Anagrams of pedestrianism
Word pedestrianism has
2697 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of pedestrianism.
- administers
-
verb (used with object),
to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of:
- desipramine
-
noun,
a tricyclic antidepressant, C 18 H 22 N 2 , used for symptomatic relief in a variety of depressive states.
- dissepiment
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a partition or septum in a tissue.
- disseminate
-
verb (used with object),
to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse:
- East-sider
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noun,
a native or resident of the East Side of Manhattan, in New York City.
- intermedia
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adjective,
using or involving several media, as dance, slides, electronic music, film, and painting, simultaneously; multimedia.
- patisserie
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noun,
a shop where pastry, especially French pastry, is made and sold.
- dessiatine
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noun,
a Russian unit of land measure equal to 2.7 U.S. acres (1.1 hectare).
- administer
-
verb (used with object),
to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of:
- Parmenides
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noun,
flourished c450 b.c, Greek Eleatic philosopher.
- pedantries
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noun,
the character, qualities, practices, etc., of a pedant, especially undue display of learning.
- pedestrian
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noun,
a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.
- epinasties
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noun,
(especially of leaves) increased growth on the upper surface of an organ or part, causing it to bend downward.
- spearmints
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noun,
an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- spermidine
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noun,
a biogenic polyamine, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 NH(CH 2) 3 NH 2 , formed from putrescine, occurring widely in nature and first identified in semen.
- semainiers
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noun,
a chest of the 18th century having seven long drawers: originally meant to hold a week's supply of clothing.
- asperities
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noun,
harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity; acrimony:
- dispersant
-
noun,
something that disperses.
- depressant
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a sedative.
Compare stimulant (def 1).
- sea-spider
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noun,
any member of the arthropod class Pycnogonida, marine invertebrates with eight long walking legs attached to a small body consisting of a cephalothorax and vestigial abdomen.
- seminaries
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noun,
a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
- streamside
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noun,
the land on the sides of a stream.
- densities
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noun,
the state or quality of being dense; compactness; closely set or crowded condition.
- amnesties
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noun,
a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- passement
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noun,
a garment trimming of gold, silver, linen, or silk thread.
- Demetrias
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noun,
an ancient city in NE Greece, in Thessaly.
- steersman
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noun,
a person who steers a ship; helmsman.
- demitasse
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noun,
a small cup for serving strong black coffee after dinner.
- pistareen
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noun,
peseta (def 2).
- arsenides
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noun,
a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
- dempsters
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noun,
deemster.
- stepdames
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noun,
a stepmother.
- misprints
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noun,
a mistake in printing, as an instance of printing a letter or word other than that intended.
- amenities
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noun,
an agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility:
- dementias
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noun,
severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
- 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.
- epidermis
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noun,
Anatomy. the outer, nonvascular, nonsensitive layer of the skin, covering the true skin or corium.
- passerine
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adjective,
of, belonging, or pertaining to the order Passeriformes, comprising more than half of all birds and typically having the feet adapted for perching.
- arsenites
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- pinasters
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- disinters
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verb (used with object),
to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.
- semainier
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noun,
a chest of the 18th century having seven long drawers: originally meant to hold a week's supply of clothing.
- mantispid
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noun,
any neuropterous, mantislike insect of the family Mantispidae, the larvae of which are parasites in the nests of spiders or wasps.
- spermatid
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noun,
Cell Biology. one of the cells that result from the meiotic divisions of a spermatocyte and mature into spermatozoa.
- spermines
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noun,
a polyamine, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 NH(CH 2) 4 NH(CH 2) 3 NH 2 , formed from spermidine and occurring in all cells, especially prevalent in semen, sputum, pancreatic tissue, and certain yeasts.
- asiderite
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noun,
an iron-free meteorite consisting of friable material.
- readiness
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noun,
the condition of being ready.
- Aristides
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noun,
("the Just") 530?–468? b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- masteries
-
noun,
command or grasp, as of a subject:
- pediments
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noun,
(in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of a façade.
- spearmint
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noun,
an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- andesites
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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.
- pederasts
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noun,
a person who engages in pederasty.
- Petrinism
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noun,
the body of theological doctrine taught by, or attributed to, the apostle Peter.
- aperients
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- 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.
- Impatiens
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Impatiens, of the balsam family, having irregular flowers in which the calyx and corolla are not clearly distinguishable and bearing fruit that bursts open to scatter the seeds.
- tradesmen
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noun,
a person engaged in trade.
- stampedes
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noun,
a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- meridians
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noun,
Geography.
a great circle of the earth passing through the poles and any given point on the earth's surface.
the half of such a circle included between the poles.
- Mertensia
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Mertensia, of the borage family, including the lungworts and the Virginia cowslip.
- antimeres
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- Parseeism
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noun,
the religion and customs of the Parsees.
- airspeeds
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noun,
the forward speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it moves.
- diaeresis
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noun,
dieresis.
- dietaries
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noun,
a regulated allowance of food.
- near-miss
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noun,
a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
- distrains
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verb (used with object),
to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim.
- siderites
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noun,
Also called chalybite. a common mineral, iron carbonate, FeCO 3 , usually occurring in yellowish to deep-brown cleavable masses: a minor ore of iron.
