Anagrams of Privatdocent
Word Privatdocent has
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- detraction
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noun,
the act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth of a person, work, etc.
- advection
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noun,
Meteorology. the horizontal transport of atmospheric properties (distinguished from convection).
- Davenport
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noun,
a large sofa, often one convertible into a bed.
- recaption
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noun,
the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- trepidant
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adjective,
trepid.
- provident
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adjective,
having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
- proactive
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adjective,
serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory:
- ci-devant
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adjective,
former: used especially in reference to a retired officeholder.
- predation
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noun,
depredation; plundering.
- portative
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noun,
Also called portative organ. a small portable pipe organ used especially during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
- predicant
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noun,
a preacher.
- carnotite
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noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- contrived
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adjective,
obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained:
- apocrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- Capriote
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- triptane
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- 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.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- intorted
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adjective,
twisted inwardly about an axis or fixed point; curled; wound:
- invocate
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verb (used with object),
invoke.
- pterido-
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- province
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noun,
an administrative division or unit of a country.
- antipode
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noun,
a direct or exact opposite.
- portance
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- procaine
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- Veronica
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noun,
the image of the face of Christ, said in legend to have been miraculously impressed on the handkerchief or veil that St. Veronica gave to Him to wipe His face on the way to Calvary.
- pittance
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noun,
a small amount or share.
- endocarp
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noun,
the inner layer of a pericarp, as the stone of certain fruits.
- Poincare
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noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- antidote
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noun,
a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- 11-point
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- dipteron
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- Endicott
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noun,
John, Endecott, John.
- teratoid
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adjective,
resembling a monster.
- Tiverton
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noun,
a town in SE Rhode Island.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- contrive
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verb (used with object),
to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent:
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- contrate
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adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- conative
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noun,
Grammar. a conative word, affix, or verbal aspect.
- tetrapod
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noun,
any vertebrate having four limbs or, as in the snake and whale, having had four-limbed ancestors.
- tetracid
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noun,
a base or alcohol containing four hydroxyl groups.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- tractive
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adjective,
having or exerting traction; drawing.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- Rodentia
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noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- deration
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- ceratoid
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adjective,
hornlike; horny.
- centroid
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noun,
Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.
Compare center of mass.
- Dicentra
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
- dictator
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noun,
a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.
- dipteran
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- D-notice
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noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- doctrine
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noun,
a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
- catenoid
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- donative
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noun,
a gift or donation.
- optative
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noun,
the optative mood.
- rotative
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adjective,
rotating or pertaining to rotation.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- ordinate
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noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- pedantic
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adjective,
ostentatious in one's learning.
- adoptive
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adjective,
of or involving adoption.
- patentor
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- voidance
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noun,
the act of voiding.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- padrino
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noun,
a godfather.
- deontic
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adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- depaint
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verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- parotid
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noun,
Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- padrone
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noun,
a master; boss.
- partite
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noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- detract
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verb (used with object),
to draw away or divert; distract:
- parotic
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adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- parodic
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adjective,
having or of the nature of a parody.
- cerato-
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- Detroit
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River.
- avodire
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noun,
the hard, light-colored wood of a West African tree, Turraeanthus africana, of the mahogany family, used for making furniture.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- Avertin
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- Peridot
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noun,
a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- atiptoe
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adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- citrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- private
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noun,
a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
- patient
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- varico-
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- percoid
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adjective,
belonging to the Percoidea, a group of acanthopterygian fishes comprising the true perches and related families, and constituting one of the largest natural groups of fishes.
- deviant
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noun,
a person or thing that deviates or departs markedly from the accepted norm.
- peracid
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noun,
an oxyacid, the primary element of which is in its highest possible oxidation state, as perchloric acid, HClO 4 , and permanganic acid, HMnO 4 .
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- protect
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verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protend
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verb (used with object),
to stretch forth.
- provide
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verb (used with object),
to make available; furnish:
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- candier
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- ravined
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adjective,
marked or furrowed with ravines.
- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- diptote
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noun,
a substantive declined in only two cases, especially when occurring in a language in which this is less than the normal number.
- reptant
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adjective,
repent2 .
- tardive
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adjective,
appearing or tending to appear late, as in human development or in the treatment of a disease.
- cardio-
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- cavetto
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noun,
a concave molding the outline of which is a quarter circle.
- ectopia
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- cave-in
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noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- caption
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noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- dravite
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noun,
a brown variety of magnesium tourmaline.
- divorce
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noun,
a judicial declaration dissolving a marriage in whole or in part, especially one that releases the marriage partners from all matrimonial obligations.
