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- susceptor
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noun,
a piece of metallic film on a package of microwaveable food that helps cook and brown the food by producing and concentrating energy on the food's outer surface.
- prosecute
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verb (used with object),
Law.
to institute legal proceedings against (a person).
to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process.
to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- crustose
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adjective,
forming a crusty, tenaciously fixed mass that covers the surface on which it grows, as certain lichens.
- spectres
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noun,
specter.
- sceptres
-
noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- spectro-
-
- respects
-
noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- repousse
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noun,
the art or process of producing repoussé designs.
- scouters
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- prosects
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- oestrus
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noun,
estrus.
- percuss
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verb (used with object),
Medicine/Medical. to strike or tap for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
- pterous
-
- sucrose
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noun,
a crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , the sugar obtained from the sugarcane, the sugar beet, and sorghum, and forming the greater part of maple sugar; sugar.
- couters
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- scouter
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- posters
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- copters
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noun,
helicopter.
- 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.
- stereo-
-
- corsets
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- posture
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noun,
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- troupes
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noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- spruces
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noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- toupees
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noun,
a man's wig.
- Proteus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- sprouts
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noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- prosect
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- process
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noun,
a systematic series of actions directed to some end:
- costers
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noun,
costermonger.
- prestos
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- presets
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- courses
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noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- precuts
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- pouters
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- precess
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verb (used without object),
to undergo precession (def 2).
- scoters
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- estrous
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adjective,
pertaining to or involving the estrus.
- poseurs
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noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- spectre
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noun,
specter.
- stupors
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noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- Perseus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a hero, the son of Zeus and Danaë, who slew the Gorgon Medusa, and afterward saved Andromeda from a sea monster.
- pectous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of pectin or protopectin.
- Croesus
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noun,
died 546 b.c, king of Lydia 560–546: noted for his great wealth.
- pectose
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noun,
protopectin.
- pesters
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- respect
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noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- resects
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- cresset
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noun,
a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.
- rescues
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noun,
the act of rescuing.
- escorts
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- cereous
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adjective,
waxlike.
- reputes
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noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- suspect
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noun,
a person who is suspected, especially one suspected of a crime, offense, or the like.
- ousters
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- secures
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adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- secrets
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- recepts
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- specter
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noun,
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
- souters
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- recoups
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noun,
an act of recouping.
- stopers
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- poetess
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noun,
a woman who writes poetry.
- sceptre
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- scepter
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- petrous
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adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
- espouse
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verb (used with object),
to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause.
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- Orestes
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
- souter
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- ouster
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- source
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noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- speers
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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.
- sprues
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noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- opuses
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noun,
a musical composition.
- Stopes
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noun,
Marie Carmichael, 1880–1958, English scientist and birth control advocate.
- stupor
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noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- stupes
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noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- strops
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noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- streps
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noun,
streptococcus.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- erupts
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verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- stours
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noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- stoups
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noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- stores
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- esters
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noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- spouse
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noun,
either member of a married pair in relation to the other; one's husband or wife.
- estocs
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noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- estops
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verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- estrus
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noun,
Also, estrum [es-truh m] /ˈɛs trəm/ (Show IPA), oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- steres
-
- steers
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noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Europe
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noun,
a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and Caspian seas on the SE. In British usage, Europe sometimes contrasts with England. About 4,017,000 sq. mi. (10,404,000 sq. km).
- steeps
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noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- spurts
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spruce
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noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- sprout
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noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- spouts
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noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- set-up
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noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- purses
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noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- setose
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adjective,
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
- Russo-
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- scores
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Scopes
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noun,
John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- recept
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- recess
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noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- recoup
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noun,
an act of recouping.
- rectos
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- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- recuse
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verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- reests
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verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- repose
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noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- repute
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noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- Scotus
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noun,
John Duns, Duns Scotus, John.
- russet
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noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- rescue
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noun,
the act of rescuing.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- resets
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noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- rupees
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noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- retuse
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adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- reuses
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noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- rousts
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verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- rosets
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- rouses
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noun,
a rousing.
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- scours
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noun,
the act of scouring.
- perses
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noun,
a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- serous
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adjective,
resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- peruse
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verb (used with object),
to read through with thoroughness or care:
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- petro-
-
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- secure
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adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- posers
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noun,
a person who poses.
- poseur
-
noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- posset
-
noun,
a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- pouter
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- purees
-
noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- precut
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- prests
-
noun,
a loan.