- 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.
- distemper
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology.
Also called canine distemper. an infectious disease chiefly of young dogs, caused by an unidentified virus and characterized by lethargy, fever, catarrh, photophobia, and vomiting.
Also called colt distemper, equine distemper, strangles. an infectious disease of horses, caused by the bacillus Streptococcus equi and characterized by catarrh of the upper air passages and the formation of pus in the submaxillary and other lymphatic glands.
Also called cat distemper, feline agranulocytosis, feline distemper, feline infectious enteritis, feline panleukopenia. a usually fatal viral disease of cats, characterized by fever, vomiting, and diarrhea, leading to severe dehydration.
- dissipate
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verb (used with object),
to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
- Dissenter
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noun,
a person who dissents, as from an established church, political party, or majority opinion.
- Teiresias
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noun,
Tiresias.
- Neisseria
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noun,
any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Neisseria, certain species of which, as N. gonorrhoeae, are pathogenic for humans.
- resinates
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- dipterans
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- predatism
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noun,
the state of living as a predator or by predation.
- dispraise
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noun,
an act or instance of dispraising; censure.
- side-step
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noun,
a step to one side, as in dancing, skiing, or boxing.
- set-aside
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noun,
something, as land or profits, set aside for a particular purpose.
- Serpentis
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noun,
genitive of Serpens.
- destinies
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noun,
something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing; lot or fortune.
- detainers
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- dispenser
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noun,
a person or thing that dispenses.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- distrain
-
verb (used with object),
to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim.
- permeant
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adjective,
permeating; pervading.
- dainties
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noun,
something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.
- disparts
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verb (used with or without object),
to divide into parts; separate; sunder.
- disaster
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noun,
a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- sandpits
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noun,
a deep pit in sandy soil from which sand is excavated.
- pianisms
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noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- pianists
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noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- Asnieres
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noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- imprints
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noun,
a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
- imprests
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noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- pretends
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adjective,
Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit:
- dimeters
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noun,
a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.
- impresas
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- maitrise
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noun,
mastery; skill.
- pristine
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adjective,
having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- impastes
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verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- piasters
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- impaired
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noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- inserted
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- tiderips
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noun,
a rip caused by conflicting tidal currents or by a tidal current crossing a rough bottom.
- Peterman
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noun,
a safecracker.
- primines
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noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- disperse
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adjective,
Physical Chemistry. noting the dispersed particles in a dispersion.
- spiremes
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noun,
the threadlike chromatin of a cell nucleus, present during early meiosis or mitosis.
- diriment
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adjective,
causing to become wholly void; nullifying.
- spirants
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- spirited
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noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- spinster
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noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- pertains
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- aspirins
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noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- asserted
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Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- intrepid
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adjective,
resolutely fearless; dauntless:
- Primates
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noun,
the order comprising the primates.
- insiders
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noun,
a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.
- dipteran
-
noun,
a dipterous insect.
- spermine
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noun,
a polyamine, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 NH(CH 2) 4 NH(CH 2) 3 NH 2 , formed from spermidine and occurring in all cells, especially prevalent in semen, sputum, pancreatic tissue, and certain yeasts.
- sanities
-
noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- disrates
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verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- asterism
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noun,
Astronomy.
a group of stars.
a constellation.
- inspires
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verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- dispense
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noun,
Obsolete. expenditure.
- inspired
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adjective,
aroused, animated, or imbued with the spirit to do something, by or as if by supernatural or divine influence:
- distains
-
verb (used with object),
to discolor; stain; sully.
- persians
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- interims
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- stampers
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noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- Pierides
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plural noun,
the Muses.
- pismires
-
noun,
an ant.
- Dempster
-
noun,
deemster.
- diarists
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noun,
a person who keeps a diary.
- epitasis
-
noun,
the part of an ancient drama, following the protasis, in which the main action is developed.
Compare catastasis, catastrophe (def 4), protasis.
- premiate
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verb (used with object),
to grant a prize or an award to.
- diamines
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noun,
a compound containing two amino groups.
- step-ins
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- Piranesi
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
- sardines
-
noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- diameter
-
noun,
Geometry.
a straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere and meeting the circumference or surface at each end.
a straight line passing from side to side of any figure or body, through its center.
- enspirit
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verb (used with object),
inspirit.
- enmities
-
noun,
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
- depaints
-
verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- emprises
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noun,
an adventurous enterprise.
- predates
-
verb (used with object),
to date before the actual time; antedate:
- stepdame
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noun,
a stepmother.
- detrains
-
verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- temperas
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- emirates
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- earnests
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- strained
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- sarsenet
-
noun,
sarcenet.
- editress
-
noun,
a woman employed in the work of editing.
- detainer
-
noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- desmitis
-
noun,
inflammation of a ligament.
- destines
-
verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- despairs
-
noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- despites
-
noun,
contemptuous treatment; insult.
- east-end
-
noun,
a section of E London, England.
- diastems
-
noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- prenames
-
noun,
given name.
- stampede
-
noun,
a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- raiments
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- Dniester
-
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.
- pressmen
-
noun,
a person who operates or has charge of a printing press.
