Anagrams of protuberancy
Word protuberancy has
1380 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of protuberancy.
- raconteur
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noun,
a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- carpentry
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noun,
the trade of a carpenter:
- Canrobert
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noun,
François Certain [frahn-swa ser-tan] /frɑ̃ˈswa sɛrˈtɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1809–95, French marshal.
- copartner
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noun,
a partner or associate, as in a business.
- precatory
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or expressing entreaty or supplication:
- procreant
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adjective,
procreating or generating:
- baronetcy
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noun,
the rank or dignity of a baronet.
- rope-yarn
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noun,
See under yarn (def 3).
- Eurocrat
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noun,
a member of the executive and technical staff at the headquarters of the European Common Market.
- portance
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- trueborn
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adjective,
genuinely or authentically so because of birth:
- proturan
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noun,
a proturan insect; telsontail.
- carburet
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verb (used with object),
to combine or mix with carbon or hydrocarbons.
- Torrance
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noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- carry-on
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noun,
a piece of carry-on luggage.
- courante
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noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- counter-
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- centaury
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Centaurium, of the gentian family, having clusters of small pink or red flowers.
- barytone
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noun,
a barytone word.
- Corybant
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noun,
Classical Mythology. any of the spirits or secondary divinities attending Cybele with wild music and dancing.
- contrary
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noun,
something that is contrary or opposite:
- re-count
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- can-buoy
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noun,
a cylindrical, unlighted buoy used as a channel marker.
- enactory
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adjective,
of or relating to an enactment that creates new rights and obligations.
- outrance
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noun,
the utmost extremity.
- crypto-
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- Rayburn
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noun,
Sam, 1882–1961, U.S. lawyer and political leader: Speaker of the House 1940–47, 1949–53, 1955–61.
- Raeburn
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noun,
Sir Henry, 1756–1823, Scottish painter.
- cautery
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noun,
an escharotic substance, electric current, or hot iron used to destroy tissue.
- Tourane
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noun,
former name of Danang.
- tourney
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noun,
a tournament.
- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- carroty
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adjective,
like a carrot, as in color, flavor, or shape.
- carport
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noun,
a roofed, wall-less shed, usually projecting from the side of a building, used as a shelter for an automobile.
- tracery
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noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- puberty
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noun,
the period or age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction of offspring: in common law, presumed to be 14 years in the male and 12 years in the female.
- Courbet
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noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1819–77, French painter.
- Norbert
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noun,
a male given name.
- curator
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noun,
the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- nectary
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- currant
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noun,
a small seedless raisin, produced chiefly in California and in the Levant, and used in cookery and confectionery.
- current
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noun,
a flowing; flow, as of a river.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- procure
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verb (used with object),
to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means:
- bracero
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noun,
a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.
- probate
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noun,
Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
- rectory
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noun,
a rector's house; parsonage.
- partyer
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noun,
a person who parties, especially regularly or habitually:
- trounce
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- rapture
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noun,
ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy.
- recount
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- reboant
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adjective,
resounding or reverberating loudly.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- bayonet
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noun,
a daggerlike steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat.
- reactor
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- cerato-
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- contra-
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- Century
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noun,
a period of 100 years.
- centro-
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- baryton
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noun,
an 18th-century stringed instrument with six bowed strings and several additional strings that vibrate sympathetically.
- tone-up
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noun,
an exercise for toning up one's body.
- courant
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noun,
courante.
- Coryate
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noun,
Thomas, 1577–1617, English traveler and author.
- bouncer
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noun,
a person or thing that bounces.
- typebar
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noun,
(on a typewriter or some computer printers) one of a series of thin metal bars containing type and actuated by the keyboard or computer signal.
- cornute
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adjective,
cornuted.
- corrupt
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adjective,
guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked:
- outpace
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verb (used with object),
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
- centaur
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- baronet
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noun,
a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
- outrace
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- country
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noun,
a state or nation:
- capture
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noun,
the act of capturing.
- prorate
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- encrypt
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verb (used with object),
to encipher or encode.
