Anagrams of pneumatics
Word pneumatics has
1140 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of pneumatics.
- pneumatic
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noun,
a pneumatic tire.
- Muscatine
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noun,
a city in E Iowa, on the Mississippi.
- apneustic
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adjective,
having no open spiracles, as the tracheal systems of certain aquatic insect larvae.
- autecism
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noun,
autoecism.
- supinate
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verb (used with object),
to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
- petunias
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noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- spumante
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noun,
Italian. any sparkling wine.
- semantic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
- Anicetus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- campsite
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noun,
a place used or suitable for camping.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- punties
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noun,
an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
- Mencius
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noun,
c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- uptimes
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noun,
the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- putamen
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noun,
Botany. a hard or stony endocarp, as a peach stone.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- stamin-
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- inscape
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noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- pumices
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noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- impacts
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noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- tsunami
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noun,
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- teacups
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noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- Petunia
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noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- encamps
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verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- pastime
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noun,
something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
- anticum
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noun,
pronaos.
- pinetum
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- auspice
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noun,
Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship:
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- pitmans
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- caesium
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noun,
cesium.
- Paestum
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noun,
an ancient coastal city of Lucania, in S Italy: the extant ruins include three Greek temples and a Roman amphitheater.
- pneumas
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noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- inspect
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verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- sanctum
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noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- pectins
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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.
- Iapetus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
- acumens
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noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- catnips
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noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- minuets
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noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- suimate
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noun,
self-mate.
- imputes
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verb (used with object),
to attribute or ascribe:
- minutes
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noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- centums
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noun,
one hundred.
- impetus
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noun,
a moving force; impulse; stimulus:
- 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.
- 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.
- incepts
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- impaste
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verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- mantis
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noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- pecans
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noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- unites
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- Austin
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noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Austen
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noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- septi-
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- minute
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noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- Tunica
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noun,
a tunic.
- auntie
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noun,
Informal. aunt.
- Pascin
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- aspect
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noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- uncaps
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verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- uncase
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verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- peanut
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noun,
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- patens
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- minuet
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noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- supine
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noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- Uniate
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noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- autism
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noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- catnip
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noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- Tuscan
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noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- cesium
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noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- centum
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noun,
one hundred.
- Canute
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noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- stamen
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noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- centi-
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- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- cumins
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- 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:
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- nasute
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noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- nemat-
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- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- catsup
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noun,
ketchup.
- Nautes
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- meatus
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noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- cuesta
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noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- Paiute
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noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- munite
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verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- paints
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noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Mastic
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noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- matins
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- mucins
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noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- Muncie
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noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- IMPACT
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noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- camise
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- spinet
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- numis.
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- cueist
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noun,
a billiard player.
- campus
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noun,
the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- Muscat
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noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- cantus
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noun,
cantus firmus.
- 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.
- unseam
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verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- usance
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noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- aecium
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noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- incuse
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noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- 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.
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- Putnam
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noun,
Herbert, 1861–1955, U.S. librarian: headed Library of Congress 1899–1939.
- Escaut
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noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- scampi
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noun,
a large shrimp or prawn.
- aments
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noun,
catkin.
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- uptime
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noun,
the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
- amicus
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noun,
a philanthropist.
- Amiens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- pumice
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noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- amines
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- puisne
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noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- ptisan
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- acutes
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noun,
the acute accent.
- incept
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- pneuma
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noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- acinus
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noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- Uticas
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noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- septum
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noun,
a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment.
- impute
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verb (used with object),
to attribute or ascribe:
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acetum
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noun,
a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- acumen
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noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- set-up
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noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- tenuis
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noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- actin-
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- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Actium
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noun,
a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- sit-up
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noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- amices
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- miscue
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- pitmen
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- pintas
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- unstep
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verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- encamp
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verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- teacup
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noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- Pitman
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- apices
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noun,
a plural of apex.
- animes
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- taupes
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noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Piutes
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noun,
Paiute.
- upcast
-
noun,
an act of casting upward.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- 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.
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- penta-
-
- unseat
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verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- minus
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noun,
minus sign.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- taupe
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noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- mints
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noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Manet
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noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- misc.
-
- tapis
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noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- miens
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noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Tapes
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noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- temps
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noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- MINCE
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Mines
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noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Supt.
-
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- insp.
-
- mast-
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- masc.
-
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- insep
-
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- inst.
-
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- meta-
-
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- temp.
-
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- 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.
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- pumas
-
noun,
cougar.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- 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.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- peta-
-
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- scaup
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- Sept.
-
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- semi-
-
- seti-
-
- sect.
