamiri
-
noun,
a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- aniso-
-
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- arsons
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- aspens
-
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.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- anemo-
-
- spares
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- 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):
- snipes
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- sparse
-
adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Somers
-
- AmerSp
-
- simars
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- somni-
-
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Simons
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- passim
-
adverb,
here and there: used in bibliographic references to indicate that the writer has drawn upon material scattered throughout the source cited.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Passer
-
noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- prases
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- aeron.
-
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- parses
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- spiro-
-
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- opsins
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- Empson
-
noun,
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
- possie
-
noun,
a job; position.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- spines
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- pass.
-
- 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.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- naso-
-
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- resp.
-
- 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.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- peri-
-
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- 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.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- 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.
- MPers
-
- reni-
-
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- pases
-
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.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- prae-
-
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- poss.
-
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- prom.
-
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- prim.
-
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- omni-
-
- 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.
- Pres.
-
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- prem.
-
- opsis
-
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- OPers
-
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- 30-30
-
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- psoas
-
noun,
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- 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).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pomes
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- pari-
-
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- nears
-
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- pron.
-
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- pros.
-
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- mero-
-
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Sino-
-
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- Epis.
-
- simps
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- siris
-
noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- snaps
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- assn.
-
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- 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.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- insp.
-
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Iran.
-
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- semi-
-
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- insep
-
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sero-
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- 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.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- saris
-
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.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- spasm
-
noun,
Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- 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.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- Amer.
-
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- spies
-
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- spor-
-
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- anim.
-
- anis-
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- soaps
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Armen
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- areo-
-
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- apses
-
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.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- span-
-
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meso-
-
- mesas
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- meno-
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Miss.
-
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- miso-
-
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- mini-
-
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- samps
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Sans.
-
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- pnea
-
- pro-
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Sra.
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- 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.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Sem.
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- prs.
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- SRAM
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Soni
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Rep.
-
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SASE
-
- 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.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- RIIA
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- RNAS
-
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Rom.
-
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- psia
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- SMSA
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- 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.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pos.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- Sam.
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- pre-
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- 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.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- prin
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- sepn
-
- 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).
- RONA
-
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- 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.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- meas
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- men-
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- MEPA
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Mar.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- iso-
-
- ISSN
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Man.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- min.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- MSPE
-
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- mRNA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSAE
-
- MSIE
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- MIPS
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mis-
-
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- MNAS
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Ire.
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Apr.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- 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.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- apo-
-
- 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.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amp.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- AISI
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- ESIS
-
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- Imp.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- inae
-
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- 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.
- asis
-
- ASME
-
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ASSR
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- emia
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emp.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- epi-
-
- neo-
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- per.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Pen.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Nor.
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Pers
-
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pam.
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- 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.
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- osis
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- OPer
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- opia
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Pan.
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- 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.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- nos-
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NIRA
-
- eir
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EAM
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ean
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
-
- 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.
- en-
-
- Pa.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- EMR
-
- EIS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ERP
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ine
-
- 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.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- 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).
- OPM
-
- ier
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ESR
-
- OSS
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- PRA
-
- ose
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPS
-
- OSP
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ea.
-
- ASI
-
- SMA
-
- ae.
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AME
-
- 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:
- 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.
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- PIO
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Ar.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- SPR
-
- an.
-
- SPS
-
- Sr.
-
- ap-
-
- Am.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSM
-
- SSN
-
- AMS
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- EOM
-
- ARS
-
- eo-
-
- SMS
-
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASR
-
- POR
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- Ps.
-
- ASM
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ase
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- aor
-
- 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.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- POA
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- APS
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- 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.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- OPA
-
- IPA
-
- ons
-
- MNA
-
- MIP
-
- RNA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- PSS
-
- MNE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- MNS
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ROA
-
- PSE
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- MEP
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ONR
-
- ROP
-
- PSA
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- NOP
-
- MIE
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- MOI
-
- RMA
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- REA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- MSA
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NIA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NES
-
- MSE
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- MOR
-
- RPS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- NMR
-
- MRP
-
- MPA
-
- MPE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- NMI
-
- NSA
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- SSR
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OIr
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRO
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- Om.
-
- ISR
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- SAR
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ise
-
- IRS
-
- ISA
-
- se-
-
- OAP
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ipr
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- RPM
-
- RPO
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- IPM
-
- IPO
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- Ir.
-
- Mao
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- OSA
-
- ONI
-
- op.
-
- IPS
-
- SAE
-
- SRO
-
- N.
-
- IP
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- 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.
- AO
-
- NI
-
- NP
-
- 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.
- O.
-
- NM
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- SN
-
- EI
-
- RP
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- S.
-
- SA
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- SM
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RO
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- i.
-
- R.
-
- MN
-
- OA
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic 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.
- RI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RN
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MP
-