Compare judicial separation.
- pandect
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noun,
pandects, a complete body or code of laws.
- carotid
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noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- Tancred
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noun,
1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
- trident
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noun,
a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- captive
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noun,
a prisoner.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- predict
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verb (used with object),
to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell:
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- Candiot
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noun,
a Cretan.
- centro-
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- centri-
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- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- dictate
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noun,
an authoritative order or command.
- centavo
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various nations, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, and the Philippines.
- redcoat
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noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- cantrip
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- painted
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noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- actino-
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- diopter
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noun,
Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- Trevino
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noun,
Lee ("Super Mex") born 1939, U.S. golfer.
- Diptera
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noun,
the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- caprine
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adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- cittern
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- vection
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noun,
the transference of a disease from one person to another.
- ventro-
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- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- petitor
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noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- ventrad
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adverb,
toward the ventral side; ventrally.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- cranio-
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- apricot
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noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- ventri-
-
- 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.
- Nordica
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noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- verdant
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adjective,
green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass:
- poniard
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noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- pointed
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- verdict
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noun,
Law. the finding or answer of a jury given to the court concerning a matter submitted to their judgment.
- convert
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noun,
one who has been converted, as to a religion or opinion.
- Andover
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noun,
a city in NE Massachusetts.
- pattern
-
noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- Oceanid
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noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- notepad
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noun,
a pad of blank pages for writing notes.
- pintado
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noun,
cero (def 1).
- ctenoid
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adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- antero-
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- contra-
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- podetia
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noun,
(in certain lichens) a stalk bearing an apothecium.
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- tipcart
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noun,
a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
- aneroid
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- operand
-
noun,
a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
- patriot
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noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- cordite
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noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- portent
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- portend
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verb (used with object),
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does:
- venatic
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adjective,
of or relating to hunting.
- Pontiac
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- operant
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- overact
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verb (used with or without object),
to act in an exaggerated manner.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- cordate
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adjective,
heart-shaped:
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- picador
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noun,
one of the mounted assistants to a matador, who opens the bullfight by enraging the bull and weakening its shoulder muscles with a lance.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- corvine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a crow.
- corvina
-
noun,
corbina.
- Craven
-
noun,
a coward.
- direct
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Patten
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noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- patter
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noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- pardon
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noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- tarpon
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- dinero
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noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- panto-
-
- docent
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noun,
privatdocent.
- doater
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noun,
doter.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- toecap
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noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- pectin
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noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- covert
-
noun,
a covering; cover.
- credit
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- Covina
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- divert
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verb (used with object),
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- Patton
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noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- tinct.
-
- Deacon
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noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- terat-
-
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- patent
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noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- Dacron
-
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- decant
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verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- dative
-
noun,
the dative case.
- tetrad
-
noun,
a group of four.
- patri-
-
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- tetra-
-
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- parted
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- tavern
-
noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- cteno-
-
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- devoir
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noun,
an act of civility or respect.
- Darvon
-
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- denti-
-
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- tipcat
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noun,
a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- deriv.
-
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- deport
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- depict
-
verb (used with object),
to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- depart
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- redtop
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
- pedant
-
noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- potent
-
noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- ponder
-
verb (used with object),
to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- nocti-
-
- nitro-
-
- Pernod
-
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- potted
-
noun,
a container of earthenware, metal, etc., usually round and deep and having a handle or handles and often a lid, used for cooking, serving, and other purposes.
- petard
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- Potter
-
noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- necro-
-
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- period
-
noun,
a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics:
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- native
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- narco-
-
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- privet
-
noun,
any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- petro-
-
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Picard
-
noun,
Charles Émile [sharl ey-meel] /ʃarl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1941, French mathematician.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- picro-
-
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- pinard
-
noun,
wine.
- pinder
-
noun,
peanut.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Odetta
-
noun,
(Odetta Holmes) 1930–2008, U.S. folk singer.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Octave
-
noun,
Music.
a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone.
the interval encompassed by such tones.
the harmonic combination of such tones.
a series of tones, or of keys of an instrument, extending through this interval.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- pitted
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- podite
-
noun,
an arthropod limb.
- novice
-
noun,
a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro:
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- pentad
-
noun,
a period of five years.
- dopant
-
noun,
an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties:
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- pained
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- redcap
-
noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Erivan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- renvoi
-
noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- Enovid
-
- repand
-
adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- pedion
-
noun,
a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- driven
-
noun,
the act of driving.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- pander
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- Dottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Pandit
-
noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- Dorpat
-
noun,
German name of Tartu.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- recti-
-
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- penta-
-
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- ptero-
-
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- radio-
-
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- invert
-
noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- invade
-
verb (used with object),
to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent:
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- intro.