- buoyant
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adjective,
tending to float in a fluid.
- turnery
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noun,
the process or art of forming or shaping objects on a lathe.
- neutro-
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- turbary
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noun,
land, or a piece of land, where turf or peat may be dug or cut.
- Roberta
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Robert.
- ponceau
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noun,
a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
- porrect
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adjective,
extending horizontally; projecting.
- 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.
- errancy
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noun,
the state or an instance of erring.
- unbrace
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verb (used with object),
to remove the braces of.
- perturb
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verb (used with object),
to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- patency
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noun,
the state of being patent.
- potency
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noun,
the state or quality of being potent.
- portray
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verb (used with object),
to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- praetor
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- beat-up
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noun,
the warpwise count of tufts of pile in the warp of carpets.
- entropy
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
(on a macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a measure of the energy that is not available for work during a thermodynamic process. A closed system evolves toward a state of maximum entropy.
(in statistical mechanics) a measure of the randomness of the microscopic constituents of a thermodynamic system. Symbol: S.
- antero-
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- trouper
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noun,
an actor, especially a member of a touring company.
- ternary
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noun,
a group of three.
- truancy
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noun,
the act or state of being truant.
- partner
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noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
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- Burton
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noun,
any of various small tackles for use on shipboard.
- Rotary
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noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- butane
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noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel.
- Robert
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noun,
Henry Martyn [mahr-tn] /ˈmɑr tn/ (Show IPA), 1837–1923, U.S. engineer and authority on parliamentary procedure: author of Robert's Rules of Order (1876, revised 1915).
- Bruant
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noun,
Libéral [lee-bey-ral] /li beɪˈral/ (Show IPA), c1635–1697, French architect.
- Bronte
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noun,
Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
- return
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noun,
the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
- Burnet
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genera Sanguisorba and Poterium, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and dense heads of small flowers.
- recoup
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noun,
an act of recouping.
- cerat-
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- bounce
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noun,
a bound or rebound:
- Burner
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noun,
a person or thing that burns.
- Burney
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noun,
Charles, 1726–1814, English organist, composer, and music historian.
- brunet
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noun,
a person, usually a male, with dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
- Buryat
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noun,
a member of any of the Mongol people in the Buryat Republic.
- Bryant
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noun,
Gridley [grid-lee] /ˈgrɪd li/ (Show IPA), 1789–1867, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- botany
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noun,
the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.
- ropery
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noun,
a place where ropes are made.
- tanbur
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noun,
tambura.
- bouncy
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adjective,
tending characteristically to bounce or bounce well:
- Bounty
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noun,
a premium or reward, especially one offered by a government:
- retro-
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- Rupert
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noun,
Prince, 1619–82, German Royalist general and admiral in the English Civil War (nephew of Charles I of England).
- carbo-
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- Ruyter
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noun,
Michel Adriaanssoon de [Dutch mi-khuh l ah-dree-ahn-soon duh] /Dutch ˈmɪ xəl ˌɑ driˈɑn sun də/ (Show IPA), 1607–76, Dutch admiral.
- carboy
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noun,
a large glass bottle protected by basketwork or a wooden box, used especially for holding corrosive liquids.
- carbon
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noun,
Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
- brayer
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noun,
a small roller for inking type by hand, usually for making a proof.
- captor
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noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- bracer
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noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- Capote
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noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- report
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noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- caryo-
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- Carney
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noun,
carny.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Carnot
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noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Carpet
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- Breton
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
- carpo-
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- Capone
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noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- Canute
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noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- Bourne
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noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- rubato
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noun,
a rubato phrase or passage.
- Carter
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- router
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noun,
any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cartop
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adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- Cantor
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noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- cyano-
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- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- canopy
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noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- Rector
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noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- Cetura
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noun,
Keturah.
- utero-
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- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- pernor
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noun,
a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- narco-
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- napery
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- peanut
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noun,
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- Peyton
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noun,
a male given name, form of Payton.
- penta-
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- penury
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noun,
extreme poverty; destitution.
