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Word picture-writing has
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- interrupt
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noun,
Computers. a hardware signal that breaks the flow of program execution and transfers control to a predetermined storage location so that another procedure can be followed or a new operation carried out.
- intrigue
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noun,
the use of underhand machinations or deceitful stratagems.
- write-in
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noun,
a candidate or vote for a candidate not listed on the printed ballot but written onto it by the voter:
- piercing
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adjective,
loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
- wren-tit
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noun,
a small, brown bird, Chamaea fasciata, of the western U.S., resembling a wren and a titmouse, and having a long, tapered tail.
- intercut
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noun,
a film sequence or scene produced by intercutting.
- wing-tip
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noun,
Also, wingtip. the extreme outer edge of an airplane wing.
- prurient
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adjective,
having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.
- Negritic
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adjective,
of or relating to blacks or to the Negritos.
- retiring
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- tincture
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noun,
Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
- tripwire
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noun,
a wire used to set off concealed explosives, as one stretched across a footpath to be struck and activated by the foot of an enemy soldier.
- uttering
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noun,
the crime of knowingly tendering or showing a forged instrument or counterfeit coin to another with intent to defraud.
- write-up
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noun,
a written description or account, as in a newspaper or magazine:
- Printer
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noun,
a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
- neritic
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adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- igniter
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noun,
a person or thing that ignites.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- petting
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noun,
Informal. kissing, caressing, and other sexual activity between partners that does not involve sexual intercourse.
Compare heavy petting.
- incipit
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noun,
the introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a medieval manuscript or an early printed book.
- puttier
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noun,
a person who putties, as a glazier.
- cutting
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that cuts.
- critter
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noun,
a domesticated animal.
- cuprite
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noun,
a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
- current
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noun,
a flowing; flow, as of a river.
- gittern
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noun,
cittern.
- periwig
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noun,
a wig, especially a peruke.
- recruit
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noun,
a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
- grunter
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noun,
a hog.
- nitrite
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- picrite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- pitting
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noun,
the act or operation of digging a pit or pits.
- 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.
- cittern
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- picture
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noun,
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
- reprint
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noun,
a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
- centri-
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- written
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verb,
a past participle of write.
- witting
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noun,
North England. knowledge.
- writing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that writes.
- wringer
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noun,
a person or thing that wrings.
- recti-
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- tinter
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Ritter
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noun,
a knight.
- Triune
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- intuit
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verb (used with or without object),
to know or receive by intuition.
- unripe
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adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- irenic
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adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- unwept
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adjective,
not wept for; unmourned:
- nitwit
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noun,
a slow-witted, stupid, or foolish person.
- ringer
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noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- Cutter
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noun,
a person who cuts, especially as a job, as one who cuts fabric for garments.
- irreg.
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- uretic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- tip-in
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noun,
tap-in.
- get-up
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noun,
getup.
- Girtin
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noun,
Thomas, 1775–1802, English painter.
- Nutter
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noun,
a person who gathers nuts.
- twicer
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noun,
Slang. a two-time loser.
- erring
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adjective,
going astray; in error; wrong.
- turret
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noun,
a small tower, usually one forming part of a larger structure.
- Turpin
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noun,
Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
- turnip
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noun,
the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
- Turner
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noun,
a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
- return
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noun,
the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
- Turing
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noun,
Alan Mathison [math-uh-suh n] /ˈmæθ ə sən/ (Show IPA), 1912–54, English mathematician, logician, and pioneer in computer theory.
- twinge
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noun,
a sudden, sharp pain:
- inter.
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- repugn
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verb (used with object),
to oppose or refute.
- ungirt
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adjective,
having a girdle loosened or removed.
- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- putter
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noun,
puttering or ineffective action; dawdling.
- incite
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- tie-in
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Rutter
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noun,
portolano.
- urgent
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adjective,
compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing:
- Gunite
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noun,
a mixture of cement, sand or crushed slag, and water, sprayed over reinforcement as a lightweight concrete construction.
- Gunter
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noun,
a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually by two rings, in such a way that the spar can slide up the mast to spread the sail.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- wiring
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noun,
an act of a person who wires.
- tiepin
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noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- citrin
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Prince
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- pignut
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noun,
the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra, of North America.
- Winter
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noun,
the cold season between autumn and spring in northern latitudes (in the Northern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; in the Southern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox).
- pricer
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noun,
(especially in retail stores) an employee who establishes prices at which articles will be sold, or one who affixes price tags to merchandise.
- gutter
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noun,
a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for leading off surface water.
- pinite
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noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- ignite
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verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- writer
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noun,
a person engaged in writing books, articles, stories, etc., especially as an occupation or profession; an author or journalist.
- centr-
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- centi-
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- precut
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- pitier
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noun,
a person who pities.
- tie-up
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noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- cringe
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noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- pituri
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noun,
a solanaceous shrub or small tree, Duboisia hopwoodi, of Australia.
- Rupert
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noun,
Prince, 1619–82, German Royalist general and admiral in the English Civil War (nephew of Charles I of England).
