Anagrams of precautious
Word precautious has
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- parecious
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adjective,
paroicous.
- operatics
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- rutaceous
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adjective,
of or like rue.
- auriscope
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noun,
otoscope.
- captures
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noun,
the act of capturing.
- piscator
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noun,
fisherman.
- apterous
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adjective,
Zoology. wingless, as some insects.
- cutpurse
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noun,
Older Use. a pickpocket.
- precious
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noun,
a dearly beloved person; darling.
- ectopias
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- operatic
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- Epicurus
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noun,
342?–270 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- saucepot
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noun,
a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- practise
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- picrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- pictures
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noun,
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
- piecrust
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noun,
the crust or shell of a pie.
- captious
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adjective,
apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please.
- Capriote
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- cautious
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adjective,
showing, using, or characterized by caution:
- spectro-
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- cuprites
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noun,
a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
- outpaces
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verb (used with object),
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
- Cousteau
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noun,
Jacques Yves [zhahk eev] /ʒɑk iv/ (Show IPA), 1910–97, French naval officer, author, and underseas explorer: developed the Aqua-Lung.
- outraces
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- citreous
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adjective,
lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
- coutures
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noun,
the occupation of a couturier; dressmaking and designing.
- crispate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- suricate
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noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- Couperus
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee] /luˈi/ (Show IPA), 1863–1923, Dutch novelist.
- outcries
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noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- cupreous
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adjective,
copper-colored; metallic reddish-brown.
- parotic
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adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- Austro-
-
- Scutari
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noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- Iapetus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- spectra
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noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- auteurs
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noun,
a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
- outrace
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- Script.
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- scrapie
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noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- triceps
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noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- scouter
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- outpace
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verb (used with object),
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
- scauper
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noun,
a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
- sautoir
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noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- atopies
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noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- 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.
- Eutopia
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noun,
a place in which human society, natural conditions, etc., are so ideally perfect that there is complete contentment.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- curiosa
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plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- curates
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- toecaps
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noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- cuprous
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adjective,
containing copper in the univalent state, as cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O.
- cerato-
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- cuprite
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noun,
a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
- surcoat
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noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- curious
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adjective,
eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
- Couture
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noun,
the occupation of a couturier; dressmaking and designing.
- couters
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- couteau
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noun,
a knife, especially a large double-edged one formerly carried as a weapon.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- teacups
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noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- copters
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noun,
helicopter.
- catouse
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noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- curites
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- eutocia
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noun,
normal childbirth.
- carious
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adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- capotes
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noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- euripus
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noun,
a strait, especially one in which the flow of water is violent.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- capture
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noun,
the act of capturing.
- Pasture
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noun,
Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- 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.
- carouse
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noun,
carousal.
- Curtius
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noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1814–96, German archaeologist and historian.
- carpets
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- carpous
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- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- stearo-
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- ectopia
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- Pasteur
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- auspice
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noun,
Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship:
- pouters
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- acetous
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adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- turacos
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noun,
touraco.
- prosect
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- Piraeus
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noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- poetics
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noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- pterous
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- precuts
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- piceous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
- 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.
- prosaic
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adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- uptears
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verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- piteous
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adjective,
evoking or deserving pity; pathetic:
- upstair
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noun,
(usually used with a singular verb) an upper story or stories; the part of a building or house that is above the ground floor:
- recoups
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noun,
an act of recouping.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- picaros
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- raucous
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adjective,
harsh; strident; grating:
- apricot
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noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- acerous
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- 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.
- utopias
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noun,
an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- upraise
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- aristo-
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- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- posture
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noun,
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- picture
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noun,
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
- pursuit
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noun,
the act of pursuing:
- troupes
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noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- pectous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of pectin or protopectin.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- uprouse
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verb (used with object),
to rouse up; arouse; awake.
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- suitor
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noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- curios
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- curate
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- cupro-
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- prosit
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interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- curite
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Epirus
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noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- epacts
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- cutups
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noun,
a prankster or show-off.
- precut
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- stupor
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noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- Custer
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noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- Curtis
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noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- Proust
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noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- patios
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- couter
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- recaps
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- courts
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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.
- course
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noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- coupes
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noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- pursue
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verb (used with object),
to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase.
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- recoup
-
noun,
an act of recouping.
