Anagrams of pocket-handkerchief

Word pocket-handkerchief has 3465 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of pocket-handkerchief.

15 letter words you can make with pocket-handkerchief

chicken-hearted
adjective, timid; fearful; cowardly.
handkerchief
noun, a small piece of linen, silk, or other fabric, usually square, and used especially for wiping one's nose, eyes, face, etc., or for decorative purposes.
open-hearted
adjective, unreserved, candid, or frank:
open-hearth
adjective, noting, pertaining to, or produced by the open-hearth process.
neckerchief
noun, a cloth or scarf worn round the neck.
heptahedron
noun, a solid figure having seven faces.
Confederate
noun, a person, group, nation, etc., united with others in a confederacy; an ally.
pocketknife
noun, a knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle, suitable for carrying in the pocket.
pitch-faced
adjective, (of a stone) having all arrises in the same plane and the faces roughly dressed with a pick.
cotehardie
noun, (in the Middle Ages) a close-fitting outer garment with long sleeves, hip-length for men and full-length for women, often laced or buttoned down the front or back.
Fahrenheit
noun, Gabriel Daniel [German gah-bree-el dah-nee-el] /German ˈgɑ briˌɛl ˈdɑ niˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1686–1736, German physicist: devised a temperature scale and introduced the use of mercury in thermometers.
thick-knee
noun, any of several crepuscular or nocturnal wading birds of the family Burhinidae, of the Old World and tropical America, having a thickened joint between the femoral and tibiotarsal bones.
perfection
noun, the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
rock-faced
adjective, (of a person) having a stiff, expressionless face.
pinfeather
noun, an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.
achondrite
noun, a meteorite containing no chondrules.
fore-check
verb (used without object), to obstruct or impede the movement or progress of an attacking opponent in the opponent's own defensive zone. Compare back-check, check1 (def 15).
henceforth
adverb, from now on; from this point forward.
deforciant
noun, a person who deforces the rightful owner.
Richthofen
noun, Baron Manfred von [mahn-freyt fuh n] /ˈmɑn freɪt fən/ (Show IPA), ("Red Baron"or"Red Knight") 1892–1918, German aviator.
Penderecki
noun, Krzysztof [kshish-tawf] /ˈkʃɪʃ tɔf/ (Show IPA), born 1933, Polish composer.
hierophant
noun, (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
federation
noun, the act of federating or uniting in a league.
afterpiece
noun, a short dramatic piece performed after a featured play.
Dictaphone
depreciate
verb (used with object), to reduce the purchasing value of (money).
dirt-cheap
adverb, cheaply:
checkpoint
noun, a place along a road, border, etc., where travelers are stopped for inspection.
Archipenko
noun, Aleksander Porfirievich [al-ig-zan-der per-feer-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr puhr-fyee-ryi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər pərˈfɪər ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr pʌrˈfyi ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia.
open-faced
adjective, having a frank or ingenuous face.
heptachord
noun, a musical scale of seven notes.
heath-cock
noun, the male of the black grouse.
pathfinder
noun, a person who finds or makes a path, way, route, etc., especially through a previously unexplored or untraveled wilderness.
endothecia
noun, the lining of the cavity of an anther.
pitch-dark
adjective, dark or black as pitch:
antechoir
noun, an enclosed space in front of the choir of a church.
tone-deaf
adjective, unable to distinguish differences in pitch in musical sounds when producing or hearing them.
deception
noun, the act of deceiving; the state of being deceived.
phanerite
noun, any igneous rock whose grains are visible to the naked eye.
phenacite
noun, a rare vitreous mineral, beryllium silicate, Be 2 SiO 4 , occurring in crystals, sometimes used as a gem.
one-acter
noun, a short play consisting of one act.
afterdeck
noun, the weather deck of a vessel behind the bridge house or midship section.
toe-dance
noun, a dance performed on the tips of the toes.
phrenetic
noun, a phrenetic person.
Katherine
noun, a female given name: from the Greek word meaning “pure.”.
one-piece
noun, Also called one-piecer. a one-piece garment.
one-track
adjective, having only one track.
Archfiend
noun, a chief fiend.
Ketchikan
noun, a seaport in SE Alaska: transportation and communications center.
pickthank
noun, a person who seeks favor by flattery or gossip; sycophant.
reticence
noun, the state of being reticent, or reserved, especially with regard to speaking freely; restraint:
interface
noun, a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
intercede
verb (used without object), to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition:
pie-faced
adjective, having a broad, flat face and, sometimes, a vacuous or stupid expression.
forcipate
adjective, having the shape of or resembling a forceps.
anthropic
adjective, of or relating to human beings or their span of existence on earth.
forecited
adjective, previously cited.
Catherine
noun, a female given name.
fornicate
adjective, arched or vaulted in form.
thickener
noun, something that thickens.
drop-kick
noun, a kick made by dropping a football to the ground and kicking it as it starts to bounce up. Compare place kick, punt1 (def 1).
artichoke
noun, a tall, thistlelike composite plant, Cynara scolymus, native to the Mediterranean region, of which the numerous scalelike bracts and receptacle of the immature flower head are eaten as a vegetable.
ephedrine
noun, a white, crystalline alkaloid, C 10 H 15 N, obtained from a species of Ephedra or synthesized: used in medicine chiefly for the treatment of asthma, hay fever, and colds.
Thorndike
noun, Ashley Horace, 1871–1933, U.S. literary historian and teacher.
chickadee
noun, any of several North American birds of the genus Parus, of the titmouse family, especially P. atricapillus (black-capped chickadee) having the throat and top of the head black.
anorectic
noun, an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.
perchance
adverb, Literary. perhaps; maybe; possibly.
thiophene
noun, a water-insoluble, colorless liquid, C 4 H 4 S, resembling benzene, occurring in crude coal-tar benzene: used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis.
atrophied
noun, Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
anecdotic
adjective, anecdotal.
anteporch
noun, an outer porch.
neckpiece
noun, a scarf, especially one of fur.
deprecate
verb (used with object), to express earnest disapproval of.
periodate
noun, a salt of a periodic acid, as sodium periodate, Na 2 H 3 IO 6 .
Aphrodite
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty, identified by the Romans with Venus.
feathered
noun, one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner, stemlike portion bearing a series of slender, barbed processes that interlock to form a flat structure on each side.
thickhead
noun, a stupid person; blockhead.
anchorite
noun, a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion; hermit.
epicenter
noun, Also, epicentrum. Geology. a point, directly above the true center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate.
panetiere
noun, a small, decorative livery cupboard, made especially in Provence in the 18th century.
knickered
adjective, wearing knickers.
threadfin
noun, any spiny-rayed fishes of the family Polynemidae, having the lower part of the pectoral fin composed of numerous, separate, filamentous rays.
defection
noun, desertion from allegiance, loyalty, duty, or the like; apostasy:
Kitchener
noun, a person employed in, or in charge of, a kitchen.
dinothere
noun, any elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, from the later Tertiary Period of Europe and Asia, having large, outwardly curving tusks.
apocenter
noun, the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
ditrochee
noun, a form of poetic meter in which two trochees constitute one metrical unit.
far-point
noun, the point farthest from the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is completely relaxed.
chickaree
noun, red squirrel.
chancroid
noun, an infectious venereal ulcer with a soft base.
cheechako
noun, a tenderfoot; greenhorn; newcomer.
accretion
noun, an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
free-hand
noun, unrestricted freedom or authority:
concerted
noun, a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
headpiece
noun, a piece of armor for the head; helmet.
refection
noun, refreshment, especially with food or drink.
friedcake
noun, Chiefly Inland North. a doughnut or other small cake cooked in deep fat.
recaption
noun, the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
checkrein
noun, a short rein passing from the bit to the saddle of a harness, to prevent the horse from lowering its head. Compare overcheck (def 2), sidecheck.
headphone
noun, Audio. a headset designed for use with a stereo system.
practiced
noun, habitual or customary performance; operation:
reef-knot
noun, a square knot used in reefing sails.
predicant
noun, a preacher.
predicate
noun, Grammar. (in many languages, as English) a syntactic unit that functions as one of the two main constituents of a simple sentence, the other being the subject, and that consists of a verb, which in English may agree with the subject in number, and of all the words governed by the verb or modifying it, the whole often expressing the action performed by or the state attributed to the subject, as is here in Larry is here.
checkered
noun, a small, usually red or black disk of plastic or wood, used in playing checkers.
recondite
adjective, dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter:
acre-inch
noun, one-twelfth of an acre-foot, equal to 3630 cubic feet.
conceited
noun, an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
centipede
noun, any of numerous predaceous, chiefly nocturnal arthropods constituting the class Chilopoda, having an elongated, flattened body composed of from 15 to 173 segments, each with a pair of legs, the first pair being modified into poison fangs.
predation
noun, depredation; plundering.
chondrite
noun, a stony meteorite containing chondrules.
heritance
noun, inheritance.
precedent
noun, Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.
henpecked
adjective, browbeaten, bullied, or intimidated by one's wife, girlfriend, etc.:
adherence
noun, the quality of adhering; steady devotion, support, allegiance, or attachment:
adipocere
noun, a waxy substance produced by the decomposition of dead animal bodies in moist burial places or under water.
Cithaeron
noun, a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4623 feet (1409 meters).
pitchfork
noun, a large, long-handled fork for manually lifting and pitching hay, stalks of grain, etc.
coherence
noun, the act or state of cohering; cohesion.
chaperone
noun, a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
reception
noun, the act of receiving or the state of being received.
diketone
noun, a compound containing two C=O groups, as CH 3 COCOCH 3 .
cachepot
noun, an ornamental container, usually of china or tole, for holding and concealing a flowerpot.
pedantic
adjective, ostentatious in one's learning.
taker-in
noun, licker-in.
reaction
noun, a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
detainer
noun, a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
dipteran
noun, a dipterous insect.
dethrone
verb (used with object), to remove from a throne; depose.
Dicentra
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
codirect
verb (used with object), to direct (a movie or other performance) with another or others.
precinct
noun, a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection.
Charente
noun, a department in W France. 2306 sq. mi. (5975 sq. km). Capital: Angoulême.
chaperon
noun, a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
diaphone
noun, a foghorn producing a low-pitched, penetrating signal of two tones.
peacenik
noun, an activist or demonstrator who opposes war and military intervention; pacifist.
dipteron
noun, a dipterous insect.
chordate
noun, a chordate animal.
ecofreak
noun, a zealous or overly zealous environmentalist or preservationist.
chickpea
noun, Also called garbanzo. a widely cultivated plant, Cicer arietinum, of the legume family, bearing pods containing pealike seeds.
echinate
adjective, bristly; prickly.
Chicopee
noun, a city in S Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River.
pterido-
earpiece
noun, a piece that covers or passes over the ear, as on a cap or eyeglasses.
Cherokee
noun, a member of an important tribe of North American Indians whose first known center was in the southern Alleghenies and who presently live in North Carolina and Oklahoma.
chondria
noun, a profusely branched red alga, Chondria tenuissima, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
earphone
noun, a sound receiver that fits in or over the ear, as of a radio or telephone.
ordinate
noun, Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
Chephren
noun, Khafre.
pachinko
noun, a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical machine in which slots struck by the player's ball release other balls that in turn are exchanged for noncash prizes.
pak-choi
noun, bok choy.
Tenerife
noun, the largest of the Canary Islands, off the NW Coast of Africa. 794 sq. mi. (2055 sq. km). . Capital: Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
prehnite
noun, a mineral, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, Ca 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 10 (OH) 2 , occurring in light-green reniform aggregates or tabular crystals.
Draconic
adjective, of or like a dragon.
Chretien
noun, Jean, born 1934, Canadian politician: prime minister 1993–2003.
atherine
noun, an atherine fish.
cicerone
noun, a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
donicker
noun, bathroom; toilet.
procaine
noun, a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
Patience
noun, the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
doctrine
noun, a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
check-in
noun, the act or fact of checking in.
Rodentia
noun, the order comprising the rodents.
pretence
noun, pretense.
D-notice
noun, a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
chechako
noun, (in the Pacific Northwest) cheechako.
teach-in
noun, a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
detainee
noun, a person held in custody, especially for a political offense or for questioning.
Creation
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
perfecta
noun, exacta.
centered
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
ceratoid
adjective, hornlike; horny.
corniche
noun, a winding road cut into the side of a steep hill or along the face of a coastal cliff.
Poincare
noun, Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
phenetic
adjective, pertaining to or based on the observable similarities and differences between organisms without regard to assumed genealogy.
phonetic
noun, (in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
phreatic
adjective, noting or pertaining to ground water.
centroid
noun, Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero. Compare center of mass.
operatic
noun, Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb) the technique or method of producing or staging operas. exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
po-faced
adjective, having an overly serious demeanor or attitude; humorless.
centiare
noun, a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
piedfort
noun, a coin or pattern struck on a blank thicker than that used for the regular issue.
crackpot
noun, a person who is eccentric, unrealistic, or fanatical.
catch-22
noun, a frustrating situation in which one is trapped by contradictory regulations or conditions.
decenter
verb (used with object), to put out of center.
catechin
noun, a water-soluble, astringent yellow compound, C 15 H 14 O 6 , found in gambier, used chiefly in tanning and dyeing.
cenotaph
noun, a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.
hendeca-
catenoid
noun, the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
pierhead
noun, the outermost end of a pier or wharf.
Pinafore
noun, a child's apron, usually large enough to cover the dress and sometimes trimmed with flounces.
cathodic
adjective, pertaining to a cathode or phenomena in its vicinity.
pincheck
noun, a very small check woven into fabric, much used in the manufacture of men's and women's suits.
Reinecke
noun, Carl Heinrich Carsten [kahrl hahyn-rikh kahr-stuh n] /ˈkɑrl ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈkɑr stən/ (Show IPA), 1824–1910, German pianist, conductor, composer, and teacher.
creatine
noun, an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
Crichton
noun, James ("the Admirable Crichton") 1560?–82, Scottish scholar and linguist.
repetend
noun, Mathematics. the part of a repeating decimal that is repeated, as 1234 in 0.123412341234. ….
repeated
noun, the act of repeating.
decanter
noun, a vessel, usually an ornamental glass bottle, for holding and serving wine, brandy, or the like.
decentre
verb (used with object), decenter.
codpiece
noun, (in the 15th and 16th centuries) a flap or cover for the crotch in men's hose or tight-fitting breeches, usually matching the costume and often decorated.
petechia
noun, a minute, round, nonraised hemorrhage in the skin or in a mucous or serous membrane.
cancroid
noun, Pathology. a form of cancer of the skin.
perfecto
noun, a rather thick, medium-sized cigar tapering almost down to a point at each end.
deration
verb (used with object), to discontinue the rationing of (something).
perianth
noun, the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both.
credence
noun, belief as to the truth of something:
cohenite
noun, a rare microscopic mineral, carbide of iron, nickel, or cobalt, (Fe, Ni, Co) 3 C, found in lunar rocks and some meteorites.
cankered
noun, a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth.
departee
noun, a person who leaves an area, country, etc.
coherent
adjective, logically connected; consistent:
praefect
noun, prefect.
canotier
noun, a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
ricochet
noun, the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
Conchita
noun, a female given name.
concrete
noun, an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden. Compare reinforced concrete.
red-tape
noun, excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
Defiance
noun, a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
deferent
noun, Astronomy. (in the Ptolemaic system) the circle around the earth in which a celestial body or the center of the epicycle of its orbit was thought to move.
defector
noun, a person who defects from a cause, country, alliance, etc.
practice
noun, habitual or customary performance; operation:
defecate
verb (used with object), to clear of dregs, impurities, etc.; purify; refine.
conehead
noun, a stupid person.