- Yoruba
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noun,
a member of a numerous West African coastal people.
- nearby
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adverb,
in the neighborhood or vicinity; close by:
- Perron
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noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- petro-
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- pycno-
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- yaupon
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noun,
a holly shrub or small tree, Ilex vomitoria, of the southern U.S., having bitter leaves that are sometimes brewed as a tea.
- pyrone
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noun,
either of two heterocyclic ketones having the formula C 5 H 4 O 2 .
- poetry
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noun,
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- Europa
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noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- Porter
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noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- Nature
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noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- parure
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noun,
a matching set of jewels or ornaments.
- pounce
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noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- ornery
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adjective,
ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper:
- outcry
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noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- outran
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verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- payout
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noun,
an act or instance of paying, expending, or disbursing.
- notary
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noun,
notary public.
- Payton
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noun,
Walter ("Sweetness") 1954–99, U.S. football player.
- panto-
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- parton
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- pantry
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- nycto-
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- neuro-
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- parrot
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noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- necro-
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- errant
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adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- pouter
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- reborn
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adjective,
having undergone rebirth.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- borane
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noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- county
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- rancor
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noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- cotype
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noun,
a syntype.
- Coruna
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noun,
La Coruña.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Corner
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noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- raptor
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noun,
a raptorial bird.
- crayer
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noun,
a small sailing vessel formerly used in trade along the coasts of western Europe.
- corban
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noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- copter
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noun,
helicopter.
- conure
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noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- contr.
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- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- cobnut
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noun,
the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
- rebato
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noun,
rabato.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- couter
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- crayon
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noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- ptero-
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- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- prayer
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noun,
a devout petition to God or an object of worship.
- prance
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- precut
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- pretor
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noun,
praetor.
- curate
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- Curare
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noun,
a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
- cupro-
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- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- Crater
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- cteno-
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- croute
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noun,
crust.
- croupy
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling croup.
- put-on
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noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- crypt-
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- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- crepon
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- borate
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noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- carrot
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noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- barony
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noun,
the domain of a baron.
- toucan
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Torrey
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noun,
John, 1796–1873, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- Aubrey
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noun,
John, 1626–97, English antiquary.
- Torbay
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noun,
a borough in S Devonshire, in SW England: seaside resort.
- toecap
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noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- Bayern
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noun,
German name of Bavaria.
- banter
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noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- Tyrone
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noun,
a former administrative county in W Northern Ireland: replaced by several new districts 1973.
- baryon
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noun,
a proton, neutron, or any elementary particle that decays into a set of particles that includes a proton.
- Barney
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noun,
Informal.
an argument.
a prizefight.
a fight or brawl.
a blunder or mistake.
- Barnet
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Barren
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noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- artery
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noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- Barret
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noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- Barron
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noun,
Clarence Walker, 1855–1928, U.S. financial publisher.
- barter
-
noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- Barton
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noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- Tyburn
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noun,
a former place of public execution in London, England.
- beacon
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noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- Beaton
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noun,
Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
- beauty
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noun,
the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest).
- teapoy
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noun,
a small three-legged table or stand.
- betony
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noun,
a plant, Stachys (formerly Betonica) officinalis, of the mint family, having hairy leaves and dense spikes of purple flowers, formerly used in medicine and dyeing.
- betray
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verb (used with object),
to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty:
- tracer
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- arpent
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- tauro-
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- U-boat
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noun,
a German submarine.
- urbane
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adjective,
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities:
- urano-
-
- uptorn
-
verb,
past participle of uptear.
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- uproar
-
noun,
a state of violent and noisy disturbance, as of a multitude; turmoil.
- uprear
-
verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift:
- upbeat
-
noun,
an unaccented beat, especially immediately preceding a downbeat.
- abrupt
-
adjective,
sudden or unexpected:
- upbear
-
verb (used with object),
to bear up; raise aloft; sustain or support.
- aceto-
-
- unrobe
-
verb (used with or without object),
to disrobe; undress.
- Turner
-
noun,
a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- turco-
-
- aeron.