- Curtin
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noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- Currie
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noun,
East Indian Cookery. a pungent dish of vegetables, onions, meat or fish, etc., flavored with various spices or curry powder, and often eaten with rice.
- puttie
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noun,
puttee.
- genit.
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- curite
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Winger
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noun,
(in Rugby, soccer, etc.) a person who plays a wing position.
- incept
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- pectin
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noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- purine
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noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- irrupt
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verb (used without object),
to break or burst in suddenly.
- 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.
- Wigner
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noun,
Eugene Paul, 1902–95, U.S. physicist, born in Hungary: Nobel prize 1963.
- tinct.
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- cuirie
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noun,
a hardened leather piece for protecting the breast, worn over mail.
- incr.
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- icing
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noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- Tepic
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- rutin
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Irgun
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noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- input
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noun,
something that is put in.
- runic
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adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- init.
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- Rugen
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noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- inept
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adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- intr.
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- inure
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Inuit
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noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- incur
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verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- Nitti
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noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- Irwin
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noun,
Wallace, 1875–1959, U.S. journalist and humorist.
- petri
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- recip
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- rcpt.
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- purge
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noun,
the act or process of purging.
- Punic
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noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- Pugin
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noun,
Augustus Charles, 1762–1832, French architectural draftsman and archaeologist in England.
- peri-
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- pert.
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- Petit
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adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- petr-
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- petti
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noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- Recit
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- prunt
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noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- pewit
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noun,
the lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.
- prune
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noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- print
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- prier
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noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- Price
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- pret.
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- Pitri
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noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- Piute
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noun,
Paiute.
- nuci-
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- recpt
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- ripen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- neut.
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- Rieti
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noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- ricin
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- ricer
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noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- rewin
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verb (used with object),
to win back or again.
- re-up
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verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- rerun
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noun,
the act of rerunning.
- rept.
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- repic
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noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- neur-
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- reni-
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- rect.
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- reign
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noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Regt.
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- Niger
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noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Regin
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noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
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- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- recur
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verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- Iceni
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noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- tiger
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noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- terr.
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- Ugric
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noun,
a branch of the Uralic family of languages, consisting of Hungarian and two languages, Khanty and Mansi, spoken in western Siberia.
- cutin
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noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- unwit
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to render devoid of wit; derange.
- untie
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verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- unrip
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verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- unrig
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verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- unpeg
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verb (used with object),
to remove the pegs from.
- unite
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Unit.
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- engr.
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- twite
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noun,
a small finch, Carduelis flavirostris, of northern Europe, having streaked brown plumage and, in the male, a pink breast.
- urger
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noun,
a person or thing that urges.
- twine
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noun,
a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
- eruct
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- erupt
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verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- Erwin
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noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “boar” and “friend.”.
- twice
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adverb,
two times, as in succession:
- twerp
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noun,
an insignificant or despicable fellow:
- Ewing
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noun,
a township in W New Jersey.
- Turin
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noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- tunic
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noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- cutie
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noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- urine
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noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- trite
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adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Cirri
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noun,
a plural of cirrus.
- 30-30
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- wrung
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noun,
a wringing; forcible twist or squeeze.
- cent.
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- cert.
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- write
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Verb phrases,
write down,
to set down in writing; record; note.
to direct one's writing to a less intelligent reader or audience:
- cetin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- wring
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noun,
a wringing; forcible twist or squeeze.
- cine-
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- wrier
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adjective,
comparative of wry.
- Witte
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noun,
Sergei Yulievich [sur-gey yool-yuh-vich;; Russian syir-gyey yoo-lyi-vyich] /sɜrˈgeɪ ˈyul yə vɪtʃ;; Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ˈyu lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1849–1915, Russian statesman.
- Utter
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adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- wirer
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noun,
a person who wires.
- crept
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noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crier
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noun,
a person who cries.
- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- wiper
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noun,
a person or thing that wipes.
- crit.
-
- cruet
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- wince
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noun,
a wincing or shrinking movement; a slight start.
- curet
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Curie
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noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- truce
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- twirp
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noun,
twerp.
- titre
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noun,
titer.
- grunt
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noun,
a sound of grunting.
- Tigre
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noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- titer
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noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Guin.
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- Trier
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noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Trent
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noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Teut.
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- trig.
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- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- getup
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noun,
costume; outfit:
- gript
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noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Terri
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noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tripe
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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.
- genip
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noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- genii
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noun,
a plural of genius.
- Gwent
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noun,
a county in S Wales. 531 sq. mi. (1376 sq. km).
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- genic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- gwine
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verb,
present part. of go1 .
- ginep
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noun,
genip.
- grice
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noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- wipe
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noun,
an act of wiping:
- trit
-
- Wing
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noun,
either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- wine
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noun,
the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- Prut
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noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Wien
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noun,
Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1864–1928, German physicist: Nobel prize 1911.
- wert
-
verb,
a 2nd person singular pt. indicative and subj. of be.
- wept
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noun,
weeping, or a fit of weeping.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- went
-
noun,
the act of going:
- puir
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adjective,
poor.
- ptg.