Capriote
noun, a native or inhabitant of Capri.
decrepit
adjective, weakened by old age; feeble; infirm:
conferee
noun, a person on whom something is conferred, especially the recipient of an academic degree.
decorate
verb (used with object), to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish:
portance
noun, bearing; behavior.
Phaethon
noun, a son of Helios who borrowed the chariot of the sun and drove it so close to earth that Zeus struck him down to save the world.
decipher
verb (used with object), to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.):
carotene
noun, any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
Pickford
noun, Mary (Gladys Marie Smith) 1893–1979, U.S. motion-picture actress, born in Canada.
atropine
noun, a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
ethnarch
noun, the ruler of a people, tribe, or nation.
herpetic
adjective, of, relating to, or caused by herpes.
hapteron
noun, a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
hard-hit
adjective, adversely affected; struck by disaster.
achroite
noun, the colorless or white variety of tourmaline, often used as a gem.
anchoret
noun, anchorite.
11-point
thoracic
adjective, of or relating to the thorax.
Herodian
noun, a partisan of the house of Herod.
hatcheck
adjective, of, noting, or engaged in the checking of hats, coats, umbrellas, etc., into temporary safekeeping:
anecdote
noun, a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
Hathoric
adjective, of or relating to Hathor.
anechoic
adjective, (of a recording chamber, television studio, or the like) characterized by an unusually low degree of reverberation; echo-free.
ethephon
noun, a solid compound, C 2 H 6 ClO 3 P, used as a growth regulator to accelerate the ripening of tomatoes, citrus fruit, apples, and other crops.
threnode
noun, threnody.
ankerite
noun, a carbonate mineral related to dolomite but with iron replacing part of the magnesium.
hereinto
adverb, into this place.
narcotic
noun, any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
Nearctic
adjective, belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
headnote
noun, a brief summary, comment, or explanation that precedes a chapter, report, etc.
acentric
adjective, not centered; having no center.
neatherd
noun, cowherd.
accredit
verb (used with object), to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with):
antecede
verb (used with object), to go before, in time, order, rank, etc.; precede:
needfire
noun, spontaneous combustion.
anthrop.
erection
noun, the act of erecting.
handpick
verb (used with object), to pick by hand.
trephine
noun, a small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a strong hollow metal shaft to which is attached a transverse handle: used in surgery to remove circular disks of bone from the skull.
accident
noun, an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty; mishap:
foredeep
noun, an elongate sediment-filled sea-floor depression bordering an island arc or other orogenic belt.
tracheid
noun, an elongated, tapering xylem cell having lignified, pitted, intact walls, adapted for conduction and support. Compare vessel (def 5).
Franchot
noun, a male given name, form of Francis.
trade-in
noun, goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
Fraction
noun, Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
adherent
noun, a person who follows or upholds a leader, cause, etc.; supporter; follower.
inchoate
adjective, not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
increate
adjective, not created; uncreated.
ice-free
adjective, free of ice.
forepeak
noun, the extreme forward part of the interior of a hull (opposed to afterpeak).
Fredonia
noun, a town in W New York.
forehead
noun, the part of the face above the eyebrows; brow.
forehand
noun, (in tennis, squash, etc.) a forehand stroke.
freehand
adverb, in a freehand manner:
federate
adjective, federated; allied.
foredeck
noun, the fore part of a weather deck, especially between a bridge house or superstructure and a forecastle superstructure.
foredate
verb (used with object), to antedate.
frenetic
adjective, frantic; frenzied.
fire-pot
noun, the part of a household furnace in which the fire is made.
fricando
noun, fricandeau.
iterance
noun, iteration.
toepiece
noun, toecap.
Fichtean
noun, an adherent or advocate of this philosophy.
Honecker
noun, Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, East German Communist leader: chairman of the Council of State 1976–89.
keratode
noun, the horny, fibrous substance forming the skeleton of certain sponges.
keratoid
adjective, resembling horn; horny.
kerchief
noun, a woman's square scarf worn as a covering for the head or sometimes the shoulders.
antihero
noun, a protagonist who lacks the attributes that make a heroic figure, as nobility of mind and spirit, a life or attitude marked by action or purpose, and the like.
herniate
verb (used without object), to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
antipode
noun, a direct or exact opposite.
acceptee
noun, a person who is accepted, as for military service.
Hendrick
noun, a male given name, form of Henry.
trophied
adjective, adorned with trophies.
open-air
noun, the outdoors.
Oedipean
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of Oedipus or the Oedipus complex.
Occident
noun, the Occident. the West; the countries of Europe and America. Western Hemisphere.
encipher
verb (used with object), to convert (a message, communication, etc.) into cipher.
apocrine
adjective, of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
encroach
verb (used without object), to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads:
Trochaic
noun, a trochee.
endocarp
noun, the inner layer of a pericarp, as the stone of certain fruits.
accentor
noun, any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
accepted
adjective, generally approved; usually regarded as normal, right, etc.:
aperient
noun, a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
tracheo-
nephrite
noun, Mineralogy. a compact or fibrous variety of actinolite, varying from whitish to dark green: a form of jade.
accepter
noun, a person or thing that accepts.
neoteric
noun, a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
acceptor
noun, accepter.
predate
verb (used with object), to date before the actual time; antedate:
protein
noun, Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
hot-air
noun, empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
chopine
noun, a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
hectare
noun, a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha.
hordein
noun, a simple protein of the prolamin class, found in barley grain.
frontad
adverb, toward the front.
chordee
noun, a downward bowing of the penis, of a congenital nature or caused by gonorrhea.
hoptree
noun, any of several North American shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Ptelea, of the citrus family, especially P. trifoliata, having trifoliate leaves and roundish, waferlike fruit.
cornice
noun, Architecture. any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes. the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
Corinth
noun, an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
cornfed
adjective, fed on corn:
frenate
adjective, having a frenum or frenulum.
pointed
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
protean
adjective, readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
hophead
noun, a narcotics addict, especially an opium addict.
pointer
noun, a person or thing that points.
chorine
noun, a chorus girl.
cordite
noun, a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
chorten
noun, (in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, especially a lama.
cordate
adjective, heart-shaped:
poniard
noun, a small, slender dagger.
cortina
noun, a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
podetia
noun, (in certain lichens) a stalk bearing an apothecium.
coterie
noun, a group of people who associate closely.
pterion
noun, the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
chickee
noun, Also, chikee. (among the Seminole Indians) an open-sided structure, usually thatched with palms and serving as a dwelling.
Frankie
noun, a male given name, form of Frank.
chicken
noun, a domestic fowl, Gallus domesticus, descended from various jungle fowl of southeastern Asia and developed in a number of breeds for its flesh, eggs, and feathers.
frantic
adjective, desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
hektare
noun, hectare.
henpeck
verb (used with object), to browbeat, bully, or intimidate (one's husband, boyfriend, etc.).
pithead
noun, a mine entrance and the surrounding area.
cranio-
poacher
noun, a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
Chi-Rho
noun, the Christian monogram ( ☧ ) made from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.
pochard
noun, an Old World diving duck, Aythya ferina, having a chestnut-red head.
porcine
adjective, of or relating to swine.
cochair
noun, a cochairperson.
Frechet
noun, René Maurice [ruh-ney maw-rees] /rəˈneɪ mɔˈris/ (Show IPA), 1878–1973, French mathematician.
chondr-
heparin
noun, Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
hepatic
noun, a medicine acting on the liver.
hothead
noun, an impetuous or short-tempered person.
hedonic
adjective, of, characterizing, or pertaining to pleasure:
cracked
noun, a break without complete separation of parts; fissure.
predict
verb (used with object), to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell:
protend
verb (used with object), to stretch forth.
hepato-
Pontiac
noun, c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
Copehan
noun, Wintun.
hoecake
noun, an unleavened cake made with flour or corn meal: originally baked on a hoe but now usually cooked on a griddle.
precent
verb (used with object), to lead as a precentor in singing.
Preface
noun, a preliminary statement in a book by the book's author or editor, setting forth its purpose and scope, expressing acknowledgment of assistance from others, etc.
heptane
noun, any of nine isomeric hydrocarbons, C 7 H 16 , of the alkane series, some of which are obtained from petroleum: used in fuels as solvents, and as chemical intermediates.
hearten
verb (used with object), to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
haricot
noun, any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
hearted
noun, Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
heptode
noun, a vacuum tube containing seven electrodes, usually a plate, a cathode, a control electrode, and four grids.
hernio-
precede
noun, Journalism. copy printed at the beginning of a news story presenting late bulletins, editorial notes, or prefatory remarks.
Pitcher
noun, a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
hearken
verb (used with object), Archaic. to listen to; hear.
prefect
noun, a person appointed to any of various positions of command, authority, or superintendence, as a chief magistrate in ancient Rome or the chief administrative official of a department of France or Italy.
conceit
noun, an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
prithee
interjection, (I) pray thee.
pricket
noun, a sharp metal point on which to stick a candle.
pretend
adjective, Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit:
heretic
noun, a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
coacher
noun, a person who coaches; a coach.
Heredia
noun, José María de [Spanish haw-se mah-ree-ah th e] /Spanish hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1905, French poet, born in Cuba.
head-on
adverb, with the front or head foremost, especially in a collision:
cockade
noun, a rosette, knot of ribbon, etc., usually worn on the hat as part of a uniform, as a badge of office, or the like.
preteen
noun, Also called preteenager [pree-teen-ey-jer] /priˈtinˌeɪ dʒər/ (Show IPA), preteener. a boy or girl under the age of 13, especially one between the ages of 9 and 12.
codeine
noun, a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
cockpit
noun, a space, usually enclosed, in the forward fuselage of an airplane containing the flying controls, instrument panel, and seats for the pilot and copilot or flight crew.
concede
verb (used with object), to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit:
hardtop
noun, a style of car having a rigid metal top and no center posts between windows.
preheat
verb (used with object), to heat before using or before subjecting to some further process:
heathen
noun, (in historical contexts) an individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; a pagan.
portend
verb (used with object), to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does:
Heather
noun, any of various heaths, especially Calluna vulgaris, of England and Scotland, having small, pinkish-purple flowers.
chronic
noun, Slang. cronic.
contra-
potence
noun, potency.
pothead
noun, a person who habitually smokes marijuana.
cocaine
noun, a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
potheen
noun, poteen.
conifer
noun, any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
confide
verb (used with object), to tell in assurance of secrecy:
Hancock
noun, Herbert Jeffrey ("Herbie") born 1940, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
concept
noun, a general notion or idea; conception.
confect
noun, a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.
potiche
noun, a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.
profane
adjective, characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
practic
adjective, practical.
Hanford
noun, a city in central California.
hetero-
headpin
noun, the pin standing nearest to the bowler when set up, at the head or front of the triangle; the number 1 pin.
heroine
noun, a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
Cochran
noun, Jacqueline, 1910?–80, U.S. aviator.
proceed
noun, proceeds. something that results or accrues. the total amount derived from a sale or other transaction: the profits or returns from a sale, investment, etc.
concert
noun, a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
pronate
verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
ectopia
noun, the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
Franco-
neither
pronoun, not either; not one person or the other; not one thing or the other:
entero-
Ephedra
noun, any of various plants of the genus Ephedra, growing in dry regions and having branching stems with dry scalelike leaves.
Patrick
noun, Saint, a.d. 389?–461? British missionary and bishop in Ireland: patron saint of Ireland.
Docetae
plural noun, early Christian adherents of Docetism.
epicene
noun, a person or thing that is epicene.
epidote
noun, a mineral, calcium aluminum iron silicate, Ca 2 (Al, Fe) 3 Si 3 O 12 (OH), occurring in green prismatic crystals.
Dnieper
noun, a river rising in the W Russian Federation flowing S through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Ukraine to the Black Sea. 1400 miles (2250 km) long.
Peacock
noun, the male of the peafowl distinguished by its long, erectile, greenish, iridescent tail coverts that are brilliantly marked with ocellated spots and that can be spread in a fan.
nephro-
ditcher
noun, a person who digs ditches.
peccant
adjective, sinning; guilty of a moral offense.
Pechora
noun, a river in the NE Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the Ural Mountains to the Arctic Ocean. 1110 miles (1785 km) long.
nephric
adjective, renal.
Diptera
noun, the order comprising the dipterous insects.
diopter
noun, Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
enforce
verb (used with object), to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
pentode
noun, a vacuum tube having five electrodes, usually a plate, three grids, and a cathode, within the same envelope.
necktie
noun, a band of decorative fabric worn around the neck, under the collar, and tied in front to hang down the front of a shirt or to form a small bow.
peracid
noun, an oxyacid, the primary element of which is in its highest possible oxidation state, as perchloric acid, HClO 4 , and permanganic acid, HMnO 4 .
percent
noun, Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
erodent
adjective, eroding; erosive:
Perchta
noun, the goddess of death and of fertility: sometimes identified with Holle.
percoid
adjective, belonging to the Percoidea, a group of acanthopterygian fishes comprising the true perches and related families, and constituting one of the largest natural groups of fishes.
detrain
verb (used without object), to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
erotica
noun, written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
pereion
noun, (in a crustacean) the thorax.
PERFECT
noun, the perfect tense.
naphth-
derecho
noun, a widespread and severe windstorm that moves rapidly along a fairly straight path and is associated with bands of rapidly moving thunderstorms.
Kronach
noun, Cranach.
enteric
noun, enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
Nordica
noun, Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
facient
Oriente
noun, a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
operant
noun, a person or thing that operates.
operate
verb (used with object), to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
ecorche
noun, an anatomical model of part or all of the human body with the skin removed, to allow study of the underlying musculature.
ectopic
adjective, occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced.
edaphic
adjective, related to or caused by particular soil conditions, as of texture or drainage, rather than by physiographic or climatic factors.
ecocide
noun, the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
Eckhart
noun, Johannes [yoh-hah-nuh s] /yoʊˈhɑ nəs/ (Show IPA), ("Meister Eckhart") c1260–1327? Dominican theologian and preacher: founder of German mysticism.
echino-
edaphon
noun, the aggregate of organisms that live in the soil.
Echidna
noun, Also called spiny anteater. any of several insectivorous monotremes of the genera Tachyglossus, of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, and Zaglossus, of New Guinea, that have claws and a slender snout and are covered with coarse hair and long spines.
eccrine
adjective, of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
earthen
adjective, composed of earth.
ocreate
adjective, having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
orectic
adjective, of or relating to desire; appetitive.
ornith-
parotid
noun, Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
pandect
noun, pandects, a complete body or code of laws.
parotic
adjective, situated about or near the ear.
parodic
adjective, having or of the nature of a parody.
dornick
noun, a stout linen cloth, especially one of a damask linen.