- proses
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Proust
-
noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- scutes
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- screes
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- ptero-
-
- scouts
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Scouse
-
noun,
a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
- sucres
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- sports
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- crepes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- copses
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- curses
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- cestus
-
noun,
a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.
- Tereus
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noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- uprose
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- croups
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- coupes
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noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- touses
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- cupro-
-
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- ceruse
-
noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- troupe
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- cosets
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- topees
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- corpus
-
noun,
a large or complete collection of writings:
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- torses
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- turco-
-
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- Cereus
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- tossup
-
noun,
the tossing of a coin to decide something by its fall.
- super-
-
- supers
-
noun,
Informal.
a superintendent, especially of an apartment house.
supermarket.
supernumerary.
supervisor.
- utero-
-
- creeps
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- toupee
-
noun,
a man's wig.
- upsets
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- Creuse
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- custos
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. a custodian.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- cross-
-
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- proc.
-
- trop-
-
- pros.
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- pret.
-
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- 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.
- Port.
-
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- scuts
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- post-
-
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Pres.
-
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- sect.
-
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- poss.
-
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- posts
-
noun,
a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- rusts
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- cert.
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- rept.
-
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- resp.
-
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- USSCt
-
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- rupee
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- 30-30
-
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- rect.
-
- Prot.
-
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- Prus.
-
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- scups
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- 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.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- poet.
-
- corp.
-
- puree
-
noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- cores
-
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- recpt
-
- puses
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- Scot.
-
- copr-
-
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scops
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- rcpt.
-
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- truss
-
noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- spor-
-
- OPers
-
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- ORuss
-
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- Supt.
-
- 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.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- ESPEC
-
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- spec.
-
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- ster.
-
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- step-
-
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Euro-
-
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spues
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- specs
-
noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- oste-
-
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- supes
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- pert.
-
- ecto-
-
- sero-
-
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- Sept.
-
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- petr-
-
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- ousts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sorus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- sur-
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- supr
-
- USPO
-
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- str.
-
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- USRC
-
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Rus.
-
- uret
-
- USPS
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- USTC
-
- uro-
-
- sups
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- rpt.
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sec.
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- sers
-
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).
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- seps
-
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.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- ter.
-
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Tues
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Ste.
-
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- top-
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- scr.
-
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- 1080
-
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- pct.
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cres
-
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- out-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- per.
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- pot.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ect-
-
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Eur.
-
- EEOC
-
- etc.
-
- eous
-
- est.
-
- eco-
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OPer
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- cur.
-
- 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.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- OEEC
-
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- Oct.
-
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- Pers
-
- Cort
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Ceto
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cet-
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- pre-
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- Rep.
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Puss
-
noun,
a cat.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- 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.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- 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:
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- 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.
- purs
-
- pts.
-
- prec
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pro-
-
- prs.
-
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Cor.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- psec
-
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- CRT
-
- EEO
-
- ct.
-
- USR
-
- EEC
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CPS
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- USP
-
- ec-
-
- USO
-
- eo-
-
- Sus
-
- TCS
-
- cs.
-
- EOE
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Tpr
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- Co.
-
- trp
-
- CPO
-
- cr.
-
- Ep.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- CPR
-
- cp.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- CEO
-
- CSO
-
- ERP
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- cte
-
- CST
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CSR
-
- TSS
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- tr.
-
- UPC
-
- up-
-
- UCR
-
- USS
-
- Tu.
-
- CRS
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- CPU
-
- Tro
-
- tue
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- TSE
-
- ur-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CRP
-
- TSP
-
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- ure
-
- USC
-
- SSE
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- POC
-
- SCP
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSS
-
- SCS
-
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- se-
-
- PRC
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- POR
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- 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.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- 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).
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- PCS
-
- PTO
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Ps.
-
- PUC
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROP
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- RPO
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- 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.
- RCP
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- sc.
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCT
-
- RPS
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- Pr.
-
- pt.
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- OCR
-
- OTC
-
- op.
-
- Sr.
-
- SRS
-
- STP
-
- ese
-
- ESR
-
- ESU
-
- spt
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ss.
-
- SSC
-
- ETS
-
- SSR
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Oc.
-
- OCS
-
- SPS
-
- ose
-
- pc.
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ERT
-
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- ot-
-
- OSS
-
- OSP
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Esc
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- 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.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- SPR
-
- 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.
- eu-
-
- SU
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RP
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- RU
-
- CE
-
- RO
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- O.
-
- R.
-
- 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.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- TP
-
- CU
-
- PU
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- RC
-
- S.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- U.
-
- UC
-
- t.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- T1
-