Anagrams of pedantries
Word pedantries has
1 exact anagrams and 1330 other words
that can be made by using the letters of pedantries.
- pedestrian
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noun,
a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.
- dentaries
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noun,
one of a pair of membrane bones that in lower vertebrates form the distal part of the lower jaws and in mammals comprise the mandible.
- detainers
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- dipterans
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- pistareen
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noun,
peseta (def 2).
- sparteine
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noun,
a bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth.
- aperients
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- president
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.
- airspeed
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noun,
the forward speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it moves.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- resident
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noun,
a person who resides in a place.
- inserted
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- strained
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- east-end
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noun,
a section of E London, England.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- detainer
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- arsenide
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noun,
a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- andesite
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noun,
a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- predates
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verb (used with object),
to date before the actual time; antedate:
- red-tape
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noun,
excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- pederast
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noun,
a person who engages in pederasty.
- Dniester
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noun,
a river in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains to the Black Sea. About 875 miles (1410 km) long.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- depaints
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verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- pretends
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adjective,
Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit:
- naperies
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- Serendip
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noun,
Arabic name of Sri Lanka.
- trendies
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noun,
a trendy person, place, object, or idea.
- detrains
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- dipteran
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Diptera
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noun,
the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- arpents
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- deniers
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noun,
a person who denies.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- repents
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adjective,
creeping.
- repeats
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- repines
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- perinde
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) in the same manner as before.
- pinards
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noun,
wine.
- dispart
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verb (used with or without object),
to divide into parts; separate; sunder.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- instead
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Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- sardine
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- pedants
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noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- Dnieper
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noun,
a river rising in the W Russian Federation flowing S through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Ukraine to the Black Sea. 1400 miles (2250 km) long.
- standee
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noun,
a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- dearies
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noun,
darling.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- sandpit
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noun,
a deep pit in sandy soil from which sand is excavated.
- Penates
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plural noun,
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- sainted
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- pentads
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noun,
a period of five years.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- astride
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preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- stipend
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noun,
a periodic payment, especially a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- respite
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- Spender
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noun,
a person who spends, especially one who habitually spends excessively or lavishly; spendthrift.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- disrate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- Nereids
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noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- striped
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- pinders
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noun,
peanut.
- Epstein
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noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- pandies
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noun,
a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.
- tenders
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noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- panders
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noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- destain
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- destine
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verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- transp.
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- randies
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- pandits
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noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- detains
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- predate
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verb (used with object),
to date before the actual time; antedate:
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- painted
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noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- pretend
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adjective,
Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit:
- diester
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noun,
an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- preside
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verb (used without object),
to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
- diaster
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noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- present
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noun,
the present time.
- despite
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noun,
contemptuous treatment; insult.
- depaint
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verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- tirades
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- endears
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verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- aniseed
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noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- departs
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noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- readies
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noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- aperies
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Perseid
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noun,
any of a shower of meteors appearing in August and radiating from a point in the constellation Perseus.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- ideates
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noun,
ideatum.
- tinders
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noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- Serpent
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noun,
a snake.
- petards
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noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- despair
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noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- estrade
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noun,
a slightly raised platform in a room or hall.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- seater
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- Serena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Dnestr
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noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- petard
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noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- serape
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noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- instr.
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- sedate
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adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- dinars
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noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- septi-
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- inter.
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- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Senate
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noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- intra-
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- Sendai
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noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- diners
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noun,
a person who dines.
- Sender
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noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- distr.
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- padres
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noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- eiders
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noun,
eider duck.
- ideate
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noun,
ideatum.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- redans
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noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- enates
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- endear
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verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- Enders
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noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- enter-
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- enters
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Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- rapids
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noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- ranids
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noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- raised
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ptisan
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- Ernest
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- prints
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- prides
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noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- preens
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noun,
a pin or brooch.
- etapes
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noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- preset
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- pintas
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- rentes
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- sateen
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- drains
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noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- drapes
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noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- Sandie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- Sander
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noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- driest
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noun,
a prohibitionist.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- rident
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- pinard
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noun,
wine.
- pinder
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noun,
peanut.
- Pindar
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noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- repand
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adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- repent
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adjective,
creeping.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- Easter
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- resend
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verb (used with object),
to send again.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- dienes
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noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- arsen-
-
- stride
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noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- tapirs
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noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- arpent
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- neaped
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adjective,
grounded until the next cycle of spring tides.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- treads
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noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- aspire
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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):
- Strand
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noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- pander
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Andres
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noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- parted
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Parsee
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noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- patri-
-
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Teresa
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noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Pandit
-
noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- nested
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- trans.