-
- intra-
-
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- inter.
-
- paedo-
-
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- rapido
-
noun,
an express train.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- ravine
-
noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- iatro-
-
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- corned
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Pavior
-
noun,
a person that paves; paver.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- attend
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- trepid
-
adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- aceto-
-
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Vardon
-
noun,
Harry, 1870–1937, British golfer.
- Averno
-
noun,
a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- cavort
-
verb (used without object),
to prance or caper about.
- Cavite
-
noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- cavern
-
noun,
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
- Vanier
-
noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- advice
-
noun,
an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.:
- advert
-
noun,
advertisement.
- centi-
-
- centr-
-
- Advent
-
noun,
a coming into place, view, or being; arrival:
- vario-
-
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- vector
-
noun,
Mathematics.
a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4).
such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition.
such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system.
any generalization of the above quantities.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- Vatter
-
noun,
a lake in S Sweden. 80 miles (130 km) long; 733 sq. mi. (1900 sq. km).
- Cervin
-
noun,
Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- cervid
-
noun,
any member of the deer family, Cervidae, comprising deer, caribou, elk, and moose, characterized by the bearing of antlers in the male or in both sexes.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- varied
-
adjective,
characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified:
- cerat-
-
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- avocet
-
noun,
any of several long-legged, web-footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward-curving bill.
- advect
-
verb (used with object),
to move by the process of advection.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- active
-
noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- adeno-
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- viator
-
noun,
a wayfarer; traveler.
- cardi-
-
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- tripod
-
noun,
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- trivet
-
noun,
a small metal plate with short legs, especially one put under a hot platter or dish to protect a table.
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- adreno
-
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- avoir.
-
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- 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.
- carven
-
adjective,
carved.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- adren-
-
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- carpo-
-
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- actin-
-
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- voider
-
noun,
a person or thing that voids.
- andro-
-
- ventr-
-
- Verona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- voiced
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- contd.
-
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- vendor
-
noun,
a person or agency that sells.
- aeron.
-
- torpid
-
noun,
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
- verdin
-
noun,
a small, yellow-headed, titmouse-like bird, Auriparus flaviceps, of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, which builds a compact, spherical nest of thorny twigs.
- contr.
-
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Victor
-
noun,
a person who has overcome or defeated an adversary; conqueror.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- ideo-
-
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- incr.
-
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- trove
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- intr.
-
- 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.
- trop-
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- vice-
-
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- peta-
-
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- Indo-
-
- incor
-
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- pert.
-
- ovate
-
adjective,
egg-shaped.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- overt
-
adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- Oveta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- 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.
- andr-
-
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- octa-
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ovine
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- reni-
-
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- peri-
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- oidea
-
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- pivot
-
noun,
a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
- rcpt.
-
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- over-
-
- adopt
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- Cant.
-
- evict
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- Evatt
-
noun,
Herbert Vere [veer] /vɪər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1966, Australian lawyer and statesman: president of the General Assembly of the United Nations 1948–49.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- recip
-
- Recit
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- recpt
-
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- areo-
-
- Vidor
-
noun,
King (Wallis) 1895–1982, U.S. motion-picture director and producer.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- video
-
noun,
a program, movie, or other visual media product featuring moving images, with or without audio, that is recorded and saved digitally or on videocassette:
- pred.
-
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- veni-
-
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- petri
-
- ation
-
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- ative
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- priv.
-
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Vedic
-
noun,
Also called Vedic Sanskrit. the language of the Veda, closely related to classical Sanskrit.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- aeri-
-
- Venda
-
noun,
a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa in the NE part: granted independence in 1979 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 2510 sq. mi. (6500 sq. km). Capital: Thohoyandou.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Piave
-
noun,
a river in NE Italy, flowing S and SE into the Adriatic. 137 miles (220 km) long.
- 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.
- Port.
-
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- noct-
-
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Vidar
-
noun,
a son of Odin, who will survive Ragnarok after killing Fenrir.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- prae-
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- prand
-
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Invar
-
- ordn.
-
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- ante-
-
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- poet.
-
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- vapid
-
adjective,
lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat:
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Novia
-
noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- aero-
-
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- invt.
-
- avoid
-
verb (used with object),
to keep away from; keep clear of; shun:
- pico-
-
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- avdp.
-
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- prod.
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- petr-
-
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- advt.
-
- Apoc.
-
- vari-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- proc.
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- ento-
-
- vapor
-
noun,
a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air:
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Verdi
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1813–1901, Italian composer.
