Anagrams of perorations
Word perorations has
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- peroration
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noun,
a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
- resorption
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noun,
the destruction, disappearance, or dissolution of a tissue or part by biochemical activity, as the loss of bone or of tooth dentin.
- portioners
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noun,
a person who receives or holds a portion, or who divides something into portions.
- periastron
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noun,
the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).
- retorsion
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noun,
retaliation or reprisal by one state identical or similar to an act by an offending state, such as high tariffs or discriminating duties.
- posterior
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noun,
the hinder parts or rump of the body; buttocks.
- transpire
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verb (used with object),
to emit or give off (waste matter, watery vapor, an odor, etc.) through the surface, as of the body or of leaves.
- resonator
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noun,
anything that resonates.
- priorates
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noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- operation
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noun,
an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- pronators
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. any of several muscles that permit pronation of the hand, forelimb, or foot.
- oratories
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noun,
skill or eloquence in public speaking:
- portioner
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noun,
a person who receives or holds a portion, or who divides something into portions.
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- Peronista
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noun,
Peronist.
- terrapins
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noun,
any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- esotropia
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noun,
strabismus in which one eye deviates inward.
- atropines
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- serration
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noun,
serrated condition or form.
- Pretoria
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noun,
a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- positron
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noun,
an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- arterio-
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- introrse
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adjective,
turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- rotaries
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noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- teaspoon
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noun,
a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
- terrapin
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noun,
any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- printers
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noun,
a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
- priorate
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noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- protero-
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- prisoner
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noun,
a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.
- prorates
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- pronates
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- pronator
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. any of several muscles that permit pronation of the hand, forelimb, or foot.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- 11-point
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- sororate
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noun,
subsequent or concurrent marriage with a wife's sister.
- partners
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noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- partiers
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noun,
partyer.
- Paterson
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- patroons
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Peronist
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noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- operator
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noun,
a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like:
- Pointers
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- operants
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- sorption
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noun,
the state or process of being sorbed.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- Sorrento
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noun,
a seaport in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: resort; cathedral; ancient ruins.
- pierrots
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noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- one-spot
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noun,
the upward face of a die bearing one pip or a domino one half of which bears one pip.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- nitroso-
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- trainers
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- praetors
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- retrains
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- tropaion
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noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- tropines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- reprints
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noun,
a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- troopers
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noun,
a horse-cavalry soldier.
- antrorse
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adjective,
bent or directed forward or upward.
- restrain
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verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- operons
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noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- trooper
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noun,
a horse-cavalry soldier.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- prorate
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- pronota
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noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- re-sort
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verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- orarion
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noun,
a stole worn by deacons.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- roister
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verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- perrons
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noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- rooster
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noun,
the male of domestic fowl and certain game birds; cock.
- rooters
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- Orontes
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noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- enroots
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verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- soprano
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noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Rosario
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noun,
a port in E Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- reports
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noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- isotone
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noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- ironers
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- stearo-
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- praetor
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- potions
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noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- isotope
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noun,
any of two or more forms of a chemical element, having the same number of protons in the nucleus, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus, or different atomic weights. There are 275 isotopes of the 81 stable elements, in addition to over 800 radioactive isotopes, and every element has known isotopic forms. Isotopes of a single element possess almost identical properties.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- reprint
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noun,
a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
- sterno-
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- striper
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noun,
Military.
a naval officer whose uniform sleeve displays stripes:
an enlisted person of any of the armed services whose sleeve displays stripes denoting years of service:
- porions
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- porters
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noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- portion
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noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- presort
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verb (used with object),
to sort (letters, packages, etc.) by zip code or class before collection or delivery to a post office.
- Pierrot
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noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- roaster
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noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- pronaos
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noun,
(in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- antero-
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- airport
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noun,
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
- Printer
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noun,
a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- sporont
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noun,
(in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
- sporran
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noun,
(in Scottish Highland costume) a large pouch for men, commonly of fur, worn, suspended from a belt, in front of the kilt.
- pretors
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noun,
praetor.
- sporter
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noun,
a person or thing that sports, as a participant in a sport.
- tarsier
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- tarpons
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- Preston
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noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- patroon
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- parrots
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noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- Serrano
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noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- partier
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noun,
partyer.
- Ariosto
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noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- arteri-
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- raptors
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noun,
a raptorial bird.
- parries
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noun,
an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
- aristo-
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- ratoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- torpors
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noun,
sluggish inactivity or inertia.
- torsion
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- transp.
-
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- Torrens
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noun,
Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
- partner
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noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- atopies
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noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- toreros
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noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- rapiers
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noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- Atropos
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noun,
the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
- repairs
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noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- snorter
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noun,
a person or thing that snorts.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- arpents
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- Torreon
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noun,
a city in N Mexico.
- arseno-
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- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- partons
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- sporo-
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- patios
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- sprint
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- sprain
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- sprier
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adjective,
a comparative of spry.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- parrot
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noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Sarton
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noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- sapro-
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- sproat
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noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- sprent
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adjective,
sprinkled.
- Norris
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noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- sapote
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- Perrin
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- pastor
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noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- Porter
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noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- porion
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- pooris
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noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- patens
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- tripes
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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.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- parton
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- poison
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noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- Piston
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noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- 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.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- steno-
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- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- tripos
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noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- nitro-
-
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- 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.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- 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.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- septi-
-
- aeron.