-
- turbo-
-
- turban
-
noun,
a man's headdress worn chiefly by Muslims in southern Asia, consisting of a long cloth of silk, linen, cotton, etc., wound either about a cap or directly around the head.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- tuebor
-
verb,
I will defend: motto on the coat of arms of Michigan.
- troupe
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- apercu
-
noun,
a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- arbour
-
noun,
arbor1 .
- arbtrn
-
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- teacup
-
noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- one-up
-
adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- boater
-
noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- Bruno
-
noun,
Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- ecto-
-
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- econ.
-
- 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.
- Apoc.
-
- Ebony
-
noun,
a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- apery
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- pryer
-
noun,
prier.
- prob.
-
- trop-
-
- probe
-
noun,
the act of probing.
- proc.
-
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- cutey
-
noun,
cutie.
- Ecua.
-
- tropy
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Port.
-
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- Bourn
-
noun,
burn2 .
- erron
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- tuber
-
noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Truro
-
noun,
a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- pouty
-
adjective,
inclined to pout, or marked by pouting:
- prae-
-
- ante-
-
- entry
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- ento-
-
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Boyne
-
noun,
a river in E Ireland: William III defeated James II near here 1690. 70 miles (110 km) long.
- ency.
-
- pron.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Taney
-
noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Artur
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- cryo-
-
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- atony
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- atopy
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- 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.
- atory
-
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- rayon
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- Tracy
-
noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- Curry
-
noun,
East Indian Cookery. a pungent dish of vegetables, onions, meat or fish, etc., flavored with various spices or curry powder, and often eaten with rice.
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- arbor
-
noun,
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
- Prot.
-
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Boyer
-
noun,
Jean Pierre [zhahn pyer] /ʒɑ̃ pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1776–1850, Haitian political leader: president 1818–43.
- runty
-
adjective,
stunted; dwarfish:
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- areo-
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- punty
-
noun,
an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
- cruor
-
noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- brunt
-
noun,
the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow:
- purty
-
adjective,
pretty.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- boyar
-
noun,
Russian History. a member of the old nobility of Russia, before Peter the Great made rank dependent on state service.
- crony
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- porny
-
adjective,
Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic:
- eury-
-
- aunty
-
noun,
auntie.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- uran-
-
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- pant-
-
- panty
-
noun,
panties.
- Borer
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- noct-
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- Bonpa
-
noun,
a member of the Bön sect.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- about
-
adverb,
near in time, number, degree, etc.; approximately:
- neut.
-
- Bornu
-
noun,
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- neur-
-
- Parry
-
noun,
an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
- part.
-
- party
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- Abury
-
noun,
Avebury (def 2).
- payt.
-
- Payne
-
noun,
John Howard, 1791–1852, U.S. actor and dramatist.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- 30-30
-
- oracy
-
noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- payer
-
noun,
a person who pays.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- UNRRA
-
- Nebr.
-
- Euro-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Perry
-
noun,
a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- pert.
-
- Bouar
-
noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- peta-
-
- yenta
-
noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- petr-
-
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- aero-
-
- pyran
-
noun,
either of two compounds having the formula C 5 H 6 O, containing one oxygen and five carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring.
- Yauco
-
noun,
a city in SW Puerto Rico.
- pyro-
-
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- yapon
-
noun,
yaupon.
- poet.
-
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- Percy
-
noun,
Sir Henry ("Hotspur") 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader.
- acet-
-
- unbar
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- naut.
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- patr-
-
- uncap
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- acpt.
-
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Peony
-
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.
- acro-
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Peary
-
noun,
Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and arctic explorer.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- peaty
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- unary
-
adjective,
pertaining to a function whose domain is a given set and whose range is contained in that set.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Tyner
-
noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- carp-
-
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- Carny
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- Caryn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ruben
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- Terry
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- terr.
-
- carb-
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- caput
-
noun,
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Carry
-
noun,
range, as of a gun.