- destains
-
verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- standees
-
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.
- teniasis
-
noun,
taeniasis.
- Pressman
-
noun,
a person who operates or has charge of a printing press.
- pietisms
-
noun,
a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy.
- seedsman
-
noun,
a sower of seed.
- etamines
-
noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- St-Denis
-
noun,
Ruth, 1880?–1968, U.S. dancer.
- sediment
-
noun,
the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs.
- estampie
-
noun,
a medieval dance and instrumental form, in several repeated sections, associated chiefly with the trouvères.
- presidia
-
noun,
(in the Soviet Union and other Communist countries) an administrative committee, usually permanent and governmental, acting when its parent body is in recess but exercising full powers:
- pinaster
-
noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- demireps
-
noun,
a demimondaine.
- steadies
-
noun,
Informal. a person of the opposite sex whom one dates exclusively; sweetheart; boyfriend or girlfriend.
- diesters
-
noun,
an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- steamers
-
noun,
something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
- dementia
-
noun,
severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
- presides
-
verb (used without object),
to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
- dementis
-
noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- steapsin
-
noun,
the lipase present in pancreatic juice.
- dieresis
-
noun,
the separation of two adjacent vowels, dividing one syllable into two.
- presents
-
noun,
the present time.
- demerits
-
noun,
a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
- stearins
-
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.
- diatreme
-
noun,
a volcanic vent produced in a solid rock structure by the explosive energy of gases in magmas.
- pineries
-
noun,
a place in which pineapples are grown.
- diasters
-
noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- seamster
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sewing; tailor.
- disinter
-
verb (used with object),
to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.
- arsenite
-
noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- resident
-
noun,
a person who resides in a place.
- airtimes
-
noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- aniseeds
-
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.
- airspeed
-
noun,
the forward speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it moves.
- Ansermet
-
noun,
Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.
- trade-in
-
noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- airiness
-
noun,
openness to the air:
- trendies
-
noun,
a trendy person, place, object, or idea.
- M-series
-
noun,
See under M-line.
- antimere
-
noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- painters
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Meridian
-
noun,
Geography.
a great circle of the earth passing through the poles and any given point on the earth's surface.
the half of such a circle included between the poles.
- mediates
-
adjective,
acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
- mediants
-
noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- aperient
-
noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- resinate
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- sinapism
-
noun,
mustard plaster.
- simitars
-
noun,
scimitar.
- meanders
-
noun,
Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
- Tiresias
-
noun,
a blind prophet, usually said to have been blinded because he saw Athena bathing, and then to have been awarded the gift of prophecy as a consolation for his blindness.
- respites
-
noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- pederast
-
noun,
a person who engages in pederasty.
- pantries
-
noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- sentries
-
noun,
a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- pediment
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of a façade.
- arsenide
-
noun,
a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
- minsters
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- smartens
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- amerinds
-
noun,
Indian (def 1).
- minister
-
noun,
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- misdates
-
noun,
a wrong date.
- parities
-
noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- amidines
-
noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the CN 2 H 3 group, some of which have marked pharmacological action.
- mind-set
-
noun,
an attitude, disposition, or mood.
- minarets
-
noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- repaints
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- pastries
-
noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- misprint
-
noun,
a mistake in printing, as an instance of printing a letter or word other than that intended.
- misprise
-
verb (used with object),
misprize.
- pasterns
-
noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- misreads
-
verb (used with or without object),
to read wrongly.
- traipses
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- misspend
-
verb (used with object),
to spend wrongly or unwisely; squander; waste.
- andesite
-
noun,
a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.
- Messiaen
-
noun,
Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles [aw-lee-vyey œ-zhen praw-sper sharl] /ɔ liˈvyeɪ œˈʒɛn prɔˈspɛr ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1908–92, French composer and organist.
- Messenia
-
noun,
a division of ancient Greece, in the SW Peloponnesus: an important center of Mycenaean culture.
- misspent
-
adjective,
spent wrongly or unwisely; wasted:
- spearmen
-
noun,
a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
- sinister
-
adjective,
threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous:
- naperies
-
noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- martinis
-
noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- siderite
-
noun,
Also called chalybite. a common mineral, iron carbonate, FeCO 3 , usually occurring in yellowish to deep-brown cleavable masses: a minor ore of iron.
- retsinas
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- masseter
-
noun,
a short, thick, masticatory muscle, the action of which assists in closing the jaws by raising the mandible or lower jaw.
- Massenet
-
noun,
Jules Émile Frédéric [zhyl ey-meel frey-dey-reek] /ʒül eɪˈmil freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1842–1912, French composer.
- semiarid
-
adjective,
characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm):
- Aristide
-
noun,
Jean-Bertrand, born 1953, Haitian priest and political leader: first democratically elected president, 1991, 1994–96, 2001–04.
- adenitis
-
noun,
lymphadenitis.
- sidespin
-
noun,
a spinning motion imparted to a ball that causes it to rotate in course about its vertical axis.
- riptides
-
noun,
a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea.
- seriatim
-
adverb, adjective,
in a series; one after another.