Panther
noun, the cougar or puma, Felis concolor.
endarch
adjective, (of a primary xylem or root) developing from the periphery; having the oldest cells closest to the core.
draftee
noun, a person who is drafted into military service. Compare enlistee (def 1).
notepad
noun, a pad of blank pages for writing notes.
Oceanid
noun, any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
Painter
noun, an artist who paints pictures.
painted
noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
Drenthe
noun, a province in E Netherlands. 1011 sq. mi. (2620 sq. km).
padrone
noun, a master; boss.
padrino
noun, a godfather.
Oceanic
adjective, of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
Peridot
noun, a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
perinde
adverb, (in prescriptions) in the same manner as before.
creance
noun, a light cord attached to the leg of a hawk to prevent escape during training.
piefort
noun, piedfort.
Katrine
noun, Loch, a lake in central Scotland. 8 miles (13 km) long.
phrenia
phrenic
adjective, Anatomy. of or relating to the diaphragm.
phreno-
picador
noun, one of the mounted assistants to a matador, who opens the bullfight by enraging the bull and weakening its shoulder muscles with a lance.
Piccard
noun, Auguste [French oh-gyst] /French oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1884–1962, Swiss physicist, aeronaut, inventor, and deep-sea explorer: designer of bathyscaphes.
pickeer
verb (used without object), to engage in skirmishes in advance of troops of an army.
Kaneohe
noun, a town on E Oahu, in Hawaii.
picotee
noun, a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
picrate
noun, a salt or ester of picric acid.
firepan
noun, a metal grate for holding hot coals.
ctenoid
adjective, comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
infract
verb (used with object), to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
infarct
noun, a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
pierced
adjective, punctured or perforated, as to form a decorative design:
fiancee
noun, a woman engaged to be married.
pinhead
noun, the head of a pin.
Francie
noun, a female given name, form of Frances.
credent
adjective, Archaic. believing.
Pioneer
noun, a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
pintado
noun, cero (def 1).
fracted
adjective, broken; having a part displaced.
crenate
adjective, having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
cricket
noun, any of several jumping, orthopterous insects of the family Gryllidae, characterized by long antennae and stridulating organs on the forewings of the male, as one of the species commonly found in pastures and meadows (field cricket) or on trees and shrubs (tree cricket)
indraft
noun, an inward flow or current, as of air or water.
Pinchot
noun, Gifford, 1863–1946, U.S. political leader, forester, and teacher.
pincher
noun, a person or thing that pinches.
crocein
noun, any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
crochet
noun, needlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.
operand
noun, a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
crocket
noun, a medieval ornament, usually in the form of a leaf that curves up and away from the supporting surface and returns partially upon itself.
phorate
noun, a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 17 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
phonate
verb (used with or without object), Phonetics. to provide (a sound source, and hence the pitch) for a given voiced continuant or vowel, through rapid, periodic glottal action.
faction
noun, a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
defiant
adjective, characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging:
fade-in
noun, Movies, Television. a gradual increase in the visibility of a scene.
Konakri
noun, Conakry.
kokanee
noun, any of several lacustrine sockeye salmons.
depaint
verb (used with object), to depict; portray.
deontic
adjective, of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
Deniker
noun, Joseph [zhaw-zef] /ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1852–1918, French anthropologist and naturalist.
pertain
verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
petcock
noun, a small valve or faucet, as for draining off excess or waste material from the cylinder of a steam engine or an internal-combustion engine.
defrock
verb (used with object), to unfrock.
faience
noun, glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
knocker
noun, a person or thing that knocks.
fancied
noun, imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
deforce
verb (used with object), to withhold (property, especially land) by force or violence, as from the rightful owner.
fancier
noun, a person having a liking for or interest in something; enthusiast:
kneepad
noun, a pad of leather, foam rubber, etc., as one worn by football or basketball players to protect the knee.
phocine
adjective, of or relating to seals.
kernite
noun, a mineral, hydrated sodium borate, Na 2 B 4 O 7 ⋅4H 2 O, occurring in transparent colorless crystals: the principal source of boron compounds in the U.S.
fetched
noun, the act of fetching.
Kenitra
noun, a port in NW Morocco, NE of Rabat.
keratin
noun, a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
kerato-
phaeton
noun, any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century.
deciare
noun, a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
Fechner
noun, Gustav Theodor [goo s-tahf tey-aw-dawr] /ˈgʊs tɑf ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1801–87, German physicist, psychologist, and philosopher.
kneecap
noun, the patella.
feather
noun, one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner, stemlike portion bearing a series of slender, barbed processes that interlock to form a flat structure on each side.
kineto-
Petrine
adjective, of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
Kitchen
noun, a room or place equipped for cooking.
knacker
noun, a person who buys animal carcasses or slaughters useless livestock for a knackery or rendering works.
defence
noun, verb (used with object), defense.
crocked
noun, a person or thing that is old, decrepit, or broken-down.
entopic
adjective, being or occurring in the usual place.
Chicano
noun, a Mexican-American.
akinete
noun, (in certain algae) a nonmotile, asexual spore formed within a cell, the wall of which is fused to that of the parent cell.
cerated
adjective, covered with wax.
centro-
centric
adjective, pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
centri-
tierced
adjective, (of an escutcheon) divided vertically or horizontally into three equal parts.
centare
noun, centiare.
refined
adjective, having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.:
cathode
noun, the electrode or terminal by which current leaves an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
redneck
noun, an uneducated white farm laborer, especially from the South.
aneroid
noun, aneroid barometer.
thinker
noun, a person who thinks, as in a specified way or manner:
catcher
noun, a person or thing that catches.
rethink
noun, the act of reconsidering.
Another
pronoun, one more; an additional one:
Ticknor
noun, George, 1791–1871, U.S. literary historian and educator.
antero-
thicken
verb (used with or without object), to make or become thick or thicker.
cerato-
red-ink
noun, a financial deficit; business loss.
therian
noun, a therian animal.
chancre
noun, the initial lesion of syphilis and certain other infectious diseases, commonly a more or less distinct ulcer or sore with a hard base.
Chariot
noun, a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.
Chardin
noun, Jean Baptiste Siméon [zhahn ba-teest see-mey-awn] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist si meɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1699–1779, French painter.
Charcot
noun, Jean Baptiste Étienne Auguste [zhahn ba-teest ey-tyen oh-gyst] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist eɪˈtyɛn oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, French explorer.
chapter
noun, a main division of a book, treatise, or the like, usually bearing a number or title.
receipt
noun, a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
chaotic
adjective, completely confused or disordered:
chanter
noun, a person who chants; singer.
actino-
chancer
noun, a person who takes many risks.
cerotic
adjective, of or derived from cerotic acid.
tranche
noun, Finance. one part or division of a larger unit, as of an asset pool or investment: a group of securities that share a certain characteristic and form part of a larger offering:
trainee
noun, a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
adoptee
noun, a person who is adopted.
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
redcoat
noun, (especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
red-hat
noun, the broad-brimmed official hat of a Roman Catholic cardinal, symbolic of the office or rank of a cardinal.
red-hot
noun, a person who has great fervor or intensity, as for a goal or cause.
certain
Idioms, for certain, without a doubt; surely:
Antioch
noun, Arabic Antakiya. Turkish Antakya. a city in S Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 b.c.
theriac
noun, molasses; treacle.
cheapie
noun, a cheaply made, often inferior, product:
candier
terefah
noun, tref.
Caprice
noun, a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
cantrip
noun, Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
Teheran
noun, a city in and the capital of Iran, in the N part: wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin 1943.
Canopic
adjective, pertaining to Canopus.
Candiot
noun, a Cretan.
techno-
Candice
noun, a female given name.
Terence
noun, (Publius Terentius Afer) c190–159? b.c, Roman playwright.
technic
noun, technique.
Roethke
noun, Theodore, 1908–63, U.S. poet and teacher.
Cairene
noun, a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
Teaneck
noun, a township in NE New Jersey.
teacher
noun, a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.
take-in
noun, a deception, fraud, or imposition.
Cadence
noun, rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words:
Tancred
noun, 1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
caprine
adjective, of or relating to goats.
thereon
adverb, on or upon that or it.
Rhetian
noun, Raetic.
thereof
adverb, of that or it.
therein
adverb, in or into that place or thing.
carotin
noun, carotene.
carotid
noun, Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
caroche
noun, (in the 17th century) a luxurious or stately coach or carriage.
aphetic
adjective, pertaining to or due to aphesis.
aphonic
noun, Pathology. a person who is affected with aphonia.
aphotic
adjective, lightless; dark.
apricot
noun, the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
arenite
noun, psammite.
thankee
interjection, thank you.
archine
noun, arshin.
archit.
cardio-
terpene
noun, (originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
Ardeche
noun, a department in SE France. 2145 sq. mi. (5555 sq. km). Capital: Privas.
Rhodian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Rhodes.
caption
noun, a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
cheapen
verb (used with object), to make cheap or cheaper.
repaint
noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
acetoin
noun, a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
cheater
noun, a person or thing that cheats.
trophic
adjective, of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.
acetone
noun, a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
cheerio
noun, a goodbye or farewell.
achiote
noun, annatto.
accrete
adjective, Botany. grown together.
checked
noun, Also, British, cheque. Banking. a written order, usually on a standard printed form, directing a bank to pay money.
Acheron
noun, Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
aconite
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
checker
noun, a small, usually red or black disk of plastic or wood, used in playing checkers.
chechia
noun, a close-fitting, cylindrical cap with a tuft or tassel.
Chechen
noun, a member of a Sunni Muslim people living in the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Republic and adjacent areas, closely related to the Ingush.
raphide
plural noun, acicular crystals, usually composed of calcium oxalate, that occur in bundles in the cells of many plants.
ratfink
noun, fink (defs 3, 4).
trochee
noun, a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
Chenier
noun, a hummock in a marshy region, with stands of evergreen oaks.
Cheiron
noun, Chiron.
Chetnik
noun, a member of a Serbian nationalist group that fought against the Turks in the early part of the 20th century and carried on guerrilla warfare during World War I and II.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
cheetah
noun, a cat, Acinonyx jubatus, of southwestern Asia and Africa, resembling a leopard but having certain doglike characteristics, often trained for hunting deer, antelope, etc.: an endangered species.
chicane
noun, deception; chicanery.
cheiro-
cheeked
adjective, having cheeks of the kind indicated (used in combination):
tricho-
tropine
noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
archi-
notice
noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
opener
noun, a person or thing that opens.
arched
noun, Architecture. a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening. an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch. a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway. the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
either
adverb, also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
Edirne
noun, a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
Oneida
noun, a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
accent
noun, prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
accede
verb (used without object), to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.
editor
noun, a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
thecia
noun, hymenium.
octane
noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
ochrea
noun, ocrea.
trepan
noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
heated
noun, the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
Archie
noun, a male given name, form of Archibald.
ardent
adjective, having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
echoic
adjective, resembling an echo.
troika
noun, a Russian carriage, wagon, or sleigh drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
opiate
noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
Ophite
noun, a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
Eckert
noun, John Presper [pres-per] /ˈprɛs pər/ (Show IPA), 1919–95, U.S. engineer and computer pioneer.
Arendt
noun, Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
troche
noun, a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
tripod
noun, a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
Heater
noun, any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
Arctic
noun, (often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
arcked
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
theine
noun, caffeine, especially in tea.
archt.
archon
noun, a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
hearth
noun, the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room.
nother
adjective, Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
thence
adverb, from that place:
encode
verb (used with object), to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
nicker
noun, a person or thing that nicks.
entrap
verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
entree
noun, a dish served as the main course of a meal.
triode
noun, a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
Eocene
noun, the Eocene Epoch or Series.
nitro-
header
noun, a person or thing that removes or puts a head on something.
eparch
noun, the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
Niepce
noun, Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
nether
adjective, lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal:
nocti-
Nereid
noun, any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
herein
adverb, in or into this place.
acetic
adjective, pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
hereof
adverb, of this:
nephr-
hereon
adverb, hereupon.
antho-
nectar
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
necro-
heroic
noun, Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
entire
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
encore
noun, a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
Nordic
noun, a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
theirn
pronoun, theirs.
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
thenar
noun, the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
endear
verb (used with object), to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
apiece
adverb, for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
herdic
noun, a low-hung carriage with two or four wheels, having the entrance at the back and the seats at the sides.
heptad
noun, the number seven.
hereat
adverb, at this time; when this happened.
enface
verb (used with object), to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
entice
verb (used with object), to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
accept
verb (used with object), to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor:
no-par
adjective, without par or face value:
no-hit
adjective, of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
enrapt
adjective, rapt; transported; enraptured:
enrich
verb (used with object), to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
Enrico
noun, a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
enter-
accord
noun, proper relationship or proportion; harmony.
Noetic
adjective, of or relating to the mind.
Hecate
noun, a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
hecto-
echard
noun, the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
hepat-
heifer
noun, a young cow over one year old that has not produced a calf.
techie
noun, a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
tropic
noun, Geography. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone. the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
docker
noun, a laborer on shipping docks; longshoreman.
docket
noun, Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
patri-
patine
noun, patina.
trophi
plural noun, the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
troph-
docent
noun, privatdocent.
patho-
pathic
donate
verb (used with object), to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
atopic
adjective, of or relating to atopy.
parton
noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
parted
noun, a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
dopant
noun, an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties:
teener
noun, a teenager.
teched
adjective, tetched.
patron
noun, a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
te-hee
noun, a titter; snicker.
pectin
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.
Peerce
noun, Jan (Jacob Pincus Perelmuth) 1904–84, U.S. opera singer.
dinero
noun, a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
tanker
noun, a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
pedion
noun, a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.
tanrec
noun, tenrec.
pedate
adjective, having a foot or feet.
pedant
noun, a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
cachet
noun, an official seal, as on a letter or document.
pectic
adjective, pertaining to pectin.
doater
noun, doter.
pecten
noun, Zoology, Anatomy. a comblike part or process. a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
pecker
noun, a person or thing that pecks.
direct
adverb, in a direct manner; directly; straight:
tarpon
noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
dither
noun, a trembling; vibration.
peaked
noun, the pointed top of a mountain or ridge.
peahen
noun, the female peafowl.
Hekate
noun, Hecate.
Henoch
noun, Enoch (defs 1, 2).
atonic
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
Dorati
noun, Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
hepta-
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
packet
noun, a small group or package of anything:
Packer
noun, a person or thing that packs.
packed
noun, a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person:
tephra
noun, clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
orpine
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
Orphic
adjective, of or relating to Orpheus.
orphan
noun, a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
Orinda
noun, a town in W California.
driech
adjective, verb (used with object), dree.