- tarso-
-
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- taupes
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noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- 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.
- corpus
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noun,
a large or complete collection of writings:
- corpse
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noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- tauro-
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- raptus
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noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- ptero-
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- tapirs
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noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- super-
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- cruise
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- cuesta
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noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- Superi
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plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- cueist
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noun,
a billiard player.
- rectos
-
- supra-
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- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- recti-
-
- Crusoe
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noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- suture
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noun,
Surgery.
a joining of the lips or edges of a wound or the like by stitching or some similar process.
a particular method of doing this.
one of the stitches or fastenings employed.
- croute
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noun,
crust.
- Crouse
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noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- croups
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noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- Creusa
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noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- 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.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- scato-
-
- 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.
- petro-
-
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- ouster
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- saucer
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noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- rosace
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noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Pesaro
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noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- picaro
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- optics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- picots
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- Taurus
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Bull, a zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Aries, containing the bright star Aldebaran.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- patri-
-
- 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.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- parsec
-
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.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- parous
-
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Paiute
-
noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- sacro-
-
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- sapote
-
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.
- sapro-
-
- sarco-
-
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- opacus
-
adjective,
(of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun or moon.
- spruit
-
noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- spiro-
-
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- poseur
-
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.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- sprout
-
noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- erupts
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- pouter
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- spruce
-
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.
- Piutes
-
noun,
Paiute.
- Europa
-
noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- picro-
-
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- septi-
-
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- set-up
-
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.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- sit-up
-
noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- iatro-
-
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- uraeus
-
noun,
the sacred asp as represented upon the headdress of divinities and royal personages of ancient Egypt, usually directly over the forehead, as an emblem of supreme power.
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- catsup
-
noun,
ketchup.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- uprose
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- carpo-
-
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- apercu
-
noun,
a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- astro-
-
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- upcast
-
noun,
an act of casting upward.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- Castro
-
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.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- tie-up
-
noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- turco-
-
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Castor
-
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.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- tropes
-
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.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Citrus
-
noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- Utopia
-
noun,
an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- teacup
-
noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- cerat-
-
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- acious
-
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- austr-
-
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- auteur
-
noun,
a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- aurous
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of or containing gold in the univalent state.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- aceto-
-
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- carpus
-
noun,
the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- aceous
-
- troupe
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- aureus
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Rome, from Caesar to Constantine I.
- copras
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- utero-
-
- uterus
-
noun,
the enlarged, muscular, expandable portion of the oviduct in which the fertilized ovum implants and develops or rests during prenatal development; the womb of certain mammals.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- pari-
-
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- 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.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- patr-
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- trop-
-
- part.
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- asco-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- scaup
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Scot.
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- scat-
-
- 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.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- OPers
-
- 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.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- Aust.
-
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- octa-
-
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- oste-
-
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- sarc-
-
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- astr.
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- treas
-
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- petr-
-
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- actos
-
- proc.
-
- 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.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- 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.
- Pres.
-
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- aeri-
-
- prae-
-
- aero-
-
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- pros.
-
- acro-
-
- rept.
-
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Purus
-
noun,
a river in NW central South America, flowing NE from E Peru through W Brazil to the Amazon. 2000 miles (3200 km) long.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- rcpt.
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- usurp
-
verb (used with object),
to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right:
- recip
-
- Recit
-
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- recpt
-
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- acet-
-
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- Prus.
-
- acpt.
-
- Prot.
-
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- 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.
- pico-
-
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- 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.
- petri
-
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- sect.
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- peta-
-
- 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.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- areo-
-
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- pert.
-
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- peri-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- 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.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- poet.
-
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- post-
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- resp.
-
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Port.
-
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- 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.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- Apoc.
-
- 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.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- stupa
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- cutup
-
noun,
a prankster or show-off.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- 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.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- caus.
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- 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.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Srta.
-
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Epist
-
- Episc
-
- Epis.
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- step-
-
- ster.
-
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- Ecua.
-
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- ecto-
-
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- 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.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- cert.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- 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.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- 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.
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- 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.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- tears
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- 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.
- corp.
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Taupo
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- cores
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- copr-
-
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- Supt.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tious
-
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- crit.
-
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- 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.
- tera-
-
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- 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.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- seti-
-
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- Eurus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the east wind.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Euro-
-
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- caps.