-
- wite
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noun,
a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime.
a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- writ
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noun,
Law.
a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act.
(in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
- ter.
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- wrnt
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- pre-
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- prec
-
- tent
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noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- ten.
-
- tier
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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.
- wire
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noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- prie
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noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Wren
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noun,
any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, especially Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark-brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail.
Compare house wren, marsh wren, rock wren, winter wren.
- prig
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noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- prin
-
- Witt
-
noun,
Katarina [kat-uh-ree-nuh] /ˌkæt əˈri nə/ (Show IPA), born 1965, German figure skater.
- pung
-
noun,
a sleigh with a boxlike body.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- Weir
-
noun,
a small dam in a river or stream.
- Rep.
-
- regr
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- twin
-
noun,
either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth.
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- twig
-
noun,
a slender shoot of a tree or other plant.
- 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.
- rit.
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- twit
-
noun,
an act of twitting.
- repr
-
- twi-
-
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- 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.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- trug
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- 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.
- Reg.
-
- WCTU
-
- Tit.
-
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- Rigi
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
- purr
-
noun,
the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
- putt
-
noun,
an act of putting.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- rpt.
-
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- uret
-
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tri-
-
- uni-
-
- ungt
-
- 1080
-
- 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.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Gen.
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cur.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- GWEN
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gwendolyn or Guenevere.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ctr.
-
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- Ger.
-
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Ire.
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- INRI
-
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Eur.
-
- Inc.
-
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- ect-
-
- NCTE
-
- iiwi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian honeycreeper, Vestiaria coccinea, having a red body, black wings, and a deeply curved pinkish-red bill.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ign.
-
- Ice.
-
- NEWT
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Curr
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- enc.
-
- Eng.
-
- etc.
-
- epi-
-
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- 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.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- cet-
-
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- CERN
-
- 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.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- cen.
-
- 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.
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- epit
-
- 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.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- Pet.
-
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Grew
-
verb,
simple past tense of grow.
- crew
-
noun,
a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together:
- int.
-
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- pct.
-
- cit.
-
- Pegu
-
noun,
a city in central Burma: pagodas.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Pen.
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- cir.
-
- per.
-
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- ETR
-
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERT
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- eu-
-
- GCT
-
- TNT
-
- TPI
-
- TPN
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- GCI
-
- gi.
-
- trp
-
- GCE
-
- Tu.
-
- tue
-
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- GPU
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- GCR
-
- UPC
-
- ERP
-
- CRP
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- wet
-
noun,
something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
- Wig
-
noun,
an artificial covering of hair for all or most of the head, of either synthetic or natural hair, worn to be stylish or more attractive.
- Win
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ctg
-
- cte
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRT
-
- WIP
-
- CPU
-
- wen
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- CPR
-
- WIT
-
noun,
the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
- CPI
-
- CIP
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CIE
-
- CGI
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- EPT
-
- ECG
-
- twp
-
- UCR
-
- UIT
-
- unc
-
- Une
-
- ung
-
- Ep.
-
- en-
-
- eir
-
- unp
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ec-
-
- Wei
-
noun,
any of several dynasties that ruled in North China, especially one ruling a.d. 220–265 and one ruling a.d. 386–534.
- up-
-
- UPI
-
- ur-
-
- ure
-
- Eg.
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- UTC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- uti
-
- Tng
-
- Gr.
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- IRC
-
- RCP
-
- pwr
-
- IWC
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- pc.
-
- Ir.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RNR
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- Pg.
-
- RPG
-
- ipr
-
- rt.
-
- rtw
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Re.
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- Pr.
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NRC
-
- RCT
-
- NWC
-
- RCN
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NWT
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NGC
-
- New
-
noun,
something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
- 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:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NEC
-
- ne-
-
- 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.
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- rte
-
- prn
-
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- ITU
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- 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.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- TGN
-
- PRC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- 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:
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- GTT
-
- GTC
-
- 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.
- gt.
-
- gre
-
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- GNP
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- ier
-
- PUC
-
- ing
-
- ine
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- in.
-
- pt.
-
- PCI
-
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- pug
-
noun,
one of a breed of small, short-haired dogs having a tightly curled tail, a deeply wrinkled face, and a smooth coat that is black or silver and fawn with black markings.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PTT
-
- pew
-
noun,
(in a church) one of a number of fixed, benchlike seats with backs, accessible by aisles, for the use of the congregation.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- RC
-
- wt
-
- CE
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PW
-
- NW
-
- PU
-
- RI
-
- CU
-
- RN
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- WP
-
- R.
-
- WG
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- NP
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- GU
-
- RW
-
- t.
-
- EW
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- G.
-
- TG
-
- T1
-
- GP
-
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- IP
-
- IG
-
- TT
-
- GC
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- GW
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TP
-
- GN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RU
-
- we
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- TN
-
- WI
-
- WC
-
- w/
-
- UW
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- CW
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NI
-
- U.
-
- rg
-
- NG
-
- NC
-
- N.
-
- IW
-
- 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.
- UI
-
- RP
-
- UC
-
- WU
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 222–80.