- Prot.
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- atto-
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Prov.
-
- prove
-
verb (used with object),
to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument:
- pron.
-
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- davit
-
noun,
any of various cranelike devices used singly or in pairs for supporting, raising, and lowering especially boats, anchors, and cargo over a hatchway or side of a ship.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- deci-
-
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- deca-
-
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- cine-
-
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Davie
-
noun,
a town in SE Florida.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Daven
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pray.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- toti-
-
- civet
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- parve
-
adjective,
pareve.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- pari-
-
- cent.
-
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- dict.
-
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- acet-
-
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- 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-
-
- dent.
-
- cert.
-
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- part.
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- dept.
-
- teno-
-
- depot
-
noun,
a railroad station.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- pated
-
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- voter
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- copr-
-
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- covet
-
verb (used with object),
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:
- cover
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- coven
-
noun,
an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.
- Paver
-
noun,
a person or thing that paves.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- pavid
-
adjective,
timid; afraid; fearful; frightened.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- pavin
-
noun,
pavane.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- tonia
-
- corpn
-
- corp.
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- 30-30
-
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- vitta
-
noun,
Botany. a tube or receptacle for oil, occurring in the fruits of most plants of the parsley family.
- 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.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- vocat
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- voice
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- 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.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patr-
-
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- cont.
-
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Devon
-
noun,
Devonshire.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Dvina
-
noun,
Also called Western Dvina. Latvian Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1030) long.
- drove
-
noun,
a number of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group; herd; flock.
- dropt
-
noun,
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- PEDir
-
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Drave
-
noun,
the act of driving.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- carp-
-
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Dover
-
noun,
a seaport in E Kent, in SE England: point nearest the coast of France.
- doven
-
verb (used with or without object),
daven.
- DOVAP
-
noun,
Electronics. a system for plotting the trajectory of a missile or other rapidly moving long-range object by means of the Doppler effect exhibited by radio waves bounced off the object.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- pedo-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Capt.
-
- endo-
-
- 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.
- Card.
-
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- rept.
-
- retd.
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- edit.
-
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- aden-
-
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- ecto-
-
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- econ.
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pedro
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- paced
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- pedi-
-
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- viand
-
noun,
an article of food.
- Ditto
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- divot
-
noun,
Golf. a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Diver
-
noun,
a person or thing that dives.
- Viper
-
noun,
any of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, especially V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia.
- divan
-
noun,
a sofa or couch, usually without arms or back, often usable as a bed.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- pant-
-
- 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.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- acpt.
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- acro-
-
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- vined
-
adjective,
covered or decorated with vines or representations of vines:
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- vino-
-
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- Vida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- vin-
-
- per.
-
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- perv
-
noun,
a sexual pervert.
- 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.
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- Pen.
-
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Vict
-
- vide
-
verb,
see (used especially to refer a reader to parts of a text).
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- 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.
- 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.
- Vic.
-
- void
-
noun,
an empty space; emptiness:
- ped.
-
- voc.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pet.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- rpt.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- trid
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- pct.
-
- tri-
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Rida
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- rit.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RONA
-
- riv.
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tit.
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Todt
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1891–1942, German military engineer.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- top-
-
- tion
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- trav
-
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- ter.
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- 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.
- Rev.
-
- vet.
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Vend
-
verb (used with object),
to sell as one's business or occupation, especially by peddling:
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- pot.
-
- Ven.
-
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Veda
-
noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- pre-
-
- prec
-
- Vat.
-
- prev
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prin
-
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- 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.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- 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.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pnea
-
- poda
-
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Veno
-
- pro-
-
- var.
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- rcd.
-
- RdAc
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- trit
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Rep.
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Pvt.
-
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- rad.
-
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- tron
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- tRNA
-
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Dove
-
noun,
any bird of the family Columbidae, especially the smaller species with pointed tails.
Compare pigeon1 (def 1).
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- 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.
- 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.
- cap.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- 1080
-
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Ire.
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- 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.
- dpt.
-
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- inv.
-
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- iod-
-
- Cdr.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- cat.
-
- Cav.
-
- CATV
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- 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.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cpd.
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- nav.
-
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- NCTE
-
- NDAC
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- attn
-
- neo-
-
- avid
-
adjective,
showing great enthusiasm for or interest in:
Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic.
Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic; reluctant.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Pavo
-
noun,
the Peacock, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Indus.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- NADP
-
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- avn.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- cen.
-
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Cond
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- conv
-
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epit
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Con.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- end-
-
- 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.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- cove
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- 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.
- Cort
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- enc.