-
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- tiered
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- sparid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- adren-
-
- penta-
-
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- pentad
-
noun,
a period of five years.
- perdie
-
adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- denti-
-
- depart
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- pained
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- desert
-
noun,
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all:
Synonyms: waste, wasteland, barren wilderness.
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- deters
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- pesade
-
noun,
a maneuver in which the horse is made to rear, keeping its hind legs stationary and its forelegs drawn in.
- peseta
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- spider
-
noun,
any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- pedant
-
noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- pedate
-
adjective,
having a foot or feet.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- adepts
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- spread
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- trepid
-
adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- spired
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- 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.
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- prand
-
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pres.
-
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prae-
-
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pred.
-
- peta-
-
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- petri
-
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pedi-
-
- PEDir
-
- pends
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- pene-
-
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- peri-
-
- 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.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- pert.
-
- patr-
-
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- pant-
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- pari-
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- 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.
- part.
-
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- pated
-
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- 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.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- step-
-
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Srta.
-
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- treed
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- treas
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tears
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- reni-
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- rept.
-
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- 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.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- retd.
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- 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).
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- spend
-
verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- spade
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- 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.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- span-
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- 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.
- speed
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Sept.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- seti-
-
- sanit
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- aeri-
-
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- andr-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- darts
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- ante-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Iran.
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- insep
-
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- anti-
-
- intr.
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- dist.
-
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- edit.
-
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- dent.
-
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- anis-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- 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.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- 30-30
-
- IATSE
-
- astr.
-
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- deeps
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- dept.
-
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Epis.
-
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- nears
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Epist
-
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- aden-
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- 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.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RNAS
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- 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.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- ARIS
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- EDTA
-
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Rep.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- end-
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Rida
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- art.
-
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- 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.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- rpt.
-
- 1080
-
- str.
-
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- dat.
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Din.
-
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dia-
-
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- deep
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Den.
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- dep.
-
- depr
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- der.
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- dir.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- dpt.
-
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- std.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Ste.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Sra.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- sepn
-
- dis-
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Ire.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Pers
-
- Aire
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- per.
-
- AInd
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- Pen.
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- aet.
-
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Pet.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- 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.
- ands
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- inae
-
- IndE
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ins.
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- int.
-
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- peds
-
- NADP
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- tri-
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- par.
-
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- NIRA
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Pan.
-
- trid
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- NTIA
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- tRNA
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pede
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- ped.
-
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- NASD
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- aer-
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- patd
-
- pat.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- pts.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- ten.
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- rad.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Apr.
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- PTSD
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 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.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- psia
-
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- PSAT
-
- ter.
-
- prs.
-
- prin
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- 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).
- Esd.
-
- epi-
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- TDRS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Ens.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- epit
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- psid
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Ind.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- pre-
-
- ANSI
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- pnea
-
- ant.
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- est.
-
- idae
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- esp.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIA
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- STP
-
- ard
-
- TSE
-
- DAE
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ast
-
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- SPR
-
- trp
-
- an.
-
- at.
-
- TID
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ATP
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ap-
-
- ad-
-
- DEA
-
- 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.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- STI
-
- Ar.
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ASR
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- de-
-
- ase
-
- TPN
-
- Sr.
-
- Tpr
-
- 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.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tr.
-
- ASI
-
- TPI
-
- Sta
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- tra
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- St.
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- tpd
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ae.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- APS
-
- spt
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- DAR
-
- ASN
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- PRA
-
- ese
-
- ESR
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- ERT
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ide
-
- 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.
- IDP
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ine
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ERP
-
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- Rd.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- RDA
-
- Npt
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- Nip
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NPR
-
- nr.
-
- NEA
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- Pa.
-
- pd.
-
- PEI
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noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- NED
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noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- ne-
-
- PID
-
- ise
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IPA
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- IRS
-
- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ISR
-
- NDE
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
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noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PDT
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RDS
-
- rt.
-
- Sp.
-
- sd.
-
- Sep
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noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- SER
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noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- RSE
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- rnd
-
- Pr.
-
- RNA
-
- DSP
-
- DSR
-
- DST
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SDI
-
- DNR
-
- DPA
-
- DPI
-
- DPS
-
- Dr.
-
- SDR
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SED
-
- DSA
-
- SAR
-
- DNA
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- DRE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAE
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- SDA
-
- EDP
-
- di.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- DET
-
- ed.
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- EDT
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- ene
-
- REA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- ean
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ead
-
- DN
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- SN
-
- 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.
- SA
-
- NP
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- ee
-
- i.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TD
-
- NI
-
- t.
-
- RP
-
- S.
-
- IP
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TN
-
- TP
-
- D.
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- DP
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- ND
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).