-
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scat-
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- sanit
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- 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.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- naut.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- step-
-
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- stump
-
noun,
the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- munic
-
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- stupa
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- MSEnt
-
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- neut.
-
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- span-
-
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- 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.
- spec.
-
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- pant-
-
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- 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.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spume
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nuci-
-
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- tumps
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- 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.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- Ecua.
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- anim.
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- anis-
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Capt.
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- caps.
-
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- camps
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- caput
-
noun,
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cine-
-
- Unit.
-
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- cetin
-
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.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- cent.
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Aust.
-
- uncap
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- caus.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Epist
-
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Epis.
-
- acet-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- acpt.
-
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Episc
-
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- 30-30
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- IATSE
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- pat.
-
- atic
-
- ates
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atm.
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- uni-
-
- ASTM
-
- sci.
-
- ASME
-
- asc-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- pct.
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Pen.
-
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- USNA
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- 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.
- SPCA
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- sec.
-
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- USTC
-
- Sem.
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- sepn
-
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- 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.
- aut-
-
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Aus.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Pan.
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- pam.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- Pet.
-
- SMTP
-
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- psia
-
- USCA
-
- amt.
-
- psec
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Sam.
-
- PSAT
-
- amus
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- pnea
-
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- 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.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- pts.
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- amp.
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- 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.
- 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.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- USMA
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- 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.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- USMC
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- USIA
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- AIME
-
- ANSI
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- ant.
-
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- 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.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- aet.
-
- ANTU
-
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Imp.
-
- NTIA
-
- 1080
-
- men-
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- Tues
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- ment
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ect-
-
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- emia
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- Man.
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- tump
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- MEPA
-
- Mic.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- tuis
-
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.
- met.
-
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mes-
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Emp.
-
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- ins.
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- 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.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- int.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- epit
-
- 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.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- enc.
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Ens.
-
- Tasm
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- epi-
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- cts.
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- cen.
-
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cet-
-
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- mus.
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- mun.
-
- muc-
-
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCTE
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cap.
-
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- 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).
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cat.
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- 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.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Ste.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- cis-
-
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- MSIE
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- MNAS
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- msec
-
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- MSCP
-
- MSCE
-
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- MSAE
-
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- mis-
-
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- MSPE
-
- cit.
-
- MIPS
-
- TIA
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- St.
-
- uti
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- USN
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- 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.
- UMT
-
- USP
-
- 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.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- SNU
-
- Sta
-
- TCA
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TCS
-
- tue
-
- spt
-
- USA
-
- SMA
-
- UAM
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- UAE
-
- TPI
-
- TPM
-
- TPN
-
- TSE
-
- up-
-
- uns
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- unp
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- USC
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- USM
-
- Tu.
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UPC
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- STI
-
- Une
-
- UIT
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- STM
-
- STP
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- UPI
-
- 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.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- unc
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- ics
-
- IPA
-
- ANC
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- ITU
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- IPS
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- eu-
-
- ETS
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ESU
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- IPM
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- Mc-
-
- MCI
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MSC
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- AMC
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
-
- AME
-
- ISA
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- IUS
-
- ium
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- uts
-
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.
- AMS
-
- ist
-
- AMU
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ise
-
- en-
-
- EMT
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CPA
-
- CNS
-
- CNM
-
- CMA
-
- CIP
-
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- CIM
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- CEA
-
- CPM
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cp.
-
- ast
-
- ASU
-
- ca.
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- CPI
-
- CPS
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EIS
-
- APC
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ECM
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- ea.
-
- APS
-
- CPU
-
- ase
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- 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.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- 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.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ASI
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSA
-
- MCP
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- at.
-
- PCI
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- 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:
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCS
-
- PCM
-
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- an.
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- pm.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- AUC
-
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NUM
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- PMT
-
- NSU
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- 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.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SCP
-
- SCM
-
- sc.
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAE
-
- Sp.
-
- PSA
-
- Am.
-
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- 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.
- PUC
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- MEP
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- NSC
-
- MPA
-
- MTP
-
- AIC
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- MST
-
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- MSA
-
- MPE
-
- MNS
-
- NSA
-
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- MIT
-
- MIP
-
- MIE
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- MTS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- MUP
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- Npt
-
- NMU
-
- NMI
-
- ACP
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- 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:
- NES
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- ATC
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- TC
-
- CE
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- MN
-
- SU
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- NP
-
- NM
-
- 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.
- T1
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SN
-
- PU
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SM
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- t.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CM
-
- TM
-
- UI
-
- UC
-
- U.
-
- CU
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- TP
-
- TN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- MP
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- i.
-
- ic
-
- IP
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- NI
-