Anagrams of proficiencies
Word proficiencies has
843 anagrams
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- cicerones
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noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- precision
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noun,
the state or quality of being precise.
- soricine
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adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- conspire
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- cicerone
-
noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- pioneers
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- recision
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- pineries
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noun,
a place in which pineapples are grown.
- specific
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noun,
something specific, as a statement, quality, detail, etc.
- croceins
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- fineries
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noun,
fine or showy dress, ornaments, etc.
- enforces
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verb (used with object),
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
- conifers
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- Perioeci
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plural noun,
the inhabitants of ancient Laconia, constituting a dependent people of Sparta, who governed themselves and had a monopoly on trade and manufacture.
Compare Helot (def 1), Spartiate.
- isoprene
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- cornices
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- ripienos
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- forensic
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noun,
forensics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the art or study of argumentation and formal debate.
- coerces
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verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- pierces
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- openers
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- pincers
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noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- incisor
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- cornice
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- Pioneer
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- science
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noun,
a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws:
- oneiric
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adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- refines
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Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- fencers
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noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- ripieno
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- perfins
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noun,
a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- peonies
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- conifer
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- Peneios
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noun,
Modern Greek name of Salambria.
- crepons
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- Crispin
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noun,
Saint, with his brother (Saint Crispinian) martyred a.d. c285, Roman Christian missionaries in Gaul: patron saints of shoemakers.
- orifice
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noun,
an opening or aperture, as of a tube or pipe; a mouthlike opening or hole; mouth; vent.
- piscine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
- confers
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verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- Crispen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- reifies
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verb (used with object),
to convert into or regard as a concrete thing:
- pinfire
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adjective,
of or relating to a cartridge fitted with a pin that, when struck by the hammer of the firearm, causes the cartridge to explode.
- inspire
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verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- forceps
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noun,
an instrument, as pincers or tongs, for seizing and holding objects, as in surgical operations.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- princes
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- epeiric
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adjective,
extending inland from a continental margin:
- ironies
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- enforce
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verb (used with object),
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
- Spencer
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noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- iris-in
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noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- precise
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adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- reopens
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- ciceros
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- repines
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- eccrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
- soccer
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noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- creeps
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- ricins
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- infers
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verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- Niepce
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noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- refine
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Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- soiree
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- ionics
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- necro-
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- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- recons
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- opener
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- ironic
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adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- encore
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- irenic
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adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- crones
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- CRONIC
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noun,
very potent marijuana.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Riccio
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noun,
David [Italian dah-veed] /Italian ˈdɑ vid/ (Show IPA), Rizzio.
- Crispi
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- repose
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noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- crepes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Orense
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noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- reopen
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- Enesco
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- Ecorse
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- irones
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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.
- crepon
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- enserf
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verb (used with object),
to make a serf of; place in bondage.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- recipe
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noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- fierce
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adjective,
menacingly wild, savage, or hostile:
- Fresno
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noun,
a city in central California.
- piecer
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- pieces
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noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- Pierce
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Spener
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noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- ficoes
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noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- corpse
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noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- pisci-
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- C-in-C
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- Cicero
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- picric
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adjective,
of or derived from picric acid.
- specie
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noun,
coined money; coin.
- specif
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- preens
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noun,
a pin or brooch.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- fresco
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noun,
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Compare fresco secco.
- ponces
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noun,
a pimp.
- censer
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- Frisco
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noun,
San Francisco.
- censor
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noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Spence
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noun,
a pantry.
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- picro-
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- coerce
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verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- iconic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- scenic
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noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- Recife
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Pernambuco province, in NE Brazil.
- sci-fi
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noun,
science fiction.
- feirie
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adjective,
healthy; strong.
- Peirce
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noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- fencer
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noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- copies
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noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- copier
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- copers
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- copens
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noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- fences
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noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- perfin
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noun,
a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
- ferine
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adjective,
feral1 .
- Cercis
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noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- spinor
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- picnic
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noun,
an excursion or outing in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air.
- sconce
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noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- person
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noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Prince
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- Scipio
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noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- spiro-
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- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- confer
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verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- conics
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noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- scree
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- fores
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noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- irone
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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.
- Irons
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noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- fore-
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- Freon
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- Isere
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noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- frees
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Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- frons
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noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- Fries
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noun,
plural of fry1 .
- insep
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- Ieper
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noun,
Ypres.
- incor
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- incr.
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- Iceni
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noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- scion
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noun,
a descendant.
- scene
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noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- infer
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verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- Scone
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noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- infos
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noun,
information.
- pros.
-
- Fris.
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- insp.
-
- score
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Ionic
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- scorn
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noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- rosin
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- frise
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noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Rosie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- ropes
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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.
- Irene
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- icons
-
- prone
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noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- ripen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- recce
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noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- pirns
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noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pions
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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.