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
orenda
noun, a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
oreide
noun, oroide.
teredo
noun, a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
ordain
verb (used with object), to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
hectic
adjective, characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.:
orchid
noun, any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, of temperate and tropical regions, having usually showy flowers. Compare orchid family.
orcein
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
ecarte
noun, a card game for two players.
Hector
noun, Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
tenrec
noun, any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
hedron
pantie
noun, panties.
Pareto
noun, Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
Doreen
noun, a female given name.
Dorian
noun, a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks. Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
Parent
noun, a father or a mother.
hepcat
noun, a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
pardon
noun, kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
Dorpat
noun, German name of Tartu.
panto-
Dothan
noun, a city in SE Alabama.
drench
noun, the act of drenching.
panier
noun, pannier.
tenace
noun, a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
Pandit
noun, a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
tender
noun, the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
pander
noun, a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
Chicha
noun, a beer made from fermented corn in South and Central America.
arpent
noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
pained
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
paedo-
anther
noun, the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
neaped
adjective, grounded until the next cycle of spring tides.
acetin
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
forint
noun, an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
infect
adjective, Archaic. infected.
infare
noun, a party or reception for a newly married couple.
forced
noun, physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
Topeka
noun, a city in and the capital of Kansas, in the NE part, on the Kansas River.
Indore
noun, a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
Aeneid
noun, a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
haptic
noun, Usually, haptics. Digital Technology. a vibration or other tactile sensation received from a computer or electronic device: an input or output device that senses the body's movements by means of physical contact with the user:
adroit
adjective, expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
indef.
Heroin
noun, a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
forked
noun, an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
adrift
adjective, adverb, floating without control; drifting; not anchored or moored:
adreno
incher
noun, something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
incept
verb (used with object), to take in; ingest.
inarch
verb (used with object), to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
adren-
torpid
noun, an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
Fokker
noun, Anthony Herman Gerard [Dutch ahn-toh-nee her-mahn gey-rahrt] /Dutch ɑnˈtoʊ ni ˈhɛr mɑn ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1890–1939, Dutch airplane designer and builder.
Fokine
noun, Michel Mikhaylovich [mi-shel mi-hahy-luh-vich] /mɪˈʃɛl mɪˈhaɪ lə vɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1942, Russian choreographer and ballet dancer, in the U.S. after 1925.
France
noun, Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
intra-
fierce
adjective, menacingly wild, savage, or hostile:
Kantor
noun, MacKinlay [muh-kin-lee] /məˈkɪn li/ (Show IPA), 1904–77, U.S. novelist.
finder
noun, a person or thing that finds.
ipecac
noun, the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
iodate
noun, Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
aethon
noun, triethyl orthoformate.
aether
noun, ether (defs 3–5).
intro.
intoed
adjective, having inwardly turned toes.
infra-
Aerope
noun, the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
inter.
intake
noun, the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
Hardin
noun, John Wesley, 1853–95, U.S. outlaw in the West.
inroad
noun, a damaging or serious encroachment:
foetid
adjective, fetid.
Harden
noun, Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
inhere
verb (used without object), to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
aeron.
ideate
noun, ideatum.
hapten
noun, a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
achene
noun, any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
trench
noun, Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
hornet
noun, any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
horned
noun, one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
Horite
noun, an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
Horace
noun, (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
hiero-
honker
noun, a person or thing that honks.
honied
noun, a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
hieron
noun, (in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
hoiden
noun, a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
trepid
adjective, fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
Hoenir
noun, a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
Hacker
noun, a person or thing that hacks.
hackie
noun, hack2 (def 7b).
hocket
noun, a technique in medieval musical composition in which two or three voice parts are given notes or short phrases in rapid alternation, producing an erratic, hiccuping effect.
Hadith
noun, Islam. a traditional account of things said or done by Muhammad or his companions.
hadron
noun, any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
hither
Idioms, hither and thither, in various quarters; here and there:
haired
adjective, having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination):
hairdo
noun, the style in which a person's hair is cut, arranged, and worn; coiffure.
Friend
noun, a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
actin-
Franck
noun, César (Auguste) [sey-zar oh-gyst] /seɪˈzar oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1822–90, French composer, born in Belgium.
adeno-
Adonic
noun, Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
Franko
noun, Ivan [ee-vahn] /iˈvɑn/ (Show IPA), 1856–1916, Ukrainian writer.
adient
adjective, tending to move toward a stimulus.
fratch
noun, a quarrel; argument; dispute.
adhere
verb (used with object), to cause to adhere; make stick:
icecap
noun, a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
iatro-
Hotien
noun, Wade-Giles. Hotan.
ackton
noun, acton.
Frieda
noun, a female given name.
trance
noun, a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
hotcha
interjection, (used as an expression of approval or delight, now often used facetiously.)
trich-
French
noun, the people of France and their direct descendants.
tranfd
hanker
verb (used without object), to have a restless or incessant longing (often followed by after, for, or an infinitive).
Hickok
noun, James Butler ("Wild Bill") 1837–76, U.S. frontiersman.
action
noun, the process or state of acting or of being active:
Hornie
noun, Satan.
kapote
noun, a long coat formerly worn by male Jews of eastern Europe and now worn chiefly by very Orthodox or Hasidic Jews.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
Necker
noun, Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1732–1804, French statesman, born in Switzerland.
thoria
noun, a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
Kraken
noun, a legendary sea monster causing large whirlpools off the coast of Norway.
Korean
noun, a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
kopeck
noun, an aluminum-bronze coin of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, the 100th part of a ruble.
facete
adjective, facetious.
andro-
Konrad
noun, a male given name.
Andric
noun, Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
Factor
noun, one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
faerie
noun, the imaginary land of the fairies; fairyland.
nacred
adjective, lined with or resembling nacre.
anchor
noun, any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
Kokand
noun, a city in NE Uzbekistan, SE of Tashkent: formerly the center of a powerful khanate.
Kodiak
noun, an island in the N Pacific, near the base of the Alaska Peninsula. 100 miles (160 km) long.
Kocher
noun, Emil Theodor [ey-meel tey-oh-dohr] /ˈeɪ mil ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr/ (Show IPA), 1841–1917, Swiss physiologist, pathologist, and surgeon: Nobel Prize 1909.
Thorpe
noun, James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
Thrace
noun, an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
thread
noun, a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
heriot
noun, a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
threap
noun, an argument; quarrel.
Krenek
noun, Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1900–1991, U.S. composer, born in Austria.
ethno-
aketon
noun, acton.
Natick
noun, a town in E Massachusetts, W of Boston.
necked
noun, the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
Neckar
noun, a river in SW Germany, flowing N and NE from the Black Forest, then W to the Rhine River. 246 miles (395 km) long.
hatred
noun, the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
anodic
adjective, pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
erotic
noun, an erotic poem.
hinder
noun, Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
hatpin
noun, a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.
aceto-
eterne
adjective, eternal.
hereto
adverb, to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point:
narco-
Napier
noun, neper.
ethane
noun, a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
ethene
noun, ethylene (def 2).
ethine
noun, acetylene.
ethion
noun, a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
Ethiop
adjective, noun, Ethiopian.
Hathor
noun, the goddess of love and joy, often represented with the head, horns, or ears of a cow.
ethnic
noun, a member of an ethnic group.
fantod
noun, Usually, fantods. a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets (usually preceded by the):
thrice
adverb, three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
kation
noun, cation.
Keifer
noun, Joseph Warren, 1836–1932, U.S. lawyer and politician: Speaker of the House 1881–83.
tip-on
noun, tip1 (def 4).
fencer
noun, a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
tirade
noun, a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
hernia
noun, the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
fender
noun, the pressed and formed sheet-metal part mounted over the road wheels of an automobile, bicycle, etc., to reduce the splashing of mud, water, and the like.
kerat-
triene
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
ferine
adjective, feral1 .
harken
verb (used with object), Archaic. to listen to; hear.
feeder
noun, a person or thing that supplies food or feeds something.
keeper
noun, a person who guards or watches, as at a prison or gate.
Kedron
noun, Kidron.
fiacre
noun, a small horse-drawn carriage.
fiance
noun, a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
tocher
noun, a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
Keaton
noun, Buster (Joseph Francis Keaton) 1895–1966, U.S. film comedian and director.
toecap
noun, a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
Fichte
noun, Johann Gottlieb [yoh-hahn gawt-leep] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈgɔt lip/ (Show IPA), 1762–1814, German philosopher.
afreet
noun, a powerful evil demon or monster.
tinker
noun, a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
tinder
noun, a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
throne
noun, the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.
Khotan
noun, Older Spelling. Hotan.
kirpan
noun, a small dagger worn by orthodox Sikhs.
tanked
noun, a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
kip-ft
Aitken
noun, Robert Grant, 1864–1951, U.S. astronomer.
Kidron
noun, a ravine E of Jerusalem, leading to the Mount of Olives: traditionally identified by Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religions as the Valley of Decision, the place of final judgment. Joel 3:2, 12.
Father
noun, a male parent.
kidnap
verb (used with object), to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
kicker
noun, a person or thing that kicks.
khatri
noun, a person who belongs to a Hindu mercantile caste alleged to originate with the Kshatriyas.
Fedora
noun, a soft felt hat with a curled brim, worn with the crown creased lengthwise.
kharif
noun, (in India) a crop sown in early summer for harvesting in the autumn.
Khafre
noun, (Chephren) flourished late 26th century b.c, Egyptian king of the fourth dynasty (son of Cheops): builder of second pyramid at El Giza.
feared
noun, a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm. Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
ketone
noun, any of a class of organic compounds containing a carbonyl group, CO, attached to two alkyl groups, as CH 3 COCH 3 or CH 3 COC 2 H 5 .
ticked
noun, a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
ticker
noun, a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape.
ketene
noun, a colorless, poisonous gas, C 2 H 2 O, irritating to the lungs, prepared from acetone or acetic acid by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of certain commercial chemicals, as acetic anhydride and aspirin.
tierce
noun, an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
tiered
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
Peirce
noun, Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
retina
noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
cornea
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
dancer
noun, a person who dances.
daiker
verb (used without object), dacker.
Recife
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Pernambuco province, in NE Brazil.
daikon
noun, a large, elongated, white winter radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus, used especially in Asian cuisine and sometimes pickled.
prance
noun, the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
Dairen
noun, former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
dakoit
noun, dacoit.
preach
verb (used with object), to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
Carnot
noun, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
picaro
noun, a rogue or vagabond.
Danite
noun, a member of the tribe of Dan.
carnet
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
perfin
noun, a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
phren.
Rheita
noun, a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
Daphne
noun, Classical Mythology. a nymph who, when pursued by Apollo, was saved by being changed into a laurel tree.
chaine
noun, a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
Picard
noun, Charles Émile [sharl ey-meel] /ʃarl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1941, French mathematician.
chafer
noun, any scarabaeid beetle.
Chance
noun, the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency:
Chadic
noun, a branch of the Afroasiatic family of languages, of which Hausa is the most widely spoken representative.
cartop
adjective, of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
carton
noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
piecer
noun, a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
conch-
Pictor
noun, the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
picro-
carpo-
chador
noun, the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
Dacron
carpic
picket
noun, a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc.
Picker
noun, someone or something that picks.
recipe
noun, a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
Carpet
noun, a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
dacker
verb (used without object), to totter or stagger.
picked
noun, the act of choosing or selecting; choice; selection:
dacoit
noun, (in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
photic
adjective, of or relating to light.
cohere
verb (used without object), to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
cteno-
decani
adjective, of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
phatic
adjective, denoting speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information:
Cochin
noun, one of an Asian breed of chickens, resembling the Brahma but slightly smaller.
recant
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
Charon
noun, Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
coatee
noun, a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
rhino-
decane
noun, a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
coated
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
charco
noun, a water hole, pool, or puddle.
decant
verb (used with object), to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
careen
noun, a careening.
decare
noun, a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
Deccan
noun, the entire peninsula of India S of the Narmada River.
deceit
noun, the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
decent
adjective, conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
chaton
noun, Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
Cardin
noun, Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
Phedre
noun, a tragedy (1677) by Racine.
dearth
noun, an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:
rhenic
adjective, of or containing rhenium.
coerce
verb (used with object), to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
Darien
noun, Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
phonic
adjective, of or relating to speech sounds.
coheir
noun, a joint heir.
Darken
Idioms, darken someone's door, to come to visit; make an appearance:
darkie
noun, darky.
phonet
recept
noun, an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
Pherae
noun, (in ancient geography) a town in SE Thessaly: the home of Admetus and Alcestis.
Cocker
noun, cocker spaniel.
coedit
verb (used with object), to edit jointly with another.
pheno-
Deacon
noun, (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
carhop
noun, a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
Recent
noun, Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
recede
verb (used with object), to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor.
deafen
verb (used with object), to make deaf:
corned
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
Concha
noun, Anatomy. a shell-like structure, especially the external ear. any turbinate bone, especially in the nose.
recite
verb (used with object), to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
cardi-
Pontic
noun, an artificial tooth in a bridge.
ponder
verb (used with object), to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:
cenote
noun, a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
ceriph
noun, serif.
Coptic
noun, an Afroasiatic language of Egypt descended from ancient Egyptian, largely extinct as a spoken language since the 16th century but surviving as the liturgical language of the Coptic Church.
cratch
noun, a crib for fodder; manger.
copter
noun, helicopter.
craton
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
Cedric
noun, a male given name.
Center
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
copier
noun, a person or thing that copies; copyist.
create
adjective, Archaic. created.
reopen
verb (used with or without object), to open again.
cedarn
adjective, resembling or made of cedar.
creche
noun, a small or large modeled representation or tableau of Mary, Joseph, and others around the crib of Jesus in the stable at Bethlehem, as is displayed in homes or erected for exhibition in a community at Christmas season.
repand
adjective, Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
credit
noun, commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
cranch
verb (used with or without object), noun, crunch.
centi-
copeck
noun, kopeck.
poetic
noun, poetics.
CORNET
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
cerate
noun, Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
cerat-
reface
verb (used with object), to renew, restore, or repair the face or surface of (buildings, stone, etc.).
corked
noun, the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
refect
verb (used with object), to refresh, especially with food or drink.
pointe
noun, the tip of the toe.
corita
noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
refine
Verb phrases, refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
reecho
noun, a repeated echo.
podite
noun, an arthropod limb.
Centre
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
centra
noun, a plural of centrum.
centr-
pocket
noun, a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
redtop
noun, any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
pocked
adjective, marked with pustules or with pits left by them; pitted.
pirate
noun, a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
Portia
noun, the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
reckon
Verb phrases, reckon with, to include in consideration or planning; anticipate: to deal with:
recti-
retake
noun, the act of photographing or filming again.
redcap
noun, a baggage porter at a railroad station.
catnip
noun, a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
catkin
noun, a spike of unisexual, apetalous flowers having scaly, usually deciduous bracts, as of a willow or birch.
confer
verb (used with object), to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
Confed
redact
verb (used with object), to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
pinard
noun, wine.
Pindar
noun, 522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
cation
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
Cathie
noun, a female given name, form of Catherine.