-
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- sero-
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Seric
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- 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.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- sito-
-
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- IATSE
-
- 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.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- 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.
-
- Capt.
-
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- caput
-
noun,
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- carp-
-
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- Sept.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- 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.
- 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.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- 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.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- auto.
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- spor-
-
- USAR
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Rep.
-
- 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.
- taur
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- sci.
-
- uro-
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Uru.
-
- urus
-
noun,
the aurochs.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- USTC
-
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- scr.
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- ter.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- USCA
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- USIA
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- USPO
-
- USRC
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- tri-
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- str.
-
- sec.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- 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.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- 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.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- rpt.
-
- 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.
- Rus.
-
- Sra.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- 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.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Ste.
-
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Sat.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- 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.
- saur
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- sur-
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- uret
-
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- uria
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- supr
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- 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.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- rit.
-
- top-
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- SPCA
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- Tues
-
- 1080
-
- esp.
-
- cap.
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ator
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Oct.
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- aut-
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OAPC
-
- 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.
- atic
-
- 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.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- 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.
- 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.
- iso-
-
- cet-
-
- OPer
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARIS
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- out-
-
- asc-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- opia
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ates
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Ceto
-
- 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.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- crat
-
- Cres
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epit
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- eous
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- eso-
-
- ect-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- 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.
- ctr.
-
- 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.
- cts.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cur.
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Ice.
-
- Ire.
-
- cir.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- ious
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ICAO
-
- est.
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Eur.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cort
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- par.
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pot.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- aer-
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- 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.
- pts.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- purs
-
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- psia
-
- psec
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- PSAT
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- 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.
- prs.
-
- 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.
- pro-
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Aire
-
- Pet.
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pct.
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Apr.
-
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- apo-
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- pat.
-
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- 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.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- 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.
-
- TSE
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- 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.
- 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.
- CPU
-
- CPS
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- CPR
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- ACS
-
- trp
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- CPO
-
- TSI
-
- CPI
-
- USC
-
- ap-
-
- CPA
-
- 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.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- Utu
-
noun,
the Sumerian sun god: the counterpart of the Akkadian Shamash.
- tue
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ARU
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- USO
-
- UTC
-
- TSP
-
- Ar.
-
- AUC
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- cte
-
- usu
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- CSO
-
- CSA
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Tu.
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRT
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- uti
-
- CRS
-
- USR
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ACP
-
- USP
-
- CRP
-
- 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.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ac-
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CTA
-
- APS
-
- TCA
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAI
-
- AOU
-
- aor
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- at.
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- UPU
-
- ur-
-
- UPI
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- CEA
-
- CEO
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- UPC
-
- TPI
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Tpr
-
- 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.
- cr.
-
- APC
-
- ca.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- ATC
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ase
-
- UIT
-
- ASI
-
- AEC
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- 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
-
- ae.
-
- up-
-
- UCR
-
- Tro
-
- UAE
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- CIE
-
- ASU
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ure
-
- CIA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIC
-
- CIP
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- Ps.
-
- SAR
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- OTS
-
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- sc.
-
- RSA
-
- OPA
-
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- UUT
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- OCS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ote
-
- SCP
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- REA
-
- PRA
-
- PRC
-
- PSA
-
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PUC
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCT
-
- 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.
- RCA
-
- 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.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- 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.
- RCP
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RPS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- POR
-
- RPO
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- PCI
-
- PCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- ROP
-
- ROI
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROA
-
- PIO
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- POA
-
- POC
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oic
-
- 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.
- ETR
-
- spt
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- SPR
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ESR
-
- ESU
-
- ETO
-
- ETS
-
- Sr.
-
- eu-
-
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- OAS
-
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- IOC
-
- ERP
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ECA
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- 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.
- STP
-
- 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-
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- eir
-
- STI
-
- EIS
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ior
-
- Ia.
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ISR
-
- IOT
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IUS
-
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- 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).
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- IRC
-
- ist
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Ir.
-
- IPA
-
- IOU
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- IPO
-
- OA
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- AO
-
- TP
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- R.
-
- RC
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- S.
-
- EI
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RI
-
- SA
-
- 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.
- CE
-
- RU
-
- O.
-
- SU
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RO
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- i.
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- ic
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- RP
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- IP
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- UI
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- UC
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- TC
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- U.
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- PU
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- CU
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