-
- 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.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- EDTA
-
- Cor.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- etc.
-
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- IndE
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ice.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- idae
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Ceto
-
- cet-
-
- cide
-
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ctr.
-
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- ICAO
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- civ.
-
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- evap
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- cir.
-
- crat
-
- Ind.
-
- 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:
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Ave.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- div.
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OPer
-
- opia
-
- diva
-
noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- dive
-
noun,
an act or instance of diving.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- 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.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ord.
-
- acr-
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Ont.
-
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- OECD
-
- AInd
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- aet.
-
- der.
-
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- dep.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- depr
-
- adv.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pan.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pat.
-
- patd
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- 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.
- pave
-
noun,
Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
- dia-
-
- Devi
-
noun,
a mother goddess of which Durga, Kali, etc., are particular forms.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Deva
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- ovi-
-
- Ovid
-
noun,
(Publius Ovidius Naso) 43 b.c.–a.d. 17? Roman poet.
- dir.
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dioc
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- Dino
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Aire
-
- NIRA
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dat.
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- Dave
-
noun,
a male given name, form of David.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- att.
-
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Nov.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ano-
-
- ator
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Oct.
-
- Den.
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- ance
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Dec.
-
- OAPC
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- 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.
- art.
-
- ant.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- atic
-
- NTIA
-
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- Nev.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apr.
-
- apo-
-
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- CPO
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- DAV
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- TNT
-
- Dev
-
noun,
a software developer:
- CRP
-
- do.
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- CVA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- DEA
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CRT
-
- de-
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DAE
-
- DAR
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- CVT
-
- CPR
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- DET
-
- TID
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- TIA
-
- CPI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CPA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AIC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ANC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- aor
-
- APC
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Ver
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ard
-
- 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.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ACV
-
- at.
-
- ad-
-
- VTO
-
- Vte
-
- VTC
-
- Vt.
-
- VPN
-
- VOR
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- ADC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- VOA
-
- vo.
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- av.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- ACP
-
- VIP
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- VDT
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- CIP
-
- TCA
-
- CDT
-
- CEA
-
- CED
-
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CIA
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CIE
-
- tra
-
- Tro
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- tpd
-
- CNO
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CAI
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- VCR
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- ATC
-
- ATP
-
- ATV
-
- a-v
-
- AVC
-
- Avi
-
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- CVO
-
- Va.
-
- ca.
-
- TVA
-
- trp
-
- 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.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- 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.
- PCI
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NCO
-
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- PRC
-
- NEC
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- PRA
-
- ITV
-
- POV
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NOC
-
- POR
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOP
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Npt
-
- Re.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ine
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- IOC
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- IPA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rd.
-
- ite
-
- IPO
-
- PVC
-
noun,
a white, water-insoluble, thermoplastic resin, derived by the polymerization of vinyl chloride: used chiefly for thin coatings, insulation, and pipings.
- PVA
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol.
- PTV
-
- PTT
-
- ipr
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- IRO
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- NPR
-
- nr.
-
- in.
-
- ov-
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Orv
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- ONR
-
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- pd.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PDT
-
- OPA
-
- ONI
-
- NRA
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- POC
-
- POA
-
- NRC
-
- Oc.
-
- OED
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- op.
-
- OTC
-
- OAP
-
- 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.
- PIO
-
- 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.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OCD
-
- OCR
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODT
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- oic
-
- oid
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- 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:
- PID
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- 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
-
- ier
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- EDC
-
- EDP
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- EDT
-
- eir
-
- en-
-
- env
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- DPC
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- 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.
- ead
-
- EPT
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- DPI
-
- Dr.
-
- DRE
-
- DPA
-
- ROP
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- RPO
-
- DOA
-
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- ROA
-
- RPV
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Doi
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- di.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- REA
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- RDC
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- io-
-
- RDA
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- RCT
-
- Ia.
-
- RCN
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- RCA
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ide
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IDP
-
- id.
-
- ROI
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- DNR
-
- DNA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ERP
-
- ERT
-
- ERV
-
- ETO
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ETR
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ETV
-
- 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.
- AO
-
- 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.
- VN
-
- DN
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- RP
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- TD
-
- 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.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- RV
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TN
-
- DV
-
- i.
-
- NC
-
- V.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- TT
-
- CE
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TP
-
- VD
-
- ic
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RI
-
- RN
-
- IP
-
- VC
-
- VI
-
- DP
-
- RO
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- D.
-
- OA
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- CV
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- O.
-
- VP
-
- NV
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EV
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NP
-
- NI
-
- ND
-
- VR
-
- TC
-