Cather
noun, Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
pikake
noun, a climbing vine, Jasminium sambac, of the olive family, probably of Asian origin, having fragrant white flowers used to flavor jasmine tea and, in Hawaii, to make leis.
CRONIC
noun, very potent marijuana.
crotch
noun, a forking or place of forking, as of the human body between the legs.
retene
noun, a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
Pierce
noun, Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
confit
noun, duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
pinder
noun, peanut.
poteen
noun, the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
crepon
noun, a heavyweight crepe fabric.
repeat
noun, the act of repeating.
certif
Pinter
noun, Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
repent
adjective, creeping.
contr.
contd.
Conrad
noun, Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
conker
noun, a horse chestnut.
Pinero
noun, Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
Cretan
noun, a native or inhabitant of Crete.
repine
verb (used without object), to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
cretin
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
cetane
noun, a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
redfin
noun, any of various small freshwater minnows with red fins, especially a shiner, Notropis umbratilis, of streams in central North America.
pother
noun, commotion; uproar.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
pineta
noun, an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
decern
verb (used with object), Archaic. to discern.
Deakin
noun, Alfred, 1856–1919, Australian statesman: prime minister 1903–04; 1905–08; 1909–10.
re-act
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
roadie
noun, a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
Chopin
noun, an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
Canter
noun, an easy gallop.
Perkin
noun, Sir William Henry, 1838–1907, English chemist.
depart
noun, Archaic. departure; death.
depict
verb (used with object), to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
depone
verb (used with or without object), to testify under oath; depose.
deport
verb (used with object), to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
Cherie
noun, dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
denote
verb (used with object), to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
period
noun, a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics:
canker
noun, a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth.
rochet
noun, a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
rocket
noun, any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, carrying a lifeline, hurling explosives at an enemy, putting a space vehicle into orbit, etc.
rapine
noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
rapido
noun, an express train.
Rockne
noun, Knute (Kenneth) [noot] /nut/ (Show IPA), 1888–1931, U.S. football coach, born in Norway.
Pernik
noun, former name of Dimitrovo.
protei
noun, plural of proteus (def 3).
choice
noun, an act or instance of choosing; selection:
Cantor
noun, the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
dehort
verb (used with object), to try to dissuade.
petard
noun, an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
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.
profit
noun, Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
deicer
noun, a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
Dekker
noun, Thomas, 1572?–1632? English dramatist.
Chron.
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
cheero
interjection, noun, cheerio.
choric
adjective, of, relating to, or written for a chorus.
Pernod
chori-
chorea
noun, any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
pernio
noun, chilblain.
denier
noun, a person who denies.
choker
noun, a person or thing that chokes.
Candor
noun, the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
Cicero
noun, a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
dicker
noun, a petty bargain.
Raetic
noun, an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
diaper
noun, a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
Peoria
noun, a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
chikee
noun, chickee (def 1).
dicho-
cadent
adjective, having cadence.
Ranchi
noun, a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
pentad
noun, a period of five years.
radio-
penta-
rancho
noun, a ranch.
chiack
verb (used with object), to jeer at; tease; deride.
ranket
noun, a double-reed wind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Penchi
noun, Benxi.
penche
adjective, performed or executed while leaning forward.
rancid
adjective, having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
chinch
noun, chinch bug.
cahier
noun, Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
Derain
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
pteron
noun, (in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
ptero-
Cancer
noun, Pathology. a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites. any disease characterized by such growths.
Choate
noun, Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
chiton
noun, Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
rodent
noun, a rodent mammal.
detach
verb (used with object), to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
detain
verb (used with object), to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
detick
verb (used with object), to free (as livestock) of ticks, as by a chemical dip, spray, or dust.
Chino-
tacho-
perdie
adverb, interjection, pardi.
Racine
noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
racket
noun, a loud noise or clamor, especially of a disturbing or confusing kind; din; uproar:
Chiron
noun, Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
chiro-
Perche
noun, a former division of N France.
Chirac
noun, Jacques (René) born 1932, prime minister of France 1974–76, 1986–88; president 1995–2007.
dehorn
verb (used with object), to remove the horns of (cattle).
denti-
Petrie
noun, Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
decker
noun, something, as a ship or bed, having a specified number of decks, floors, levels, or the like (used in combination):
decree
noun, a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law:
rhotic
noun, a rhotic sound.
cinder
noun, a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
petro-
defier
noun, a person who defies.
C-in-C
decoct
verb (used with object), to extract the flavor or essence of by boiling.
Petofi
noun, Sándor [shahn-dawr] /ˈʃɑn dɔr/ (Show IPA), (Sándor Petrovics) 1823–49, Hungarian poet and patriot.
Phaedo
noun, a philosophical dialogue (4th century b.c.) by Plato, purporting to describe the death of Socrates, dealing with the immortality of the soul, and setting forth the theory of Ideas.
cheder
noun, heder.
defeat
noun, the act of overcoming in a contest:
Rhonda
noun, a female given name.
cheapo
noun, Slang. cheapo.
Capone
noun, Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
defect
noun, a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection:
Capote
noun, a long cloak with a hood.
define
verb (used with object), to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): .
deepen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become deep or deeper:
cipher
noun, zero.
rhodic
adjective, of or containing rhodium, especially in the tetravalent state.
captor
noun, a person who has captured a person or thing.
rident
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
Richet
noun, Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
Prince
noun, a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
C-note
noun, See C (def 11).
richen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become rich or richer.
Citron
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
deface
verb (used with object), to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure:
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
Reade
noun, Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
radek
noun, Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1885–1939? Russian writer and politician.
Hofer
noun, Andreas [ahn-drey-uh s] /ɑnˈdreɪ əs/ (Show IPA), 1767–1810, Tyrolese patriot.
tonia
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
Hofei
noun, Hefei.
porch
noun, an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
Prato
noun, a city in central Italy, near Florence.
preta
noun, a wandering or disturbed ghost.
hopak
noun, gopak.
treed
noun, a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
Troad
noun, The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
treen
noun, treenware.
Hopeh
noun, Older Spelling. Hebei.
Price
noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
infer
verb (used with object), to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
troch
recap
noun, a recapped tire.
intr.
react
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
Honda
noun, an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
Hond.
redia
noun, a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
Hokan
noun, a proposed genetic grouping of American Indian languages comprising otherwise unclassified language families and isolates of California, the U.S. Southwest, and Mexico, including Yana, Pomo, Chumash, and Yuman.
Port.
racon
noun, radar beacon.
troke
noun, truck2 (defs 4–7).
raked
noun, an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
radon
noun, a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
Katie
noun, a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
token
noun, something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.; sign:
Ponca
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
poker
noun, a person or thing that pokes.
kapok
noun, the silky down that invests the seeds of a silk-cotton tree (ka·pok tree) Ceiba pentandra, of the East Indies, Africa, and tropical America: used for stuffing pillows, life jackets, etc., and for acoustical insulation.
Karen
noun, a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
raphe
noun, Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
Hind.
Kafir
noun, Also called Nuristani. a member of an Indo-European people of Nuristan.
Henie
noun, Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
ranid
noun, frog1 (def 2).
Hoare
noun, Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
Ranee
noun, the wife of a rajah.
hoard
noun, a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
Point
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
Kafre
noun, Khafre.
ither
adjective, pronoun, adverb, other.
pret.
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
trop-
trope
noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
Ponce
noun, a pimp.
Redon
noun, Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
irade
noun, a decree of a Muslim ruler.
Iran.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
Henri
noun, Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
trend
noun, the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
ranch
noun, an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
Irene
noun, Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
irone
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
preen
noun, a pin or brooch.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
pref.
tonic
noun, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
Horae
plural noun, goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
inept
adjective, without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
prion
noun, any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
proc.
Idaho
noun, a state in the NW United States. 83,557 sq. mi. (216,415 sq. km). Capital: Boise. Abbreviation: ID (for use with zip code), Id., Ida.
Prot.
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
Recit
Trace
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
hotch
verb (used with object), to cause to fidget or shiver.
trade
noun, the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
print
noun, the state of being printed.
rathe
adjective, Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
ideo-
Ieper
noun, Ypres.
prink
verb (used with object), to deck or dress for show.
hitch
noun, the act or fact of fastening, as to something, especially temporarily.
Horta
noun, Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
trick
noun, a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
tried
noun, an attempt or effort:
Ikeda
noun, Hayato [hah-yah-taw] /hɑˈyɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1965, Japanese statesman: prime minister 1960–64.
Herod
noun, ("the Great") 73?–4 b.c, king of Judea 37–4.
prank
noun, a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
prand
rcpt.
prod.
traik
verb (used without object), to become ill or lose one's good health.
prae-
ichor
noun, Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
prone
noun, a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
recip
ichth
icker
noun, the fruit-bearing spike of any cereal plant, especially an ear of corn.
trike
noun, tricycle.
pron.
Herne
noun, James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
reach
noun, an act or instance of reaching:
hort.
inapt
adjective, not apt or fitting.
Indre
noun, a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
Indo-
prick
noun, a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.
rapid
noun, Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
trank
noun, a tranquilizer.
horde
noun, a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd:
topic
noun, a subject of conversation or discussion:
toper
noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
prate
noun, act of prating.
Torah
noun, the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament. Compare Tanach.
tread
noun, the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
Triad
noun, a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
Herat
noun, a city in NW Afghanistan.
Indra
noun, Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
topee
noun, (in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
triac
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
hier-
Horne
noun, Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
ratch
noun, a ratchet.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
RECON
noun, reconnaissance.
recpt
rect.
Heron
noun, any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
recta
noun, a plural of rectum.
incor
herp.
incr.
torch
noun, a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
toric
adjective, noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
trice
noun, a very short time; an instant:
Pride
noun, a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
Redan
noun, a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
pred.
recce
noun, (especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
tripe
noun, the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
Pence
noun, a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
Koner
noun, Pauline, 1905–2000, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
Kedah
noun, a state in Malaysia, on the W central Malay Peninsula. 3660 sq. mi. (9480 sq. km). Capital: Alor Star.
tepid
adjective, moderately warm; lukewarm:
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
petr-
orch.
terce
noun, tierce (def 3).
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
ordn.
oread
noun, Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
Terah
noun, the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
rhoea
tera-
Peter
noun, penis.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
Petra
noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
Orth.
Other
noun, the other one:
Othin
noun, Odin.
paced
noun, a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
Tepic
noun, a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
pacer
noun, a person or thing that paces.
padre
noun, father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
tepee
noun, a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
Rieka
noun, Rijeka.
Paeon
noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
Paine
noun, Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
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.
orach
noun, any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
petri
peta-
okapi
noun, an African mammal, Okapia johnstoni, closely related to and resembling the giraffe, but smaller and with a much shorter neck.
ocher
noun, any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
ochre
noun, any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
Ocker
noun, an uncultured Australian male.
ocrea
noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
Tharp
noun, Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
octa-
octad
noun, a group or series of eight.
octan
noun, an octan fever.
PharD
Thare
noun, Terah.
often
adverb, many times; frequently:
oidea
phano
noun, fanon.
optic
noun, the eye.
thank
noun, Usually, thanks. a grateful feeling or acknowledgment of a benefit, favor, or the like, expressed by words or otherwise:
Thane
noun, Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
ontic
adjective, possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
phane
opera
noun, an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet. Compare comic opera, grand opera.
rhod-
Thach
noun, Edward, Teach, Edward.
Rhoda
noun, a female given name.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
terne
noun, terne metal.
Ophir
noun, a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
opine
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
teno-
ocean
noun, the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
taken
noun, the act of taking.
peach
noun, the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
Teach
noun, Informal. teacher.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
Tchad
noun, Chad.
perch
noun, a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
Peano
noun, Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
peart
adjective, lively; brisk; cheerful.
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.
tarok
noun, a card game dating probably from the Renaissance and still popular in central Europe, originally played with a special pack of 78 cards but now usually played with 32 cards of a regular pack together with 22 tarots.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
tardo
adjective, slow (used as a musical direction).
Perak
noun, a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 7980 sq. mi. (20,668 sq. km). Capital: Ipoh.
takin
noun, a mountain-dwelling bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, native to the eastern Himalayas, China, and northern Burma, that resembles a cross between a goat and a musk ox.
Tahoe
noun, Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
Tarde
noun, Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
tapir
noun, any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
taper
noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
pedi-
PEDir
Penki
noun, Benxi.
pedo-
Pedro
noun, any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
Peene
noun, a river in NE Germany, flowing E to the Baltic Sea. About 97 miles (155 km) long.
pene-
pekan
noun, the fisher, Martes pennanti.
Pekin
noun, a silk fabric in which broad stripes of equal width and in various colors or weaves are alternated.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
tech.
Perth
noun, Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
pari-
pert.
Tench
noun, a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
paned
adjective, having panes (usually used in combination):
Peron
noun, Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
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.
pant-
Teide
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
ripen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
parch
verb (used with object), to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
pardi
adverb, interjection, verily; indeed.
paren
plural noun, parentheses:
Roach
noun, a cockroach.
part.
Peace
noun, the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
patch
noun, a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
pated
Paten
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
Pater
noun, British Informal. father.
path-
Teena
noun, a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
peri-
patio
noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
Paton
noun, Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
patr-
Rodin
noun, (François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
ronde
noun, a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
tache
noun, a buckle; clasp.
theca
noun, a case or receptacle.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
Kedar
noun, the second son of Ishmael. Gen. 25:13.
pinko
noun, a person with left-wing, but not extreme, political opinions.
throe
noun, a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
kithe
verb (used with or without object), to make known by action; show; demonstrate; prove.
knack
noun, a special skill, talent, or aptitude:
THREE
noun, a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
knead
verb (used with object), to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
Pinto
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
knife
noun, an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
repic
noun, the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
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.
Pinot
noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
Kochi
noun, a seaport on central Shikoku, in SW Japan.
Kodak
Kohen
noun, Cohen.
pitch
noun, relative point, position, or degree:
Koine
noun, (usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
Thorp
noun, a hamlet; village.
Thorn
noun, a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
konak
noun, a large, usually official residence.
repot
verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
Thokk
noun, an old giantess, possibly Loki in disguise, who was the only being to refuse to weep for the dead Balder, thus condemning him to eternity in Niflheim.
pekoe
noun, a superior kind of black tea from Sri Lanka, India, and Java, made from leaves coarser than those used for orange pekoe.
Konia
noun, Konya.
rept.
Korah
noun, a Levite who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron. Num. 16.
Koran
noun, the sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.
Korea
noun, a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea. Compare Korean War.
rente
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
Khond
noun, a member of an outcaste Dravidian people of the state of Odisha in eastern India.
krait
noun, any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
podia
noun, a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
Keene
noun, a city in SW New Hampshire.
kefir
Keita
noun, Modibo [maw-dee-baw] /mɔˈdi bɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–77, African statesman: president of Mali 1960–68.
tired
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Keith
noun, Sir Arthur, 1866–1955, Scottish anthropologist.
kenaf
noun, a tropical plant, Hibiscus cannabinus, of the mallow family, yielding a fiber resembling jute.
kench
noun, a deep bin in which animal skins and fish are salted.
poet.
kendo
noun, a Japanese form of fencing using bamboo staves, with the contestants wearing head guards and protective garments.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
kente
noun, a colorful fabric of Ghanaian origin: often worn as a symbol of African-American pride.