-
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orator
-
noun,
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pernor
-
noun,
a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
- Perron
-
noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- troops
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- osteo-
-
- 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.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- penta-
-
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- 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.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- tropo-
-
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- 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.
- spiro-
-
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- retro-
-
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- patri-
-
- petro-
-
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- panto-
-
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- repros
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- proto-
-
- Proton
-
noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- eroto-
-
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- ptero-
-
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- rooter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- iatro-
-
- priors
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- report
-
noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- proser
-
noun,
a person who talks or writes in prose.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- rapier
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- trans.
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- 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.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- repair
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- treasr
-
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- torero
-
noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- astron
-
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- astro-
-
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- rasper
-
noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- torpor
-
noun,
sluggish inactivity or inertia.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- 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):
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- intro.
-
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- isopor
-
noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- pretor
-
noun,
praetor.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- intra-
-
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- rotors
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- aniso-
-
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- tarso-
-
- Potosi
-
noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- inter.
-
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- instr.
-
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- priers
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- prae-
-
- peri-
-
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- sero-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Sept.
-
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- 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.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- post-
-
- rotor
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Port.
-
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- 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.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reni-
-
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- 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.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- patr-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- rept.
-
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- sanit
-
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- rears
-
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- resp.
-
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- pron.
-
- pros.
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Prot.
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- petr-
-
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- 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.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- 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.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- 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).
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- pert.
-
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- poet.
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- 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.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- pret.
-
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- peta-
-
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Pres.
-
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- restr
-
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- 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.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- petri
-
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- 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.
- teno-
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- IATSE
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- insep
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insp.
-
- 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.
- terr.
-
- tears
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Epis.
-
- Epist
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- 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.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- erron
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- inst.
-
- intr.
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- naso-
-
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nears
-
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Iran.
-
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- seti-
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- treas
-
- areo-
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- anis-
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- 30-30
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- trop-
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- 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.
- 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:
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- topo-
-
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- tono-
-
- tonia
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- ation
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- 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.
- 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:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- sito-
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- span-
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- onto-
-
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- 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.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- 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.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- oste-
-
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- opto-
-
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- 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.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- OPers
-
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- 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.
- 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.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- Srta.
-
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- parrs
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- part.
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- step-
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- pari-
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- noso-
-
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- noto-
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- pant-
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- 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.
- spor-
-
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Sino-
-
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- 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.
- RNAS
-
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- rit.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- 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.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tron
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- tRNA
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- sepn
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- tri-
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- ten.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Ste.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- rpt.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- str.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Sra.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- ter.
-
- 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.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- top-
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- RONA
-
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Soni
-
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- tion
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- 1080
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- oto-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ens.
-
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- oro-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- 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.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- epi-
-
- epit
-
- opia
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPer
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- pat.
-
- Pers
-
- per.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Pen.
-
- 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.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- ator
-
- 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.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- par.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- iso-
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Ont.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- int.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- 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.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- neo-
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- ins.
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- NIRA
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- NTIA
-
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- 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).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- inae
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pet.
-
- pre-
-
- pts.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- ano-
-
- psia
-
- ANSI
-
- PSAT
-
- ant.
-
- prs.
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- 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.
- prin
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pot.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- 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.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- apo-
-
- Apr.
-
- 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.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ARIS
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- repr
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Rep.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- aet.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- Aire
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- pro-
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- 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.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pnea
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- 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.
- 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.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- 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.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- arr.
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- TSP
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- 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.
- IRS
-
- TSI
-
- ase
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TPI
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TPN
-
- ine
-
- ae.
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Ir.
-
- IPA
-
- ASN
-
- TSE
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IOT
-
- IPS
-
- IRO
-
- trp
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- ASI
-
- ast
-
- ap-
-
- at.
-
- ASR
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- in.
-
- EPS
-
- aor
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- 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.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERP
-
- ARS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ea.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- en-
-
- APS
-
- EPA
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- 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.
- ean
-
- 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.
- Tpr
-
- ETR
-
- ier
-
- tr.
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Tro
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETS
-
- tra
-
- ERT
-
- ETO
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ATP
-
- ESR
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- eo-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- TIA
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ESA
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- 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.
- ISR
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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).
- 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.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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:
- se-
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PIO
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SAR
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- POA
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- ist
-
- ose
-
- OSO
-
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- Pa.
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- PTO
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROA
-
- ROP
-
- RNR
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RNA
-
- 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.
- REA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Re.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- rt.
-
- POR
-
- SAE
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- RSE
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- PRA
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- PSA
-
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- 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.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- spt
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOP
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- NPR
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- SPR
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- op.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIA
-
- OAO
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- 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:
- STP
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- STI
-
- NES
-
- OSA
-
- Npt
-
- OAP
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ons
-
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oon
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OOT
-
- OPA
-
- ONI
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ONR
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- OEO
-
- NI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- t.
-
- RO
-
- AO
-
- T1
-
- TN
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TP
-
- 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.
- 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.
- OA
-
- NP
-
- RI
-
- O.
-
- RP
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- i.
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- RN
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SN
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- IP
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- P.
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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.