- Pines
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noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- piece
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noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- pico-
-
- Perse
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noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- poise
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Peron
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noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- peris
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noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- peri-
-
- peres
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noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- peons
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- penis
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noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- pisco
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noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- Ponce
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noun,
a pimp.
- Pence
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noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- prose
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noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- pron.
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- PROFS
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noun,
professor.
- proc.
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- prise
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noun,
leverage.
- prion
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noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- Price
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Pres.
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- pones
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noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pref.
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- prees
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noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- preen
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noun,
a pin or brooch.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Posen
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noun,
German name of Poznań.
- porns
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noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pores
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pene-
-
- Peers
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noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- resin
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noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resp.
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- NSPCC
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- Ricci
-
noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- 30-30
-
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- recip
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- reefs
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- OPers
-
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- reins
-
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.
- reni-
-
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- conc.
-
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copr-
-
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Cons.
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- conf.
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- Seric
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- ESPEC
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cores
-
- sero-
-
- cine-
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- econ.
-
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Sino-
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- corpn
-
- corp.
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- fence
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- feres
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- fires
-
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spor-
-
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- cero-
-
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- spec.
-
- feces
-
noun,
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Cres
-
- 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.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cen.
-
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- ref.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- cene
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- cir.
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- 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.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Prof
-
noun,
professor.
- pro-
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- OPer
-
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- 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.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- psec
-
- prin
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- 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):
- perf
-
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Soni
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- 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.
- Pers
-
- pos.
-
- Con.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- CERN
-
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- 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.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- cis-
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- 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.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- 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.
- Pen.
-
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- per.
-
- prec
-
- SPCC
-
- pre-
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- prs.
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Cor.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- ions
-
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 = .
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- Inc.
-
- fec.
-
- FCIC
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Inf.
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- sepn
-
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Ire.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- 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.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- sci.
-
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- fops
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- for.
-
- sec.
-
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- scr.
-
- FRCP
-
- FRCS
-
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- Fri.
-
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- FEPC
-
- Ice.
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- Frs.
-
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- Fin.
-
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- iso-
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- nos-
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Ens.
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- 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.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- EEOC
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- OEEC
-
- eco-
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Rep.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 1080
-
- epi-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- neo-
-
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- 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.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- ROP
-
- se-
-
- RFI
-
- RFE
-
- Sr.
-
- RFC
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- SPR
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- RPS
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- RCN
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ROI
-
- SCP
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- RCS
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- RSE
-
- sc.
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- RCP
-
- Sp.
-
- Sfc
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- So.
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- PSE
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Re.
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- SCF
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- PSC
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SOF
-
- SRO
-
- PSF
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- prf
-
- Esc
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- FCS
-
- fcp
-
- FCC
-
- FPS
-
- fo.
-
- ESR
-
- ese
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- fic
-
- ERP
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- EPS
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOF
-
- EOE
-
- ene
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- EIS
-
- ics
-
- IOC
-
- ine
-
- in.
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IFC
-
- PRC
-
- ICC
-
- io-
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- FSR
-
- FIO
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- FRC
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- FPO
-
- FPC
-
- FOS
-
- fop
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- en-
-
- eir
-
- 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 = .
- CEC
-
- cfs
-
- CFR
-
- CFP
-
- CFO
-
- CFI
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEO
-
- CEF
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CIE
-
- CCR
-
- CCP
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- 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.
- cf.
-
- cc.
-
- CIC
-
- CIF
-
- ef-
-
- CRS
-
- EEO
-
- EEC
-
- ECF
-
- ec-
-
- eo-
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- CSF
-
- CSC
-
- CRP
-
- CIP
-
- CRC
-
- CPS
-
- CPR
-
- CPO
-
- CPI
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CNC
-
- IOF
-
- ier
-
- ior
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- OIr
-
- OSP
-
- oic
-
- OFr
-
- of-
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- OCC
-
- op.
-
- Oc.
-
- ose
-
- pc.
-
- NRC
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- POR
-
- 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.
- POC
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- 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:
- pfc
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pf.
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- PCS
-
- PCI
-
- PCF
-
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- NSC
-
- OSF
-
- nr.
-
- NEC
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ne-
-
- Ir.
-
- NCC
-
- NSF
-
- NPR
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- NCO
-
- NES
-
- NFC
-
- ipr
-
- NOP
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- IPO
-
- NFS
-
- NOC
-
- IPS
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- RC
-
- R.
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- RP
-
- RN
-
- IP
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- CE
-
- RI
-
- N.
-
- RO
-
- fn
-
- NC
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RF
-
- O.
-
- SF
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- S.
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- FC
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FP
-
- EI
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SN
-
- FE
-
- NP
-
- 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.
- NI
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- NF
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.