- seriemas
-
noun,
either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
- nitrides
-
noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- red-tape
-
noun,
excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- spenders
-
noun,
a person who spends, especially one who habitually spends excessively or lavishly; spendthrift.
- niteries
-
noun,
a nightclub.
- Serendip
-
noun,
Arabic name of Sri Lanka.
- smarties
-
noun,
a smart aleck.
- sidestep
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid or dodge by stepping aside.
- matinees
-
noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- septimes
-
noun,
the seventh of eight defensive positions.
- arenites
-
noun,
psammite.
- painted
-
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.
- simitar
-
noun,
scimitar.
- misread
-
verb (used with or without object),
to read wrongly.
- seriema
-
noun,
either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
- stipend
-
noun,
a periodic payment, especially a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.
- pissant
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
- Nemesis
-
noun,
something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.:
- emirate
-
noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- Emerita
-
noun,
a woman with such status.
- presets
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- missend
-
verb (used with object),
to send or forward, especially mail, to a wrong place or person.
- disrate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- disseat
-
verb (used with object),
to unseat.
- strains
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- dissent
-
noun,
difference of sentiment or opinion.
- Siemens
-
noun,
Electricity. the standard unit of electrical conductance in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the reciprocal of the ohm and replacing the equivalent MKS unit (mho) Abbreviation: S.
- strands
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- pitiers
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- streams
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- seaters
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- preside
-
verb (used without object),
to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
- nasties
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- sedarim
-
noun,
a plural of Seder.
- dispart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to divide into parts; separate; sunder.
- Serpens
-
noun,
the Serpent, a constellation consisting of two separate parts, the head (Serpens Caput) and the tail (Serpens Cauda) with Ophiuchus in between.
- entasis
-
noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- Serpent
-
noun,
a snake.
- simians
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- misdate
-
noun,
a wrong date.
- sestina
-
noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- serapes
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- nitride
-
noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- Siamese
-
noun,
a native of Siam.
- misters
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- endears
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- pismire
-
noun,
an ant.
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- Nereids
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- stimies
-
noun,
stymie.
- empties
-
noun,
Informal. something that is empty, as a box, bottle, or can:
- misease
-
noun,
Archaic. discomfort; distress; suffering.
- EMPRESS
-
noun,
a female ruler of an empire.
- Empirin
-
- misstep
-
noun,
a wrong step.
- pitmans
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- entires
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- panders
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- predate
-
verb (used with object),
to date before the actual time; antedate:
- Tampere
-
noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- simpers
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- tampers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- sinters
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- prename
-
noun,
given name.
- paid-in
-
adjective,
having paid the dues, initiation fees, etc., required by an organization or association.
- Ditmars
-
noun,
Raymond Lee, 1876–1942, U.S. zoologist and author.
- tandems
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- sereins
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- tansies
-
noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- tapemen
-
noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- pretend
-
adjective,
Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit:
- premeds
-
noun,
a program of premedical study or training.
- Dnieper
-
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.
- sidemen
-
noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- Serapis
-
noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- premise
-
noun,
Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- sidearm
-
adverb,
with a swinging motion of the arm moving to the side of the body at shoulder level or below and nearly parallel to the ground:
- dissert
-
verb (used without object),
to discourse on a subject.
- present
-
noun,
the present time.
- strides
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- Seaside
-
noun,
the land along the sea; seacoast.
- mitered
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- panties
-
noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- pansies
-
noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- septime
-
noun,
the seventh of eight defensive positions.
- sideman
-
noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- praises
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- Sistine
-
adjective,
of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
- striped
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- priests
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- distain
-
verb (used with object),
to discolor; stain; sully.
- easiest
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- pandits
-
noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- pandies
-
noun,
a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.
- stripes
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- easters
-
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.
- minaret
-
noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- entraps
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- inserts
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- petards
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- seminar
-
noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- matinee
-
noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- Matisse
-
noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- sprites
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- insteps
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- instars
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- peteman
-
noun,
peterman.
- inspire
-
verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- insides
-
noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- meander
-
noun,
Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
- insider
-
noun,
a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.
- inseams
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- Massine
-
noun,
Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
- seiners
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- pedants
-
noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- inedita
-
plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- semites
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- Petrine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- mediant
-
noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- indites
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- pianism
-
noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- pianist
-
noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- mediate
-
adjective,
acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
- Piarist
-
noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- imprint
-
noun,
a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
- sprints
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- spriest
-
adjective,
a superlative of spry.
- imprest
-
noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- spirant
-
noun,
fricative (def 2).
- Spenser
-
noun,
Edmund, c1552–99, English poet.
- pentads
-
noun,
a period of five years.
- perinde
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) in the same manner as before.
- mantids
-
noun,
mantis.
- Maidens
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- Spender
-
noun,
a person who spends, especially one who habitually spends excessively or lavishly; spendthrift.
- semaise
-
noun,
cymaise.
- Permian
-
noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- madness
-
noun,
the state of being mad; insanity.
- penises
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Perseid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors appearing in August and radiating from a point in the constellation Perseus.
- spinets
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- marines
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- spreads
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- Martens
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Penates
-
plural noun,
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
- Martini
-
noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- spireas
-
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.
