Anagrams of portances
Word portances has
1117 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of portances.
- operants
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- pronates
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- portance
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- capstone
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noun,
a finishing stone of a structure.
- spectro-
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- Paterson
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- ancestor
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noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- spectra
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noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- antero-
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- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- copters
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noun,
helicopter.
- Preston
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noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- prances
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- centro-
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- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- tarpons
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- partons
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- stearo-
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- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- constr.
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- arseno-
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- contra-
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- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- arpents
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- cerato-
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- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- octanes
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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.
- sterno-
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- toecaps
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noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- capotes
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noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- prosect
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Sno-Cat
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- carpets
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- crepons
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- transp.
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- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- reason
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- cartop
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adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Casper
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noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- coapts
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verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- epacts
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- steno-
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- ptero-
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- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cerat-
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- carpos
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noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- censor
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noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- centos
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- centr-
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- Carson
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noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- carpo-
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- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Castro
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noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Castor
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noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Carpet
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- racons
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noun,
radar beacon.
- Carnot
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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.
- octane
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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.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- copens
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noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- coarse
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adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- cteno-
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- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- crepon
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- sapote
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- crones
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- narco-
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- sapro-
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- sarco-
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- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- Sarton
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noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Poncas
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- sacro-
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- scato-
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- Easton
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noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- escarp
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noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- Senora
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- scrape
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noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- scrota
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crapes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- recaps
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- copter
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noun,
helicopter.
- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- recons
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- contes
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plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- contr.
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- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- rectos
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- copers
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- copras
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noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- sproat
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noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- necro-
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- sprent
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adjective,
sprinkled.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- corpse
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noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- corset
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- rosace
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noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- captor
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noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- soaper
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noun,
soap opera.
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- parson
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noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- toecap
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noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- pastor
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noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- arpent
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- arsen-
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- ascent
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- parton
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- parsec
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noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- aspect
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noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- tarso-
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- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- parens
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- astro-
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- astron
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- tarpon
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- pantos
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noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- atones
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verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- tropes
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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.
- ponces
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noun,
a pimp.
- trones
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- tronas
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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.
- petro-
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- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- aceto-
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- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Pesaro
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noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- person
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noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- trans.
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- aeron.
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- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- penta-
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- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- pecans
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noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- prance
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- panto-
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- patens
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- Cantos
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- Cantor
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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.
- pacers
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- Capone
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noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- capons
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noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- capers
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- paeons
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Capote
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noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- sarc-
-
- napes
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noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- prose
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noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- orant
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noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Sarto
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noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- ports
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noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- pert.
-
- narcs
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noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- prost
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interjection,
prosit.
- pros.
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- Pres.
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- naso-
-
- post-
-
- pecan
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noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- racon
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noun,
radar beacon.
- Pecos
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noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- nears
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- neaps
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noun,
neap tide.
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Santo
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noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sapor
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noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Saone
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noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- poser
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noun,
a person who poses.
- Posen
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noun,
German name of Poznań.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- peons
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- porns
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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):
- Peron
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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).
- Port.
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- pesto
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noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- scope
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noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- score
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scorn
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noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Scot.
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- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Prot.
-
- Orcas
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noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- petr-
-
- OSCAR
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Ernst
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noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- pones
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noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- psora
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noun,
psoriasis.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- poet.
-
- Petra
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- scopa
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noun,
pollen brush.
- scant
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- oste-
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- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- Nepos
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noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- etnas
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- peta-
-
- Scone
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noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- part.
-
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- 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.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- pret.
-
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rcpt.
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- octa-
-
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- noct-
-
- patr-
-
- pron.
-
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- prae-
-
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- pant-
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- recpt
-
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- proc.
-
- OPers
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- rept.
-
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- resp.
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- corns
-
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.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Capt.
-
- caps.
-
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- capos
-
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.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- 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.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- step-
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cert.
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- ster.
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- cent.
-
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carp-
-
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- astr.
-
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- aero-
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- actos
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- treas
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- acpt.
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acet-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- ante-
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- tears
-
- teno-
-
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- tera-
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- 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.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- areo-
-
- arces
-
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.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Apoc.
-
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- span-
-
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- spec.
-
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- spor-
-
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- sect.
-
- ento-
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- ecto-
-
- econ.
-
- Sept.
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- sero-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- corpn
-
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- Srta.
-
- copr-
-
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- corp.
-
- cores
-
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- Ste.
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Rep.
-
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- pot.
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- top-
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sat.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tRNA
-
- scr.
-
- 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):
- tron
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- sepn
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- sec.
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pos.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- 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.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- RNAS
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- 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.
- prs.
-
- PSAT
-
- psec
-
- RONA
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pts.
-
- 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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- pre-
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- 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.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- ter.
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- str.
-
- prec
-
- SPCA
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Sra.
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- 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.
- rpt.
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- 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.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cap.
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- neo-
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- cen.
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Nor.
-
- cet-
-
- OAPC
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Oct.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- asc-
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- ates
-
- cts.
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ator
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- CERN
-
- NCTE
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Ens.
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- crat
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Cres
-
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Cort
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enc.
-
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ctr.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- 1080
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- 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.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Con.
-
- 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.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- 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).
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- 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.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- 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.
- acr-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ance
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- ant.
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pnea
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- 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.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pers
-
- per.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- Pen.
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pct.
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- ano-
-
- aer-
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- 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.
- apo-
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ont.
-
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- OPer
-
- Apr.
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- SPR
-
- ap-
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ac-
-
- CPA
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- an.
-
- CPO
-
- 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.
- TCS
-
- CPR
-
- TCA
-
- ASN
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ase
-
- CPS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- TSP
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- TSE
-
- CSR
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARS
-
- CSO
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- 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.
- CRS
-
- CRP
-
- trp
-
- 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.
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ct.
-
- at.
-
- ANC
-
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- STP
-
- tra
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- 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.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- cr.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- APC
-
- cs.
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- aor
-
- CEA
-
- CEO
-
- spt
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- ATC
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Sr.
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- APS
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CNS
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CNO
-
- Tro
-
- ACP
-
- ca.
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- RCT
-
- OCR
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- OCS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- REA
-
- RCN
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- RCA
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- 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.
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAS
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- NRA
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- 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.
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRC
-
- 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.
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- OAP
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PRC
-
- ote
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PRA
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- POR
-
- POA
-
- OTS
-
- ot-
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- RPS
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- OSP
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- PSA
-
- ose
-
- NOP
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ROP
-
- Esc
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERP
-
- SCP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- POC
-
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- ESR
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- sc.
-
- NCO
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- se-
-
- EPT
-
- SAR
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- EPS
-
- ECA
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- en-
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- RTS
-
- NOC
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NES
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- OTA
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NEC
-
- RPO
-
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RSA
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- RO
-
- NP
-
- SN
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- CE
-
- AO
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NC
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RP
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- N.
-
- TP
-
- S.
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- RN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- OA
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SA
-
- TN
-
- TC
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- t.
-
- O.
-
- T1
-
- 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.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .