Anagrams of pre-Conquest
Word pre-Conquest has
1034 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of pre-Conquest.
- preconquest
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adjective,
of or relating to the time before the conquest of one people, region, or country by another.
- queen-post
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noun,
either of a pair of timbers or posts extending vertically upward from the tie beam of a roof truss or the like, one on each side of the center.
- prosecute
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verb (used with object),
Law.
to institute legal proceedings against (a person).
to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process.
to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- unrespect
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- Peterson
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noun,
Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
- potences
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noun,
potency.
- conquers
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verb (used with object),
to acquire by force of arms; win in war:
- trounces
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- peroneus
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noun,
any of several muscles on the outer side of the leg, the action of which assists in extending the foot and in turning it outward.
- percents
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noun,
Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- Conquest
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noun,
the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- re-count
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- precents
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verb (used with object),
to lead as a precentor in singing.
- construe
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noun,
the act of construing.
- counter-
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- one-step
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noun,
a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
- croquets
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noun,
a game played by knocking wooden balls through metal wickets with mallets.
- spectro-
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- counters
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noun,
a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
- recoups
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noun,
an act of recouping.
- couters
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- recount
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- reopens
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- recepts
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- questor
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noun,
quaestor.
- precent
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verb (used with object),
to lead as a precentor in singing.
- repents
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adjective,
creeping.
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- crepons
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- reputes
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noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- request
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noun,
the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition:
- respect
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noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- roquets
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noun,
an act or instance of roqueting.
- cornute
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adjective,
cornuted.
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- scepter
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- sceptre
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- scouter
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- coquets
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noun,
Obsolete. a male flirt.
- copters
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noun,
helicopter.
- punster
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noun,
a person who makes puns frequently.
- croquet
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noun,
a game played by knocking wooden balls through metal wickets with mallets.
- pterous
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- pentose
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noun,
a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
- encrust
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verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- encores
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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.
- sequent
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noun,
something that follows in order or as a result.
- estrone
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- Neupest
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noun,
German name of Ujpest.
- neuters
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- neutro-
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- openers
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- pectens
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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.
- pectose
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noun,
protopectin.
- pectous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of pectin or protopectin.
- percent
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noun,
Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- Proteus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- petrous
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adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- posture
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noun,
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- poteens
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- potence
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noun,
potency.
- pounces
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noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- pouters
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- 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.
- precuts
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- present
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noun,
the present time.
- Serpent
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noun,
a snake.
- Preston
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noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- prosect
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- entero-
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- tonsure
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noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- tenrecs
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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.
- tureens
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noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- conquer
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verb (used with object),
to acquire by force of arms; win in war:
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- stereo-
-
- cenotes
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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.
- censure
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noun,
strong or vehement expression of disapproval:
- troupes
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noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- trounce
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- constr.
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- tenures
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noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- centres
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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.
- centro-
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- tone-up
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noun,
an exercise for toning up one's body.
- toupees
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noun,
a man's wig.
- cereous
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adjective,
waxlike.
- torques
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noun,
a ringlike band or formation about the neck, as of feathers, hair, or integument of distinctive color or appearance; a collar.
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- sterno-
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- Spencer
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noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- contuse
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verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- specter
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noun,
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
- spectre
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noun,
specter.
- Nereus
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noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- peruse
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verb (used with object),
to read through with thoroughness or care:
- pester
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- troupe
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noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- petro-
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- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- usenet
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noun,
Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.
- ponces
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noun,
a pimp.
- Pontus
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noun,
an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- poseur
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noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- 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.
- 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.
- poteen
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- utero-
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- treens
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noun,
treenware.
- Ernest
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- pounce
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noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- pouter
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- toupee
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noun,
a man's wig.
- enures
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verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- enters
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Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- person
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noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- erupts
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verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- unstop
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verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- uprose
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noun,
an act of rising up.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- unstep
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verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- neuro-
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- neuter
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- necro-
-
- unrest
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noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- UNESCO
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noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- Nueces
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noun,
a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- Oeneus
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noun,
a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
- Europe
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noun,
a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and Caspian seas on the SE. In British usage, Europe sometimes contrasts with England. About 4,017,000 sq. mi. (10,404,000 sq. km).
- one-up
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adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- opener
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- tureen
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noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- truces
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Orense
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noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- uptorn
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verb,
past participle of uptear.
- ounces
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noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- toques
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noun,
a brimless and close-fitting hat for women, in any of several shapes.
- ouster
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- pecten
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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.
- turco-
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- tuners
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noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Peneus
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noun,
ancient name of Salambria.
- Tucson
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noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- Pequot
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noun,
a member of a powerful tribe of Algonquian-speaking Indians of Connecticut that was essentially destroyed in the Pequot War.
- torque
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noun,
Mechanics. something that produces or tends to produce torsion or rotation; the moment of a force or system of forces tending to cause rotation.
- source
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noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- precut
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- roquet
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noun,
an act or instance of roqueting.
- Sterne
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noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- enter-
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- repose
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noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- repute
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noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- steno-
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- spruce
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noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- rescue
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noun,
the act of rescuing.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- resent
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verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- retuse
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adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- roques
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noun,
a form of croquet played on a clay or hard-surface court surrounded by a low wall off which the balls may be played.
- rouens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- rentes
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- routes
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noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- sprout
-
noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- rupees
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noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- sprent
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adjective,
sprinkled.
- Spener
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noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Spence
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noun,
a pantry.
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- secure
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adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- souter
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- reopen
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- recuse
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verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- purees
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noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- preens
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noun,
a pin or brooch.
- preset
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- topees
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noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- set-up
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noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- ternes
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noun,
terne metal.
- Tereus
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noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- Proust
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noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- prunes
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noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- ptero-
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- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- terces
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- tenure
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noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- put-on
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noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- queers
-
noun,
Slang.
Disparaging and Offensive. a term used to refer to a a person who is gay or lesbian.
a person whose sexual orientation or gender identity falls outside the heterosexual mainstream or the gender binary.
- querns
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noun,
a primitive, hand-operated mill for grinding grain.
- quotes
-
noun,
a quotation.
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- recept
-
noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- 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.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- super-
-
- stupor
-
noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- recoup
-
noun,
an act of recouping.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- rectos
-
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- escent
-
- ensure
-
verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- croups
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- corset
-
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.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- Cereus
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- Creuse
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- ceruse
-
noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- 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.
- copens
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noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- crepes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- contr.
-
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- coupes
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- creeps
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- centos
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cteno-
-
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- censor
-
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.
- centr-
-
- 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.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- cupro-
-
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- 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.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- coquet
-
noun,
Obsolete. a male flirt.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- corpus
-
noun,
a large or complete collection of writings:
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- 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.
- Roque
-
noun,
a form of croquet played on a clay or hard-surface court surrounded by a low wall off which the balls may be played.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- corpn
-
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- rect.
-
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- corp.
-
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- 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.
- 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.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- rept.
-
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- 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.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- 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.
- resp.
-
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pron.
-
- proc.
-
- pret.
-
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- Pres.
-
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- pros.
-
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- post-
-
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Port.
-
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- rcpt.
-
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- quote
-
noun,
a quotation.
- quot.
-
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- quest
-
noun,
a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something:
- ques.
-
- quern
-
noun,
a primitive, hand-operated mill for grinding grain.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- queer
-
noun,
Slang.
Disparaging and Offensive. a term used to refer to a a person who is gay or lesbian.
a person whose sexual orientation or gender identity falls outside the heterosexual mainstream or the gender binary.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Queen
-
noun,
a female sovereign or monarch.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- puree
-
noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Prus.
-
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Prot.
-
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- cores
-
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- cero-
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- 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.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- cert.
-
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
-
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Supt.
-
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- toque
-
noun,
a brimless and close-fitting hat for women, in any of several shapes.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- 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
-
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- trop-
-
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- 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: ¢.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- 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.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- 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.
- rupee
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- sero-
-
- Sept.
-
- 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.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copr-
-
- sect.
-
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- petr-
-
- Scot.
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- 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.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- cont.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- step-
-
- Cons.
-
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- Const
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- spor-
-
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- spec.
-
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- poet.
-
- recpt
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- pene-
-
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- oste-
-
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- noct-
-
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- econ.
-
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- ESPEC
-
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- ento-
-
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- 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).
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- neut.
-
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- OPers
-
- Euro-
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- ecto-
-
- esque
-
- pert.
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- neur-
-
- Oct.
-
- OEEC
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Ont.
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- OPer
-
- 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.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- eso-
-
- top-
-
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- CERN
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- esp.
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Esq.
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- 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.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- 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.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- ence
-
- 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.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- rpt.
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 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.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- enc.
-
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- eco-
-
- Ceto
-
- 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.
- ect-
-
- supr
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- SPQR
-
- sur-
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- str.
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- NCTE
-
- 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.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Eur.
-
- 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.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Ste.
-
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- neo-
-
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- 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.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- est.
-
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- cet-
-
- EEOC
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- sec.
-
- ter.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- scr.
-
- Cor.
-
- 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.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- ten.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- nos-
-
- 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.
- not-
-
- 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.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- 1080
-
- etc.
-
- sepn
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Cort
-
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- purs
-
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- Pers
-
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- cur.
-
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- pot.
-
- USPO
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- cen.
-
- qto.
-
- cene
-
- Que.
-
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- USRC
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- out-
-
- uret
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- per.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- pro-
-
- Pen.
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- prs.
-
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- uro-
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- psec
-
- prec
-
- Cres
-
- pct.
-
- pts.
-
- Ens.
-
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- pre-
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- quor
-
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- quos
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- 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.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- tron
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Rep.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- 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.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- req.
-
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- eqpt
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- cts.
-
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- Pet.
-
- eous
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- 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):
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pos.
-
- USTC
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- ctr.
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- Tues
-
- EEO
-
- TCS
-
- USR
-
- STP
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- USN
-
- USP
-
- USO
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- USC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- eu-
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- suq
-
noun,
suk.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ETS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ERP
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- trp
-
- ese
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- en-
-
- tue
-
- Esc
-
- Tu.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- TSP
-
- TSE
-
- Ep.
-
- EPS
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EPT
-
- eq.
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ene
-
- ERT
-
- Tro
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEO
-
- tr.
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Tpr
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- cs.
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- ure
-
- ur-
-
- Co.
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- cp.
-
- ESU
-
- UPC
-
- up-
-
- cr.
-
- uns
-
- EOE
-
- ct.
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- unp
-
- UNO
-
- Une
-
- ESR
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- unc
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- UCR
-
- 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.
- TPN
-
- NSC
-
- CNO
-
- CPS
-
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- CPO
-
- CPR
-
- CPU
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RPS
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- qu.
-
- 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.
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ROP
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- pc.
-
- qtr
-
- RPO
-
- CST
-
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- PRC
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- cte
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- POR
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- CRP
-
- PSC
-
- QSO
-
- Pr.
-
- qrs
-
plural,
farthing.
- QRP
-
- qr.
-
plural,
farthing.
- QNP
-
- qt.
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- prn
-
- PSE
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- PCS
-
- PUC
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- RPQ
-
- 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.
- NRC
-
- nr.
-
- se-
-
- Npt
-
- St.
-
- NPR
-
- Sr.
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Sq.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- spt
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- SPR
-
- NES
-
- SCP
-
- Rs.
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- seq
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- SER
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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).
- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- COP
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noun,
a police officer.
- NOP
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- SNU
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- SOC
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noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ec-
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- Son
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noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SOP
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noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- NOC
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- Sou
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noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- sot
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noun,
a drunkard.
- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NSU
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- rut
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noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- NCO
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- rt.
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- rte
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- RTS
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- RSE
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- Rue
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noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- run
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noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- eo-
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- Nee
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adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NUT
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noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- CNS
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- So.
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- Sp.
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- SRO
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- sc.
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- OCS
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- OCR
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- OTC
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- op.
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- ne-
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- NEC
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- Oc.
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- EEC
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- NUS
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ECU
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noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- T1
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- t.
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- N.
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- CU
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- SU
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NP
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- PU
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- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- CE
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- TC
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- CQ
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- RP
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- ee
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RU
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- NC
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- S.
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- TP
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- TN
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- O.
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- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- RQ
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- PQ
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- RN
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RC
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- R.
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- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- SN
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- U.
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- UC
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- QP
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- QN
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- QE
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- QC
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- Q.
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- RO
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