- spireme
-
noun,
the threadlike chromatin of a cell nucleus, present during early meiosis or mitosis.
- martins
-
noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- persist
-
verb (used without object),
to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:
- spirits
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- isatins
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- pesades
-
noun,
a maneuver in which the horse is made to rear, keeping its hind legs stationary and its forelegs drawn in.
- sprains
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- pesetas
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- pesters
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- medinas
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- impress
-
noun,
the act of impressing.
- entries
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- midairs
-
noun,
any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface:
- estrade
-
noun,
a slightly raised platform in a room or hall.
- pinards
-
noun,
wine.
- estamin
-
noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- Messier
-
noun,
Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1730–1817, French astronomer.
- Messina
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Sicily.
- esprits
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- steamed
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- steamer
-
noun,
something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
- pasters
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- pastern
-
noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- metiers
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- metisse
-
noun,
a woman of mixed ancestry.
- stearin
-
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.
- Mideast
-
noun,
Middle East.
- pasties
-
noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- pinders
-
noun,
peanut.
- sensate
-
adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- pinites
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- Epstein
-
noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- minders
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- miniate
-
verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- sedates
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- epimers
-
noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- Minster
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- step-in
-
noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- paresis
-
noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- estrins
-
noun,
estrone.
- etamine
-
noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- impresa
-
noun,
a device or emblem.
- patsies
-
noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- impers.
-
- Imperia
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Italy.
- impends
-
verb (used without object),
to be imminent; be about to happen.
- impedes
-
verb (used with object),
to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- meinies
-
noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- sparids
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- Meissen
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany, on the Elbe River: famous for fine porcelain.
- impaste
-
verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- impasse
-
noun,
a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
- imparts
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- Meitner
-
noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- impairs
-
noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- Staines
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- pastime
-
noun,
something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
- Pierian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- stamin-
-
- ideates
-
noun,
ideatum.
- senders
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- menders
-
noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- stamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- patines
-
noun,
patina.
- pieties
-
noun,
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
- standee
-
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.
- Meriden
-
noun,
a city in central Connecticut.
- Pietism
-
noun,
a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy.
- merisis
-
noun,
growth, especially growth resulting from cell division.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- Interim
-
noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- serines
-
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;
- dismast
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive (a ship) of masts; break off the masts of.
- sapiens
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
- amidins
-
noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- departs
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- depaint
-
verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- transp.
-
- amities
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- sardine
-
noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- amperes
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- deniers
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- santirs
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- tempers
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- demises
-
noun,
death or decease.
- demirep
-
noun,
a demimondaine.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- santims
-
noun,
a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
- demerit
-
noun,
a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
- dements
-
verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- dementi
-
noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- demeans
-
noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- deperms
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce the permanent magnetism of (a vessel) by wrapping an electric cable around it vertically athwartships and energizing the cable.
- amidine
-
noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the CN 2 H 3 group, some of which have marked pharmacological action.
- raiment
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- deserts
-
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.
- dessert
-
noun,
cake, pie, fruit, pudding, ice cream, etc., served as the final course of a meal.
- despite
-
noun,
contemptuous treatment; insult.
- despise
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe.
- despair
-
noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- airtime
-
noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- desmans
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- resents
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- resends
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- desires
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- resedas
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- depress
-
verb (used with object),
to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; deject; dispirit.
- reseats
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- ptisans
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- repines
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- dermat-
-
- AmerInd
-
noun,
Indian (def 1).
- repents
-
adjective,
creeping.
- repeats
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- dereism
-
noun,
autism.
- tempera
-
noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- aniseed
-
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.
- deities
-
noun,
a god or goddess.
- destine
-
verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- samisen
-
noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- dairies
-
noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- redness
-
noun,
the quality or state of being red.
- arsines
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- ARTEMIS
-
noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- tinders
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- tessera
-
noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- sandpit
-
noun,
a deep pit in sandy soil from which sand is excavated.
- tiderip
-
noun,
a rip caused by conflicting tidal currents or by a tidal current crossing a rough bottom.
- astride
-
preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- arpents
-
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.
- timpani
-
noun,
a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.
- Sanders
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- readies
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- asperse
-
verb (used with object),
to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- aspires
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- aspirin
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- tiepins
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- samites
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- daisies
-
noun,
any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
- tineids
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- emprise
-
noun,
an adventurous enterprise.
- Rameses
-
noun,
Ramses (def 1).
- remises
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- tenders
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- remiped
-
noun,
a remiped animal.
- reminds
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- aperies
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- Teniers
-
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.
- raisins
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- dearies
-
noun,
darling.
- tisanes
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- remands
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- dampens
-
verb (used with object),
to make damp; moisten:
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- tirades
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- termini
-
noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- Dampier
-
noun,
William, 1652–1715, English navigator, explorer, buccaneer, and writer.
- dampers
-
noun,
a person or thing that damps or depresses:
- reedman
-
noun,
a musician who plays a reed instrument.
- destain
-
verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- tressed
-
adjective,
(of the hair) arranged or formed into tresses; braided; plaited.
- detrain
-
verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- diamine
-
noun,
a compound containing two amino groups.
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- diapirs
-
noun,
a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below.