Kerak
noun, a town in W Jordan, near the S Dead Sea: ancient citadel of the Moabites.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
kheda
noun, (in India) an enclosure constructed to ensnare wild elephants.
Kerch
noun, a seaport in E Crimea, in S Ukraine, on Kerch Strait.
poche
noun, the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
Kerki
noun, a city in E Turkmenistan: trade center.
ketch
noun, a sailing vessel rigged fore and aft on two masts, the larger, forward one being the mainmast and the after one, stepped forward of the rudderpost, being the mizzen or jigger.
Tieck
noun, Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1773–1853, German writer.
poach
verb (used with object), to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
tenia
noun, taenia.
keto-
piton
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
Reich
noun, (with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
Renee
noun, a female given name, French form of Renata.
khaki
noun, dull yellowish brown.
reni-
Kraft
noun, a strong, usually brown paper processed from wood pulp, used chiefly for bags and as wrapping paper.
krona
noun, a silver and cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Sweden, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
NORAD
noun, a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
theor
niece
noun, a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
Nikko
noun, a city on central Honshu, in central Japan: famous for shrines and temples.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
nitr-
nitre
noun, niter.
noct-
piano
noun, a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
theo-
phot.
phore
rhet.
niche
noun, an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
phone
noun, telephone (def 1).
phon.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
rhin-
pheon
noun, a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
their
noun, any male person or animal; a man:
North
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
notch
noun, an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
noted
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
Phene
noun, any characteristic of an individual organism that is genetically determined.
rhine
noun, Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
oaken
adjective, made of oak:
oared
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
Thera
noun, a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
nicad
noun, nickel-cadmium battery.
third
noun, a third part, especially of one (1/3).
natch
adverb, of course; naturally.
krone
noun, a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
nacho
noun, a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
nacre
noun, mother-of-pearl.
Nader
noun, Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
nadir
noun, Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
retch
noun, the act or an instance of retching.
piker
noun, a person who does anything in a contemptibly small or cheap way.
naked
adjective, being without clothing or covering; nude:
Thira
noun, Thera.
thio-
Pieta
noun, a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
retd.
piend
noun, arris.
there
noun, that state or condition:
think
noun, Informal. the act or a period of thinking:
neath
preposition, beneath.
thine
pronoun, the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
Necho
noun, Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
piece
noun, a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
THIEF
noun, a person who steals, especially secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny.
picot
noun, one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
pico-
rheda
noun, (in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
thick
noun, the thickest, densest, or most crowded part:
Neper
noun, the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
Neth.
Rhein
noun, the Rhine.
refit
noun, an act of refitting.
danke
interjection, thank you.
Hench
noun, Philip Showalter [shoh-awl-ter] /ˈʃoʊ ɔl tər/ (Show IPA), 1896–1965, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1950.
Death
noun, the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Compare brain death.
Deere
noun, John, 1804–86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of farm implements.
decor
noun, style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
deci-
Decca
noun, a British radio navigational aid by which a fix is obtained by determining phase difference between continuous-wave signals from two synchronized fixed signals.
decan
noun, any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
decaf
noun, decaffeinated coffee or tea.
deca-
Dario
noun, Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
Defoe
noun, Daniel, 1659?–1731, English novelist and political journalist.
daric
noun, a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
Dante
noun, (Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
danio
noun, any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
dance
noun, a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
Dacko
noun, David, 1930–2003, African statesman: president of the Central African Republic 1960–66, 1979–81.
Dache
noun, Lilly, 1914?–1989, U.S. hat designer, born in France.
cronk
adjective, sick or feeble.
defer
verb (used with object), to put off (action, consideration, etc.) to a future time:
deice
verb (used with object), to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
Croft
noun, a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
dhikr
noun, a meeting of dervishes at which a phrase containing a name of God is chanted rhythmically to induce a state of ecstasy.
Dinah
noun, Also, Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:21.
diene
noun, any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
dicta
noun, a plural of dictum.
hence
adverb, as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
dicot
noun, a dicotyledon.
dich-
dhoti
noun, a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.
deter
verb (used with object), to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
deka-
Derek
noun, a male given name.
depth
noun, a dimension taken through an object or body of material, usually downward from an upper surface, horizontally inward from an outer surface, or from top to bottom of something regarded as one of several layers.
dept.
depot
noun, a railroad station.
dent.
denar
noun, the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
dekko
noun, a look or glance.
crone
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
crock
noun, an earthenware pot, jar, or other container.
diner
noun, a person who dines.
Copht
noun, Copt.
Corti
noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
corpn
corp.
coria
noun, plural of corium.
Corea
noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
copra
noun, the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
copr-
coper
noun, a horse dealer.
crake
noun, any of several short-billed rails, especially the corn crake.
copen
noun, Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
Copan
noun, Santa Rosa de Copán.
Conte
noun, count2 .
cont.
conic
noun, Geometry. conic section.
conf.
Conde
noun, Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
craft
noun, an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
Crane
noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
Croce
noun, Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
crept
noun, an act or instance of creeping:
Croat
noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
croak
noun, the act or sound of croaking.
crit.
crine
noun, hair; head of hair.
cried
noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
Crick
noun, a sharp, painful spasm of the muscles, as of the neck or back.
Crete
noun, Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
crepe
noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
crank
noun, Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
Creon
noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
creep
noun, an act or instance of creeping:
Creek
noun, U.S., Canada, and Australia. a stream smaller than a river.
creed
noun, any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
Credo
noun, (often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
creak
noun, a creaking sound.
crate
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
crape
noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
dinar
noun, any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
Dinka
noun, a member of a tall, pastoral people of Sudan.
Coker
noun, Often, cokers. an inhabitant of the mountains of the coal-mining regions of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
ephor
noun, one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
Erika
noun, a female given name.
ERICA
noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
erect
adjective, upright in position or posture:
Erech
noun, Biblical name of Uruk.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
epode
noun, Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
epoch
noun, a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
ephod
noun, a richly embroidered, apronlike vestment having two shoulder straps and ornamental attachments for securing the breastplate, worn with a waistband by the high priest. Ex. 28:6, 7, 25–28.
erode
verb (used with object), to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration: Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil. Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
ephah
noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, equal to about a bushel (35 liters).
epact
noun, the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
ento-
entia
noun, plural of ens.
Enoch
noun, the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
endo-
Ender
noun, Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
Ernie
noun, a male given name, form of Ernest.
etape
noun, a place where troops camp after a day's march.
enact
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
faker
noun, a person who fakes.
Fedin
noun, Konstantin Aleksandrovich [kuh n-stuhn-tyeen uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /kən stʌnˈtyin ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1977, Russian novelist and short-story writer.
fecit
verb, he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
fated
noun, something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
farci
adjective, filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
farce
noun, a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
Fanti
noun, a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
fakir
noun, a Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or mendicant monk commonly considered a wonder-worker.
Faith
noun, confidence or trust in a person or thing:
Ethan
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
faint
noun, a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
fader
noun, a person or thing that fades.
facet
noun, one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
facer
noun, a person or thing that faces.
faced
noun, the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
dict.
ethic
noun, the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
ether
noun, Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
enate
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
eikon
noun, icon (defs 1, 2).
Dione
noun, Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
doper
noun, a drug addict.
drank
noun, any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage.
Drake
noun, a male duck. Compare duck1 (def 2).
Drain
noun, something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
draft
noun, a drawing, sketch, or design.
Draco
noun, the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
Doric
noun, a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
DORAN
noun, an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
donee
noun, a person to whom a gift is made.
dreck
noun, excrement; dung.
donec
conjunction, (in prescriptions) until.
Donar
noun, the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
doeth
noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
Dnepr
noun, Russian name of Dnieper.
ditch
noun, a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
Dirae
plural noun, the Furies. See fury (def 3).
Dirac
noun, Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
Drape
noun, a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
drift
noun, a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
eider
noun, eider duck.
econ.
eerie
adjective, uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
Edith
noun, a female given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “war.”.
edit.
Edina
noun, a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
edict
noun, a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
ecto-
ectad
adverb, outward.
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
Drina
noun, a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
eaten
noun, eats, Informal. food.
Earth
noun, (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
eared
noun, the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
dropt
noun, a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
drone
noun, the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
droit
noun, a legal right or claim.
dript
noun, an act of dripping.
drink
noun, any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage.
conc.
Cohen
noun, Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
fence
noun, a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
Apoc.
areo-
Arden
noun, Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
arche
Archd
Arch.
apron
noun, a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
aport
adverb, on or toward the port side.
aphid
noun, any of numerous tiny soft-bodied insects of the family Aphididae of worldwide distribution, that suck the sap from the stems and leaves of various plants, some developing wings when overcrowding occurs: an important pest of many fruit trees and vegetable crops.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
A-one
adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
Aoede
noun, one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
antic
noun, Usually, antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
anti-
anth-
ante-
Arete
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
arith
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
Cadet
noun, a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
caner
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
canc.
Cairo
noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
cairn
noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
Caird
noun, a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
caine
noun, (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
cadre
noun, Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
cacti
noun, any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
Arkie
noun, a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
caco-
cache
noun, a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.:
atrip
adjective, aweigh.
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
ation
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
aroid
noun, any plant of the arum family.
Arndt
noun, Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
anode
noun, the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
Andre
noun, John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
canoe
noun, any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
acpt.
aden-
Actor
noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
Acton
noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
acron
noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
acro-
acrid
adjective, sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
acred
adjective, owning many acres of land; landed.
acorn
noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
adopt
Verb phrases, adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
acock
adverb, adjective, cocked.
ackee
noun, akee.
acet-
acct.
AC/DC
adjective, sexually responsive to both men and women; bisexual.
30-30
2,4-d
noun, a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
adept
noun, a skilled or proficient person; expert.
Adore
verb (used with object), to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
andr-
Afro-
Andie
noun, a male or female given name.
andor
conjunction, (used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
ancre
adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
Akron
noun, a city in NE Ohio.
akene
noun, achene.
aitch
noun, the letter H, h.
Aiken
noun, Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
afrit
noun, afreet.
adorn
verb (used with object), to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
Afric
adjective, African.
afore
adverb, preposition, conjunction, before.
afire
adjective, on fire:
aero-
aerie
noun, the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
aeri-
Aedon
noun, a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
adret
noun, a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
canid
noun, any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
Cant.
Cohan
noun, George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
chiao
noun, jiao.
chine
noun, a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
China
noun, a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
Chin.
chief
noun, the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority:
chide
verb (used with object), to express disapproval of; scold; reproach:
Chico
noun, greasewood (def 1).
Chick
noun, a young chicken or other bird.
Chian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Chios.
chirk
verb (used with object), Informal. to cheer (usually followed by up).
cheth
noun, heth.
chert
noun, a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
Chere
adjective, dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
Cheka
noun, (in the Soviet Union) the state secret-police organization (1917–22), succeeded by the GPU.
cheer
noun, a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
cheep
noun, a chirp.
cheek
noun, either side of the face below the eye and above the jaw.
Chink
noun, a crack, cleft, or fissure:
chirp
noun, a chirping sound.
cheap
Idioms, cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive:
CIRCA
preposition, adverb, about: (used especially in) approximate dates: Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
coder
noun, a person or device that translates information into a code.
coati
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
coapt
verb (used with object), to bring close together:
coact
verb (used with or without object), to do or act together.
coach
noun, a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
cnida
noun, a nematocyst.
Circe
noun, Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
cine-
Chita
noun, a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
cinch
noun, a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
cider
noun, the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
Ciano
noun, Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
chore
noun, a small or odd job; routine task.
chord
noun, a feeling or emotion:
chopa
noun, any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
choir
noun, a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
chock
noun, a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
cheat
noun, a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
chart
noun, a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
canto
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
Caren
noun, a female given name.
Carte
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
carpi
noun, plural of carpus.
carp-
carne
noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
Carin
noun, a female given name.
Carie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
caret
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
Card.
Cath.
Capt.
Capri
noun, an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
capot
noun, the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
Capon
noun, a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
Capet
noun, Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
caper
noun, a playful leap or skip.
Capek
noun, Karel [kair-uh l,, kar-,, kahr-;; Czech kah-rel] /ˈkɛər əl,, ˈkær-,, ˈkɑr-;; Czech ˈkɑ rɛl/ (Show IPA), 1890–1938, Czech playwright, novelist, and producer.
cater
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
Cedar
noun, any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. Compare cedar of Lebanon.
chark
noun, charcoal (def 1).
chair
noun, a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
Chari
noun, Shari.
Chard
noun, a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
char-
chape
noun, the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
chap.
chant
noun, a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
chank
verb (used without object), to eat noisily or greedily.
Chain
noun, a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
cent.
chafe
noun, irritation; annoyance.
Chaco
noun, a part of the Gran Chaco region in central South America, in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. About 100,000 sq. mi. (259,000 sq. km).
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.
cert.
cero-
ceric
adjective, containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
ceria
noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
CENTO
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
feint
noun, a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
Cenci
noun, Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
fore-
feti-
finch
noun, any of numerous small passerine birds of the family Fringillidae, including the buntings, sparrows, crossbills, purple finches, and grosbeaks, most of which have a short, conical bill adapted for eating seeds.
force
noun, physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
Fonda
noun, an inn or restaurant.
fetid
adjective, having an offensive odor; stinking.
Hanoi
noun, a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
haori
noun, a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
Harte
noun, (Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
fort.
Hatch
noun, the act of hatching.
hater
noun, a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
foehn
noun, a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps.
feria
noun, Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
Fitch
noun, the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
Firth
noun, a long, narrow indentation of the seacoast.
finca
noun, a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
forte
noun, a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in: Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
heart
noun, Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
Freda
noun, a female given name.
frond
noun, an often large, finely divided leaf, especially as applied to the ferns and certain palms.
frock
noun, a gown or dress worn by a girl or woman.
frith
noun, firth.
Fried
noun, Alfred Hermann [al-frid hur-muh n;; German ahl-freyt her-mahn] /ˈæl frɪd ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈɑl freɪt ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1921, Austrian writer and journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
Frick
noun, Henry Clay, 1849–1919, U.S. industrialist, art patron, and philanthropist.
Freon
fiche
noun, microfiche.
front
noun, the foremost part or surface of anything.
freak
noun, any abnormal phenomenon or product or unusual object; anomaly; aberration.
hacek
noun, a diacritical mark (ˇ) placed over a letter in some languages, as Czech and Lithuanian, and in some systems of phonetic transcription, especially to indicate that a sound is palatalized.
Fiend
noun, Satan; the devil.
Frank
noun, a signature or mark affixed by special privilege to a letter, package, or the like to ensure its transmission free of charge, as by mail.
franc
noun, an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
fetor
noun, a strong, offensive smell; stench.
Forth
noun, Firth of, an arm of the North Sea, in SE Scotland: estuary of Forth River. 48 miles (77 km) long.
Hearn
noun, Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
froth
noun, an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
Heine
noun, Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
Heian
adjective, of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
heder
noun, (especially in Europe) a private Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
Hecht
noun, Also called bird dismount. a dismount, as from the horizontal bar, in which a gymnast releases the apparatus at the height of a backswing, sails forward with outstretched arms and legs, and lands upright on the feet.
Heath
noun, a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs.
fiord
noun, fjord.
Finer
noun, fines. Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e). Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
hect-
Hedin
noun, Sven Anders [sven ahn-duh rs] /svɛn ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1865–1952, Swedish geographer and explorer.
Fiona
noun, a female given name.
Irak
noun, Iraq.
IDEA
noun, any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
depr
coak
noun, (in a scarf joint) a tenon in one member fitting into a corresponding recess of the other.
coat
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
pree
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
Fran
noun, a male given name, form of Francis.
coca
noun, a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
cite
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
cire
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
cit.
Cock
noun, a male chicken; rooster.
idae
circ
noun, circular (def 9).
prie
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
prin
cir.
cion
noun, scion (def 2).
frap
verb (used with object), to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
Pent
noun, penthouse (def 4).
pro-
proa
noun, any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
frat
noun, fraternity (def 1).
coch
IEEE
coda
noun, Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
Cond
Copt
noun, a member of the Coptic Church.
inae
pore
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
Pori
noun, a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
pork
noun, the flesh of hogs used as food.
porn
noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
ikon
noun, icon (defs 1, 2).
Cope
noun, a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
pot.
ikat
noun, a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
conk
noun, the head.
cone
noun, Geometry. a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex. a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
prad
noun, Informal. horse.
code
noun, a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
Con.
frae
preposition, adverb, from.
Coke
noun, the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
coir
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
prao
noun, proa.
prat
noun, the buttocks.
coin
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
coif
noun, a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
pre-
Cohn
noun, Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
prec
Prof
noun, professor.
coed
noun, Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
cide
iced
noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
ciao
interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
RdAc
Diet
noun, food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
Chet
noun, a male given name, form of Chester.
rapt
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Cher
noun, a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
Chen
noun, a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
chef
noun, the chief cook, especially in a restaurant or hotel, usually responsible for planning menus, ordering foodstuffs, overseeing food preparation, and supervising the kitchen staff.
free
Idioms, for free, Informal. without charge:
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
RCCh
rcd.
Frei
noun, Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
dif-
chia
noun, a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
fret
noun, an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
chat
noun, informal conversation:
Read
noun, an act or instance of reading:
Fri.
reap
verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
Dike
noun, an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river:
frit
noun, Ceramics. a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels. the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
Pen.
Horn
noun, one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
Din.
froe
noun, frow.
peke
noun, Pekingese (def 1).
HRIP
Rape
noun, unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
Chr.
ICAO
FRCP
pone
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
chop
noun, an act or instance of chopping.
Fino
noun, a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
Ptah
noun, an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
Chon
noun, Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
pend
verb (used without object), to remain undecided or unsettled.
Ice.
RCAF
RACE
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
chit
noun, a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
rack
noun, a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited:
rad.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Chip
noun, a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
FRED
noun, a male given name, form of Frederick.
raft
noun, a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
RAID
noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
rain
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
rake
noun, an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
raki
noun, a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
Ind.
RAND
noun, (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
Chic
noun, style and elegance, especially in dress:
Rani
noun, ranee.
Rank
noun, a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
Cor.
poke
noun, a thrust or push.
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
dere
adjective, dear2 .
date
noun, a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
dat.
Darn
noun, a darned place, as in a garment:
dark
noun, the absence of light; darkness:
Foch
noun, Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahn] /fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1851–1929, French marshal.
foci
noun, a plural of focus.
Dari
noun, a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
Dare
noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
phr.
dank
noun, Slang. high-quality marijuana:
int.
Dane
noun, a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
Piaf
noun, Edith (Edith Giovanna Gassion) 1914–63, French singer.
DChE
pian
noun, yaws.
perh
Dan.
abbreviation, Bible. Daniel (def 1).
1080
Pica
noun, a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
Dak.
daft
adjective, senseless, stupid, or foolish.
pice
noun, a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna. Compare pie5 .
Pich
noun, a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
Dace
noun, a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
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.
dato
noun, (in the Philippines) a native chief.
deaf
noun, deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
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.
def.
dep.
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Deni
noun, a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
Dene
noun, a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
Den.
deke
noun, a fake or feint intended to deceive a defensive player, often drawing that player out of position.
Pet.
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
deft
adjective, dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever:
PetE
noun, Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
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.
peto
noun, wahoo3 .
deet
plural noun, details:
Dean
noun, Education. the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college: an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline: the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
iod-
Deer
noun, any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
deep
noun, the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
deco
noun, art deco.
Deck
noun, Nautical. a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse, generally cambered, and often serving as a member for strengthening the structure of a vessel. the space between such a surface and the next such surface above:
firn
noun, névé.
der.
Phar
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
phat
noun, Typesetting. fat (def 23).
Dec.
DEAR
noun, a person who is good, kind, or generous:
ctr.
dern
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), darn2 .
Pond
noun, a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
pock
noun, a pustule on the body in an eruptive disease, as smallpox.
Piro
noun, piroplasmosis.
pita
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
IndE
crat
Dice
noun, Machinery. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
per.
crap
noun, Vulgar. excrement. an act of defecation.
peon
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
Dick
noun, Older Use. a detective.
pkt.
pnea
inch
noun, a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
cpd.
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.
poda
Cote
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
FPHA
Cort
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.
CORN
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
Cork
noun, the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
Cori
noun, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
perk
noun, perquisite.
corf
noun, Mining. a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc. a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
Cord
noun, a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
pirn
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
fork
noun, an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
crop
noun, the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
DERP
noun, a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
Piet
noun, Scot. a magpie.
pika
noun, any of several small, brown to gray tailless mammals of the genus Ochotona, resembling rabbits with short ears and legs and inhabiting western mountains of North America and parts of eastern Europe and Asia.
Pike
noun, any of several large, slender, voracious freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, having a long, flat snout: the blue pike of the Great Lakes is now extinct.
fohn
noun, foehn.
pina
noun, pineapple.
FOIA
info
noun, information.
croc
noun, crocodile.
foin
noun, a thrust with a weapon.
fond
noun, a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
crip
noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
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.
perf
Cree
noun, a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
Inf.
font
noun, a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
pink
noun, a color varying from light crimson to pale reddish purple.
for.
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.
fora
noun, a plural of forum.
pere
noun, father.
FORD
noun, a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
Ipoh
noun, a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
fend
verb (used with object), to ward off (often followed by off):
dia-
pion
noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
pith
noun, Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
cet-
chai
noun, a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
ankh
noun, a tau cross with a loop at the top, used as a symbol of generation or enduring life.
then
noun, that time:
apo-
aph-
Aoki
noun, Shuzo [shoo-zaw] /ˈʃu zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1844–1914, first Japanese ambassador to U.S., 1905–09.
A-OK
adjective, adverb, Informal. OK; perfect:
Hapi
noun, Apis.
hard
noun, Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
Hare
noun, any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
hark
noun, a hunter's shout to hounds, as to encourage them in following the scent.
ant.
Thin
adverb, in a thin manner.
Harp
noun, a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
ano-
thir
pronoun, these.
Apr.
HERO
noun, a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
Hart
noun, a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
THOR
noun, Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
Ande
plural noun, a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
hate
noun, intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
ance
Akin
adjective, of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
hath
noun, Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
akee
noun, a tropical tree, Blighia sapida, of the soapberry family, cultivated for the edible aril of its seeds.
tick
noun, a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
airt
noun, a direction.
tide
noun, the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
Aire
Heth
noun, the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
thee
pronoun, the objective case of thou1 :
AInd
Ark.
ten.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
atic
Aten
noun, Aton.
tend
Verb phrases, tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
Hake
noun, any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, especially M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.
art.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
tepe
noun, (in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
Hand
noun, the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
ter.
hide
noun, British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
HETP
noun, a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
arid
adjective, being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
Hank
noun, a skein, as of thread or yarn.
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.
hick
noun, an unsophisticated, boorish, and provincial person; rube.
ARCO
adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
thae
pronoun, adjective, those.
Thai
noun, Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
than
conjunction, (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
HHFA
Thar
noun, tahr.
Arce
noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
the-
Thea
noun, a female given name.
apt.
plural, apartment.
tier
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
acr-
her.
heat
noun, the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
adit
noun, an entrance or a passage.
Adie
noun, a female given name.
Heck
noun, something remarkable of its kind (usually used in the phrase heck of a):
ACTH
trap
noun, a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
Tree
noun, a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
tref
adjective, Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
trek
noun, a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
heed
noun, careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
Heep
noun, Uriah, Uriah Heep.
Acre
noun, a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
Heer
noun, an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
HERA
noun, the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
tri-
hent
verb (used with object), to seize.
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.
heft
noun, weight; heaviness:
trid
acid
noun, Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
ache
noun, a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Trip
noun, a journey or voyage:
acc.
tRNA
trod
noun, the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
tron
heir
noun, a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
toke
noun, a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.
aide
noun, nurse's aide.
tion
Ahir
noun, a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
tnpk
toad
noun, any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit. Compare frog1 (def 1).
toch
noun, Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
hdkf
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
toed
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
head
noun, the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
afr-
HEAO
Tore
noun, a torus.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
HEAP
noun, a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
aet.
Here
noun, this place:
tonk
noun, a form of rummy for two or more players with deuces wild.
top-
tope
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
hear
verb (used with object), to perceive by the ear:
herd
noun, a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
aer-
topi
noun, topee.
aeon
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
torc
noun, torque (def 4).
hair
noun, any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
Hike
noun, a long walk or march for recreational activity, military training, or the like.
Chad
noun, a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
Rhee
noun, Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
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.
cedi
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
cede
verb (used with object), to yield or formally surrender to another:
Rep.
Cdr.
repo
noun, a repurchase agreement.
Cato
noun, Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
honk
noun, the cry of a goose.
rete
noun, a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
Cate
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
cat.
CART
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
Rhea
noun, the ramie plant or fiber.
hone
noun, a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
rend
verb (used with object), to separate into parts with force or violence:
Carn
noun, cairn.
cark
noun, care or worry.
hoke
noun, hokum.
CARE
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
capo
noun, any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
Rice
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
Rich
noun, (used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
Caph
noun, kaph.
Rick
noun, Also, hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
Rico
noun, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
hade
noun, Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
Rida
ride
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
cap.
CerE
noun, a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
hora
noun, a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
reck
verb (used with object), Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
Ceto
hor.
rede
noun, counsel; advice.
Cete
noun, a number of badgers together.
Ceta
noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
Dine
noun, Scot. dinner.
frt.
Hopi
noun, a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
CERN
redo
noun, the act or an instance of redoing.
Cerf
noun, Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
Reed
noun, the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
Reef
noun, a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
cera
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
reek
noun, a strong, unpleasant smell.
ref.
cepe
noun, cep.
Hope
noun, the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
fth.
cene
reft
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
Reid
noun, Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
reif
noun, plunder; booty; loot.
Reik
noun, Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
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.
cen.
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.
rife
adjective, of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
atop
preposition, on the top of:
tanh
tach
noun, tachometer.
tack
noun, a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
taco
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Cain
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
tahr
noun, any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
Taif
noun, a city in W Saudi Arabia.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
caid
noun, (in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
CAFE
noun, a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
hire
noun, the act of hiring.
cadi
noun, qadi.
cade
noun, a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
tank
noun, a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
thi-
hint
noun, an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
Hahn
noun, Otto, 1879–1968, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1944.
Tape
noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
cack
noun, a soft-soled, heelless shoe for infants.
haik
noun, an oblong cloth used as an outer garment by the Arabs.
cac-
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
tarp
noun, tarpaulin.
tchr
Teak
noun, a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
teen
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
ator
Tace
noun, tasset.
rpt.
rift
noun, an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
Rock
noun, a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
Rind
noun, a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
rink
noun, a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
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.
Hock
noun, the joint in the hind leg of a horse, cow, etc., above the fetlock joint, corresponding anatomically to the ankle in humans.
rit.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
road
noun, a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
haet
noun, a little bit; a whit.
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
Roca
noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
hoar
noun, hoarfrost; rime.
CanF
Roti
noun, roast.
Hoad
noun, Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
cane
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
rode
noun, a rope by which a boat is anchored.
Can.
Rodi
noun, Italian name of Rhodes.
cake
noun, a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
roke
noun, a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.
RONA
haft
noun, a handle, especially of a knife, sword, or dagger.
rope
noun, a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
ROTC
noun, a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Roth
noun, Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
Ire.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
Fink
noun, a strikebreaker.
Enid
noun, a city in N Oklahoma.
NIRA
Noah
noun, the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
nock
noun, a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
node
noun, a knot, protuberance, or knob.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
Enki
noun, a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
nope
adverb, no1 (def 1).
Nor.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
Nord
noun, a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
epee
noun, a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
fico
noun, fig1 (def 4).
end-
ence
not-
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
enc.
fict
NTIA
Eire
noun, the Irish name of Ireland.
nipa
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
Nike
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
Kate
noun, a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
Nero
noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
need
noun, a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
Eric
noun, Eric the Red.
neep
noun, a turnip.
Neh.
neo-
fiat
noun, an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
Neph
nerd
noun, a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
keck
verb (used without object), to retch; be nauseated.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
epit
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
epic
noun, an epic poem.
epi-
NICE
noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
FICA
Nick
noun, a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
keat
noun, keet.
Nida
noun, a female given name, form of Nydia.
nide
noun, a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
Kean
noun, Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
Eph.
OAPC
kart
noun, a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
Erie
noun, Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
Echo
noun, a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
Eden
noun, the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
FEPC
OPer
kaon
noun, a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
fikh
noun, fiqh.
ect-
Kant
noun, Immanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; German ih-mah-noo-el] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; German ɪˈmɑ nuˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1724–1804, German philosopher.
eco-
opia
echt
adjective, real; authentic; genuine.
orad
adverb, toward the mouth or the oral region.
OPEC
noun, an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
Kano
noun, a city in N Nigeria.
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
eath
adjective, adverb, easy.
Fin.
ord.
Kane
noun, cain.
Earp
noun, Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
each
adverb, to, from, or for each; apiece:
open
noun, an open or clear space.
opah
noun, a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
oath
noun, a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
OECD
EFTA
efph
Efik
noun, a member of a people of southeastern Nigeria near the mouth of the Calabar River, closely related to the Ibibio.
karo
noun, a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
EEOC
Oct.
EDTA
Oder
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
odic
adjective, of an ode.
Odin
noun, the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
OEEC
kaph
noun, the eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
oink
noun, the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
Edna
noun, a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
Oken
noun, Lorenz (Lorenz Ockenfuss) 1779–1851, German naturalist and philosopher.
Okie
noun, a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
okra
noun, a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
once
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
FIDO
noun, a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
Edie
noun, a female given name, form of Edith.
Ont.
keef
noun, kef (def 2).