Compare plume (def 10), salt dome.
- tsarism
-
noun,
czarism.
- primine
-
noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- Diptera
-
noun,
the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- dirties
-
Idioms,
do (someone) dirty, Slang. to treat unfairly or reprehensibly, as by cheating or slandering.
- dimeter
-
noun,
a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.
- teasers
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- sateens
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- respite
-
noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- Prissie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Priscilla.
- riptide
-
noun,
a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- diaster
-
noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- primsie
-
adjective,
prim1 (def 1).
- diastem
-
noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- admires
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- detains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- diarist
-
noun,
a person who keeps a diary.
- disease
-
noun,
a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
- disarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- diester
-
noun,
an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- primate
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- diaries
-
noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Spears
-
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.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- speeds
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- masers
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- semens
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- deisms
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- Marini
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- nemat-
-
- reests
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- adeems
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- Pandit
-
noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- pedant
-
noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- neaped
-
adjective,
grounded until the next cycle of spring tides.
- Admete
-
noun,
a daughter of Eurystheus for whom Hercules took the golden girdle of Ares from Hippolyte.
- Median
-
noun,
Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- sempre
-
adverb,
throughout.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- remind
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- pedate
-
adjective,
having a foot or feet.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- remand
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- speans
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- matri-
-
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- adepts
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- mantid
-
noun,
mantis.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- Spirit
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- asides
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- perses
-
noun,
a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
- spines
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- sesame
-
noun,
a tropical, herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, whose small oval seeds are edible and yield an oil.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- 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.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- 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.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- spired
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- aspens
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- spirts
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- serine
-
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;
- pesade
-
noun,
a maneuver in which the horse is made to rear, keeping its hind legs stationary and its forelegs drawn in.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- spites
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- 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.
- peseta
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- sprats
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- irises
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- spread
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- tsadis
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 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.
- speers
-
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.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- penta-
-
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- 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.
- Medit.
-
- manses
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- pentad
-
noun,
a period of five years.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- spends
-
verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- perdie
-
adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- arsen-
-
- permit
-
noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- maists
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- sperm-
-
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- sperms
-
noun,
semen.
- madres
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- 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.
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- sparid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- amidin
-
noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- AmerSp
-
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- smarts
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- smears
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- smites
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- Smriti
-
noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- pained
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- padres
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- amidst
-
preposition,
amid.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- minder
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- parses
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- repass
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- parted
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- 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.
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- pander
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- resets
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- amends
-
noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- trepid
-
adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- ameers
-
noun,
emir.
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- resend
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Pamiri
-
noun,
a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
- 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.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Pamirs
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- sparse
-
adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- patri-
-
- Merida
-
noun,
suntan (def 2).
- merdes
-
noun,
excrement.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- menses
-
noun,
the periodic flow of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus; menstrual flow.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- mensas
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Mendes
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- sadism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. the condition in which sexual gratification depends on causing pain or degradation to others.
Compare masochism.
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- Sidras
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- menads
-
noun,
maenad.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- admits
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- spares
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- adren-
-
- mender
-
noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- sadist
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a person who has the condition of sadism, in which one receives sexual gratification from causing pain and degradation to another.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- midsts
-
- meters
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Midian
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Keturah. Gen. 25:1–4.
- repand
-
adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- midair
-
noun,
any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface:
- passed
-
noun,
an act of passing.
- septi-
-
- snipes
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- Passer
-
noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- trans.
-
- passim
-
adverb,
here and there: used in bibliographic references to indicate that the writer has drawn upon material scattered throughout the source cited.
- Ampere
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- spades
-
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.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- pastis
-
noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- Andres
-
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.
- messan
-
noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- messin
-
noun,
messan.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- pastes
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- tramps
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- simars
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- irides
-
noun,
a plural of iris.
- seisin
-
noun,
seizin.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- dement
-
verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- steams
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Esdras
-
noun,
either of the first two books of the Apocrypha, I Esdras or II Esdras.
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- steeds
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- pinder
-
noun,
peanut.
- seders
-
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.
- tandem
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- demies
-
noun,
a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- steeps
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- deters
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- steers
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- demise
-
noun,
death or decease.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- demits
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- prases
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- espies
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- demean
-
noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- dreamt
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- Stamps
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- stands
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- premed
-
noun,
a program of premedical study or training.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- stapes
-
noun,
the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
Also called stirrup.
Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- diapir
-
noun,
a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below.
Compare plume (def 10), salt dome.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- etapes
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- deesis
-
noun,
a representation in Byzantine art of Christ enthroned and flanked by the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist, often found on an iconostasis.
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- esters
-
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 .
- pinard
-
noun,
wine.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- deists
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- steads
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- epimer
-
noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- desman
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- pissed
-
noun,
urine.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- emesis
-
noun,
vomitus.
- stirps
-
noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- emends
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- dermas
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- desist
-
verb (used without object),
to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
- pistes
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Pitris
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- dermis
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network.
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- temper
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- edemas
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- 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.
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- streps
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- pitmen
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- denims
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- steres
-
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- enters
-
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:
- enter-
-
- Sardis
-
noun,
an ancient city in W Asia Minor: the capital of ancient Lydia.
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- sedate
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- denti-
-
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Empire
-
noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Enders
-
noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- sedans
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- Easter
-
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.
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- stimes
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- depart
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- deperm
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce the permanent magnetism of (a vessel) by wrapping an electric cable around it vertically athwartships and energizing the cable.
- niseis
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Dreams
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Peters
-
noun,
penis.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- sprits
-
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.
- rapids
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- distr.
-
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- Indris
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- Indies
-
noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- prides
-
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.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- Damien
-
noun,
Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
- inside
-
noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- insist
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- dismes
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- disarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- Petain
-
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.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- petard
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- intra-
-
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- primes
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- inter.
-
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- instr.
-
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- tidies
-
noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- stades
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Edessa
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Mesopotamia, on the modern site of Urfa: an early center of Christianity; the capital of a principality under the Crusaders.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- impede
-
verb (used with object),
to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- prests
-
noun,
a loan.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- impart
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- Ramses
-
noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- diesis
-
noun,
double dagger.
- impair
-
noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- impend
-
verb (used without object),
to be imminent; be about to happen.
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- drapes
-
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.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- imides
-
noun,
a compound derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by acidic groups, characterized by the =NH group.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- dassie
-
noun,
hyrax.
- Dassin
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1911–2008, French motion-picture director, born in the U.S.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- pierid
-
noun,
Also called pieridine [pahy-er-i-dahyn, -din] /paɪˈɛr ɪˌdaɪn, -dɪn/ (Show IPA). any member of the butterfly family Pieridae.
- teiids
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- satins
-
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.
- dimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- dampen
-
verb (used with object),
to make damp; moisten:
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- imper.
-
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- damper
-
noun,
a person or thing that damps or depresses:
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Sept.
-
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- pant-
-
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- prem.
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- 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.
- 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.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- pred.
-
- Pres.
-
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- sates
-
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.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- prand
-
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- 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.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prae-
-
- resp.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- 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.
- nitr-
-
- 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.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- pret.
-
- retd.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- semi-
-
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- pene-
-
- pends
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Sands
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- sanit
-
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- 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.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- PEDir
-
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- saids
-
noun,
sayyid.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Sans.
-
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- peta-
-
- samps
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- prim.
-
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- pert.
-
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- petri
-
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- petr-
-
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- 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.
- 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.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- peri-
-
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- pedi-
-
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- 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.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- pass.
-
- pases
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- sards
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- part.
-
- 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.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- seats
-
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.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- pari-
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- rept.
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- sadis
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 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.
- 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).
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- seems
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- 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.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- seeds
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- 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.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- patr-
-
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- pated
-
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- sends
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- 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.
- reni-
-
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- tears
-
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- dist.
-
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- dimin
-
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- drams
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- 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.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- 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.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- dress
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- deism
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- demes
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- demi-
-
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- dent.
-
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- dept.
-
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- derm-
-
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- temp.
-
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- diam.
-
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- 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).
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- 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.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ster.
-
- Epis.
-
- Epist
-
- step-
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- 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.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- 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 .
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- emend
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- edema
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edit.
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Emden
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Germany.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Amer.
-
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- amid-
-
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- treas
-
- 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).
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- andr-
-
- 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.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- anim.
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- AMEDS
-
- 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.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- 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.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- 30-30
-
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 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.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- adeem
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- aden-
-
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- damps
-
noun,
moisture; humidity; moist air:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
-
- 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.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- 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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- dames
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- term.
-
- assn.
-
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- darts
-
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Deems
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- 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).
- asst.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- apses
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- Armen
-
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- timid
-
adjective,
lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- 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.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- span-
-
- merde
-
noun,
excrement.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- mesas
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- 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.
- meta-
-
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metr-
-
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- 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.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Midis
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- mast-
-
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- matr-
-
- 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.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Meade
-
noun,
George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War.
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- spasm
-
noun,
Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Medea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a sorceress, daughter of Aeëtes and wife of Jason, whom she assisted in obtaining the Golden Fleece: when Jason deserted her, she killed their children.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- meeds
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Mende
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- snaps
-
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- speed
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- simps
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- 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.
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nears
-
- sides
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- seti-
-
- nests
-
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.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mini-
-
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Miss.
-
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- MSEnt
-
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- MPers
-
- siris
-
noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- 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.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- sipid
-
adjective,
having a pleasing taste or flavor.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- imit.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- imide
-
noun,
a compound derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by acidic groups, characterized by the =NH group.
- spies
-
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Srta.
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Iran.
-
- init.
-
- insep
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- insp.
-
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- inst.
-
- intr.
-
- 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.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- irid-
-
- irids
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- 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.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- spend
-
verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- IATSE
-
- std.
-
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- Ste.
-
- tri-
-
- rpt.
-
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- sepn
-
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tRNA
-
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- SRAM
-
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- 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.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- trid
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- 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.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 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.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- rit.
-
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- 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.
- 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.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- RNAS
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Sam.
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tasm
-
- Sem.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- ter.
-
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- 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.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- 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.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Sat.
-
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- 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.
- SASE
-
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- 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.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- TDRS
-
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- SMSA
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- SMTP
-
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Sra.