Erik
noun, a male given name.
otic
adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
kith
noun, acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group.
fate
noun, something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
kink
noun, a twist or curl, as in a thread, rope, wire, or hair, caused by its doubling or bending upon itself.
kino
noun, (in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
Kirk
noun, Chiefly Scot. and North England. a church.
kirn
noun, a churn.
fart
noun, a flatus expelled through the anus.
Faro
noun, a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
fare
noun, the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
kite
noun, a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
fard
noun, facial cosmetics.
Kind
noun, a class or group of individual objects, people, animals, etc., of the same nature or character, or classified together because they have traits in common; category:
KKtP
Kent
noun, James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.
keno
noun, a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
knap
noun, a crest or summit of a small hill.
knar
noun, a knot on a tree or in wood.
knee
noun, Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
fere
noun, a companion; mate.
Fano
noun, a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
fane
noun, a temple.
knit
noun, fabric produced by knitting.
kine
noun, a plural of cow1 .
kina
noun, a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
knot
noun, an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.
kepi
noun, a French military cap with a flat circular top and a nearly horizontal visor.
feet
noun, a plural of foot.
feed
noun, food, especially for farm animals, as cattle, horses or chickens.
kerf
noun, a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.
Kern
noun, a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
fedn
kero
noun, a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
ket-
keta
noun, chum salmon.
kept
noun, board and lodging; subsistence; support:
Fed.
fec.
kike
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Jewish religion or descent.
feat
noun, a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
Fear
noun, a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm. Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
Khan
noun, (in the Altaic group of languages) a title held by hereditary rulers or tribal chiefs.
khat
noun, kat.
FDIC
FCIC
kick
noun, the act of kicking; a blow or thrust with the foot or feet.
FERA
Kief
noun, kef.
Kier
noun, a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
knop
noun, a small knob or similar rounded protuberance, especially for ornament.
Knt.
keek
verb (used without object), to peep; look furtively.
keep
noun, board and lodging; subsistence; support:
naif
noun, a naive or inexperienced person.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
nape
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
keet
noun, a young guinea fowl.
narc
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
Eth.
etch
noun, Printing. an acid used for etching.
nard
noun, an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
nark
noun, British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
etc.
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
NADP
NCTE
NDAC
NDak
neap
noun, neap tide.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
Keen
noun, a wailing lament for the dead.
neck
noun, the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
Erne
noun, sea eagle.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Nah.
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.
koan
noun, a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
fact
noun, something that actually exists; reality; truth:
Koch
noun, Edward I. 1924–2013, U.S. politician: mayor of New York City 1977–89.
Fern
noun, any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
fake
noun, anything made to appear otherwise than it actually is; counterfeit:
Fair
noun, Archaic. something that is fair.
fain
adverb, gladly; willingly:
Fahr
Kona
noun, a southwesterly winter wind in Hawaii, often strong and bringing rain.
fado
noun, a Portuguese folk song typically of doleful or fatalistic character and usually accompanied on the guitar.
feta
noun, a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
fade
noun, an act or instance of fading.
fete
noun, a day of celebration; holiday:
NADH
koph
noun, the nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Keir
noun, kier.
Kore
noun, Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
face
noun, the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
fac.
Krak
noun, Kerak.
kran
noun, a former silver coin of Iran.
Krio
noun, an English-based creole of Sierra Leone, a first language of the residents of Freetown and its environs, and a lingua franca elsewhere in the country.
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
doth
noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
pean
noun, paean.
DOTE
noun, decay of wood.
dock
noun, a landing pier.
doc.
plural, document.
drat
interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
drch
pct.
Pain
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
doat
verb (used without object), dote.
paho
noun, a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
dree
adjective, tedious; dreary.
peak
noun, the pointed top of a mountain or ridge.
drek
noun, dreck.
dite
noun, a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
pair
noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
pear
noun, the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
kadi
noun, qadi.
Drin
noun, a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
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.
DIRT
noun, any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
PACT
noun, an agreement, covenant, or compact:
Dirk
noun, a dagger, especially of the Scottish Highlands.
drip
noun, an act of dripping.
Pack
noun, a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person:
Kahn
noun, Louis Isadore, 1901–74, U.S. architect, born in Estonia.
Peck
noun, a dry measure of 8 quarts; the fourth part of a bushel, equal to 537.6 cubic inches (8.81 liters).
Kain
noun, cain.
pato
noun, an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
Paki
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a Pakistani, especially one who has emigrated to Britain.
PACE
noun, a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
par.
dpt.
pard
noun, a leopard or panther.
Dort
noun, Dordrecht.
dorp
noun, a village; hamlet.
Pare
noun, Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
dork
noun, Slang. a silly, out-of-touch person who tends to look odd or behave ridiculously around others; a social misfit: Synonyms: jerk, schmo; nerd, geek.
find
noun, an act of finding or discovering.
DORE
noun, the walleye or pike perch of North America.
FINE
noun, fines. Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e). Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
Park
noun, an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation.
Dora
noun, a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
dope
noun, any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
Pan.
dopa
noun, an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
pat.
pane
noun, one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
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.
patd
Pate
noun, the crown or top of the head.
done
noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
Itch
noun, the sensation of itching.
Dona
noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
doit
noun, Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
DOHC
Doha
noun, a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
kaki
noun, the Japanese persimmon tree.
doer
noun, a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
dint
noun, force; power:
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
Dior
noun, Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
dink
noun, dinghy.
peen
noun, a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
Peer
noun, a person of the same legal status:
dipt
noun, the act of dipping.
ped.
peek
noun, a quick or furtive look or glance; peep.
dioc
dir.
Dino
pede
DIRE
adjective, causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
Fee
noun, a charge or payment for professional services:
CIO
noun, a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
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.
NCC
Co.
TCA
NAD
COD
noun, any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
IRC
cp.
DEA
cr.
de-
NDE
cf.
ct.
ne-
hid
noun, British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
NEA
ETO
ARF
interjection, (used to imitate the bark of a dog).
pfc
TAP
noun, a light but audible blow:
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
ERT
Phi
noun, the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
CAD
noun, an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
ch.
ACE
noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
Han
noun, a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion. Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
ACH
interjection, alas; oh.
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
Doi
ARP
noun, Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
irk
verb (used with object), to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
ACK
kef
noun, a state of drowsy contentment, especially from the use of a narcotic.
at.
PHA
ATC
Nap
noun, a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
FIT
noun, the manner in which a thing fits:
Don
noun, (initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
pee
noun, the letter p.
heh
noun, he2 .
pfd
ite
PhD
Teh
noun, Te.
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
hie
verb (used with object), to hasten (oneself):
tee
noun, the letter T or t.
Ted
noun, British Slang. Teddy boy.
ERP
hin
noun, an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
ca.
CAF
cc.
TEC
noun, detective.
ATP
Tpr
FHA
ap-
Af.
fic
ROK
noun, a soldier in the army of the Republic of Korea.
ROI
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
EPT
ked
noun, sheeptick.
ADC
Rod
noun, a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
ad-
ac-
PIA
noun, a female given name.
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:
DOT
noun, a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
ROP
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
NFC
NFD
CPR
ROA
fer
preposition, conjunction, for.
rnd
RNA
NHA
NHI
NIA
NIC
noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
Hen
noun, the female of the domestic fowl.
PIC
noun, a movie.
ERE
preposition, conjunction, before.
NEP
noun, New Economic Policy.
NEC
NED
noun, a male given name, form of Edward.
pho
noun, a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
ETR
d-c
noun, a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
DOP
noun, a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
CAI
erk
noun, an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
Tro
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
Dor
noun, Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
Ar.
TAE
preposition, to.
Tad
noun, a small child, especially a boy.
an.
hit
noun, an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
hah
interjection, ha.
Nee
adjective, born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
AID
noun, help or support; assistance.
Ker
RTF
rte
rt.
DAR
RPO
nef
noun, a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
Fen
noun, low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
Fia
DAP
noun, Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
FOE
noun, a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
hip
noun, the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
tfr
ARE
noun, a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
DIP
noun, the act of dipping.
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
KKt
KIA
AFP
kn.
ACT
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
fcp
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
dk.
FDA
IPA
FAR
Idioms, a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
TKO
FAO
iph
AFT
adverb, at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
AHE
ahi
noun, yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
DNA
FDR
noun, (Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
AIC
ITA
Fan
noun, any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
hd.
DNR
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.
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
KNP
Ir.
ade
noun, George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
Koa
noun, a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
dh-
tpk
TPI
tph
tpd
KIF
noun, kef.
di.
kin
noun, a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
ipr
ae.
tr.
tra
AEC
dha
ado
noun, busy activity; bustle; fuss.
AEF
AFC
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
DFT
DFA
KIP
noun, the hide of a young or small beast.
FAT
noun, any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
FCA
kir
noun, an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
ADF
Kid
noun, Informal. a child or young person.
IPO
FCC
Kit
noun, a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose:
DET
dit
noun, an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
IOT
TID
HIC
interjection, (an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
API
abbreviation, Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
ITC
HEP
adjective, hip4 .
doh
interjection, (used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.) Compare duh.
HAP
noun, one's luck or lot.
kpc
kph
IRO
kr.
HAO
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
aor
APC
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.
Kra
noun, Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
het
noun, a heterosexual person.
Dee
noun, a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
kor
noun, homer2 .
fo.
IOC
pf.
KRP
THC
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
hf.
HHD
NCO
tha
noun, the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
ThD
th-
TPN
ard
ACP
DOE
noun, the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
pea
noun, the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
Ken
noun, knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
HCR
ior
TIC
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
TIA
AKC
ake
verb (used without object), ache.
PDT
PDF
noun, a file format that makes it possible to display text and graphics in the same fixed layout on any computer screen.
Akh
noun, the transfigured and beatified spirit of a dead person.
FET
Kha
noun, the seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a velar spirant consonant sound.
ANC
koi
noun, any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
ion
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
Die
noun, Machinery. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
DEI
adverb, by the grace of God.
HAT
noun, a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
PCI
PCF
IOF
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
FIR
noun, any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
FAD
noun, a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
ANF
FIO
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
trf
TRH
kop
noun, a hill.
Pa.
hae
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb, have.
EDC
oid
OIr
RCP
Re.
RIP
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
oik
noun, oaf; lout.
EDO
noun, a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
ICC
oic
EDP
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
Ia.
RAF
oft
adverb, often.
Rd.
OIt
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
CID
noun, The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
ick
interjection, (used as an expression of distaste or repugnance.)
fie
interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
CIF
CIE
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ine
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
CIC
Oka
noun, Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms). Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
FRC
CIA
fop
noun, a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
ich
noun, a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
oke
noun, oka1 .
pah
interjection, (used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
PTA
plural, peseta.
rah
interjection, (used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
OFr
CIP
RCA
PAK
noun, pack; package.
PIN
noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
ef-
ock
Kt.
eft
noun, a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
rat
noun, any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
RCN
och
interjection, (used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
RCT
RDA
INH
RDC
RDF
HPD
EEO
of-
ODT
ka-
io-
EDT
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
DRE
id.
FON
noun, a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
HRE
ht.
ode
noun, a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
Rap
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
ODA
noun, a room within a harem.
CHI
noun, the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
EEC
EEE
ONF
ONI
EHF
Kan
ead
ean
POR
ina
noun, a female given name.
in.
ear
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
ea.
POA
pc.
Fra
noun, a title of address for a friar or brother.
pd.
Ike
noun, Eisenhower, Dwight David.
pk.
plural, pack.
COP
noun, a police officer.
FOT
ETD
IHP
ote
CPO
CPI
POC
CPA
DTh
COT
noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
POE
noun, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
OTA
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
ot-
poi
noun, a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
FPO
eo-
Fr.
abbreviation, Father.
FPC
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
Ife
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
ONR
CNO
ed.
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.
EDA
noun, a female given name.
Ede
noun, a city in SW Nigeria.
edh
noun, eth.
ide
PIO
Ido
noun, a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
CNC
ope
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
prf
OPA
IDA
noun, Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters). Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
PAD
noun, a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
Kaf
noun, the twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a velar stop consonant sound.
PAC
noun, pack1 (def 1).
PIT
noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
IFC
ECA
PRA
PEI
noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
ier
ec-
Pr.
prn
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
IDP
ECF
opt
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
PRC
CRC
pt.
PTO
Eck
noun, Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
REA
OCR
CEF
CAR
noun, an automobile.
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
HIH
rho
noun, the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
PID
pie
noun, a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
ene
ctn
plural, carton.
trp
ctf
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
cte
CTC
CTA
CEO
Hon
noun, honey (def 6).
hr.
HRH
cep
noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
Had
noun, Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
DPH
Peh
noun, pe.
CRT
fid
noun, a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
RFI
Kea
noun, a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
en-
Dr.
EPA
cee
noun, the letter C.
NPR
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.
RFE
RFD
RFC
RFA
DOA
HCF
NOC
do.
EOE
Nod
noun, a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
FTP
noun, File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network.
DFC
CCA
CCD
verb (used with object), to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
Ep.
CCP
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
CCR
CDC
kCi
EOF
CDT
CEA
CEC
CED
hop
noun, an act of hopping; short leap.
Noh
noun, Nō.
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
NOP
eke
adverb, also.
Nip
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
Ree
noun, reeve3 .
foh
interjection, faugh.
ChE
noun, Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
CHA
noun, tea.
NIH
op.
RID
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
oaf
noun, a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
OAK
noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
OAP
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
eir
fro
Idioms, to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
DPI
CFP
DPC
DAE
pik
noun, payment in kind.
REC
noun, recreation.
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
OCC
RIF
noun, Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
DPA
Ehr
OCD
hot
noun, the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
dah
noun, an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
CFR
OTC
rhe
noun, a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
ft.
FTC
NRA
NRC
Nth
Idioms, the nth degree / power, a high degree or power. the utmost degree or extent:
hod
noun, a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
CFO
CRP
ink
noun, a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
Oc.
nik
Hoe
noun, a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
nr.
Npt
CFD
OED
CFI
CFA
cfh
red
noun, any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
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.
2D
noun, a two-dimensional form or appearance:
RP
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
IF
noun, a supposition; uncertain possibility:
PI
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
3D
noun, a three-dimensional form or appearance:
KI
noun, the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
EI
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.
NH
PE
noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
DT
noun, a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
ee
HO
noun, a sexually promiscuous woman.
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
AH
interjection, (used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
HP
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.
RO
HH
HK
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
HI
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of high:
FE
AO
DP
ND
PO
noun, a chamber pot.
PH
CE
OH
noun, the exclamation “oh.”.
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
AK
fn
O.
OD
noun, a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
OE
noun, oy2 .
ic
i.
K2
noun, Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
OA
KO
noun, a knockout in boxing.
RI
KP
NP
FA
noun, the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
FP
FI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
FD
f.
noun, (Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
N.
NA
adverb, no1 .
NI
eh
interjection, (an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
NC
RN
RH
t.
NF
TD
T1
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RF
h.
TP
KD
ck
KC
DF
DC
noun, a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
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.
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
RC
DA
noun, a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
D.
HE
noun, any male person or animal; a man:
TN
tk
IP
TC
DN
OK
noun, an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
K.
TE
noun, ti1 .
R.
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
FC
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