-
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- 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.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Ens.
-
- 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.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- str.
-
- 1080
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- dim.
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- MIPS
-
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mis-
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- 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.
- dia-
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- MNAS
-
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- der.
-
- min.
-
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- dep.
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Mede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Media.
- meed
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- men-
-
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- ment
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- MEPA
-
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- mes-
-
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- met.
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mid.
-
- MIDI
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- midn
-
- depr
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- meas
-
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- damp
-
noun,
moisture; humidity; moist air:
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- NASD
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neem
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- 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.
- ates
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- atm.
-
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- MSIE
-
- Den.
-
- deme
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- mRNA
-
- Dem.
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSAE
-
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- MSEE
-
- 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).
- deem
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- MSPE
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- MSTS
-
- 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.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dat.
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- NADP
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- Ind.
-
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- idae
-
- 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).
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- est.
-
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Imp.
-
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- inae
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- INRI
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- end-
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- emia
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- EMet
-
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- epi-
-
- epit
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- EDTA
-
- Esd.
-
- ESIS
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- esp.
-
- IndE
-
- ins.
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- MAEd
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Man.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- dir.
-
- Mar.
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- MDAP
-
- MDES
-
- mdnt
-
- mdse
-
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- int.
-
- dpt.
-
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISSN
-
- 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.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itis
-
- 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.
- med.
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dis-
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- ands
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pts.
-
- PTSD
-
- 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).
- amt.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- amp.
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- rad.
-
- RADM
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- amdt
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- NIRA
-
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- 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.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- 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.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- 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.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pnea
-
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- psid
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pre-
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prin
-
- ant.
-
- prs.
-
- ANSI
-
- PSAT
-
- psia
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- 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.
- Rep.
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- Adm.
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- AIME
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rida
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- AISI
-
- 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.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- AInd
-
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- 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.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Apr.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pat.
-
- patd
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Arm.
-
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- ARIS
-
- 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.
- ped.
-
- pede
-
- peds
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- ASME
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- ASTM
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASSR
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- NTIA
-
- asis
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pam.
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- Pan.
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Emp.
-
- Pen.
-
- Pers
-
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- 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.
- 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.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- per.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- 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.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- TSI
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- STM
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- ASN
-
- DSM
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- DAE
-
- ASM
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- at.
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ASI
-
- tpd
-
- ase
-
- STP
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TID
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- TSE
-
- Am.
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ap-
-
- trp
-
- eir
-
- ad-
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- an.
-
- EDT
-
- Ar.
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- 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.
- ASR
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- EIS
-
- EDP
-
- ATP
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ast
-
- ae.
-
- TSP
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- TIA
-
- EAM
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- DMS
-
- DPS
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- DPM
-
- Tpr
-
- DPI
-
- DPA
-
- DNR
-
- DNA
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- 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.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- DMT
-
- DMA
-
- de-
-
- 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.
- AME
-
- 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.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- di.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DET
-
- AMS
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- DEA
-
- TPN
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TPM
-
- EMR
-
- 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.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ean
-
- TPI
-
- ead
-
- ea.
-
- ETD
-
- ARS
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ard
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- DST
-
- DSS
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- DSR
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- 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.
- 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.
- DSP
-
- DSA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- DRE
-
- APS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- 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.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Dr.
-
- DAR
-
- Me.
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- Ps.
-
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- Pa.
-
- pd.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
-
- Pr.
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- prn
-
- pt.
-
- NMI
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PDT
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- PID
-
- 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:
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- NMR
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- MTP
-
- MTS
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- EMT
-
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- SID
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- 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
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NIM
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noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- PIN
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noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pir
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noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- MSE
-
- RTS
-
- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- RDA
-
- RDS
-
- REA
-
- 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.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- SAE
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Sp.
-
- sd.
-
- rte
-
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- 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.
- RPM
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- 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.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- SED
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PMT
-
- PRA
-
- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDS
-
- SDR
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- PSA
-
- PSE
-
- PSS
-
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Rd.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RMA
-
- RMS
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plural,
ream.
- SAR
-
- RPS
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- MSI
-
- TSS
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ine
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSR
-
- SSN
-
- SSM
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSD
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- spt
-
- SPS
-
- MSD
-
- IPM
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- SPR
-
- ise
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Sta
-
- in.
-
- ist
-
- ESA
-
- en-
-
- STI
-
- ene
-
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ese
-
- ier
-
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- 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
-
- 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).
- ide
-
- 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.
- ISR
-
- IPA
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SMS
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MDT
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MEP
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- mi.
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MNE
-
- ITA
-
- MIE
-
- MNA
-
- MIT
-
- SMA
-
- SMD
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MNS
-
- MIP
-
- MPA
-
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- Md.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- MRP
-
- MSA
-
- MPE
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- ite
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- MN
-
- 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.
- SM
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- SA
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- S.
-
- RP
-
- NP
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- N.
-
- NI
-
- 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
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- DN
-
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- DM
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- MP
-
- TM
-
- IP
-
- 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.
- TN
-
- TP
-
- 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.
- ee
-
- SN
-
- RN
-
- t.
-
- TD
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- D.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- EI
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RI
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- NM
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ND
-