- beaut
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- baro-
-
- BAPCT
-
- typo-
-
- recpt
-
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Barye
-
noun,
microbar.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- Bart.
-
- cent.
-
- tarry
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- recur
-
verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Bryan
-
noun,
William Jennings [jen-ingz] /ˈdʒɛn ɪŋz/ (Show IPA), 1860–1925, U.S. political leader.
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Barry
-
noun,
Sir Charles, 1795–1860, English architect.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Bryce
-
noun,
James, 1st Viscount, 1838–1922, British diplomat, historian, and jurist: born in Ireland.
- Taupo
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- Capt.
-
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- Bruce
-
noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- Buteo
-
noun,
any of several buzzards or hawks of the genus Buteo.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- Berry
-
noun,
any small, usually stoneless, juicy fruit, irrespective of botanical structure, as the huckleberry, strawberry, or hackberry.
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- burro
-
noun,
a small donkey, especially one used as a pack animal in the southwestern U.S.
- burry
-
adjective,
full of or covered with burs; burlike.
- burnt
-
noun,
a burned place or area:
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- roupy
-
adjective,
affected with the disease roup.
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- Bercy
-
noun,
a white sauce flavored with white wine, shallots, fish stock, and parsley: usually served with fish.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- Byron
-
noun,
George Gordon, Lord (6th Baron Byron) 1788–1824, English poet.
- bunco
-
noun,
bunko.
- Buyer
-
noun,
a person who buys; purchaser.
- Byrne
-
noun,
Donn [don] /dɒn/ (Show IPA), Donn-Byrne, Brian Oswald.
- Bueno
-
interjection,
good; all right.
- btry.
-
- brute
-
noun,
a nonhuman creature; beast.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Broun
-
noun,
(Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- Canty
-
adjective,
cheerful; lively.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- rept.
-
- tera-
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
-
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Repub
-
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- Canby
-
noun,
Henry Seidel [sahyd-l] /ˈsaɪd l/ (Show IPA), 1878–1961, U.S. author and critic.
- rerun
-
noun,
the act of rerunning.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- cero-
-
- repay
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- cert.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- coypu
-
noun,
a large, South American, aquatic rodent, Myocastor (or Myopotamus) coypus, yielding the fur nutria.
- corpn
-
- corp.
-
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Corny
-
adjective,
of or abounding in corn.
- auto.
-
- Coney
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- Tobey
-
noun,
Mark, 1890–1976, U.S. painter.
- cont.
-
- Autry
-
noun,
Gene, 1907–1998, U.S. actor and singer.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- bact.
-
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Corby
-
noun,
a town in NE Northamptonshire, in S England.
- rcpt.
-
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copr-
-
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- bayou
-
noun,
a marshy arm, inlet, or outlet of a lake, river, etc., usually sluggish or stagnant.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- rebut
-
verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- rebop
-
noun,
bop1 .
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Cypro
-
- corr.
-
- Banco
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- Bantu
-
noun,
a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa.
- cyto-
-
- cyan-
-
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Tony
-
noun,
one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- uro-
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- paty
-
adjective,
(of a cross) having arms of equal length, each expanding outward from the center; formée:
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- pat.
-
- OPer
-
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Ryun
-
noun,
James Ronald ("Jim") born 1947, U.S. distance runner; congressman 1996–2007.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- taur
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- uret
-
- PAYE
-
- Urey
-
noun,
Harold Clayton [kleyt-n] /ˈkleɪt n/ (Show IPA), 1893–1981, U.S. chemist: Nobel prize 1934.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- out-
-
- ropy
-
adjective,
resembling a rope or ropes:
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Rory
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- top-
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- ten.
-
- orby
-
adjective,
like or pertaining to an orb.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Ruby
-
noun,
a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- Pan.
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- RONA
-
- repr
-
- toey
-
adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- tron
-
- tube
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- pot.
-
- Rep.
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pony
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- typ.
-
- Tuba
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- tRNA
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- pro-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- tab.
-
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- rpt.
-
- pray
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- Tyrr
-
noun,
Tyr.
- Tob.
-
- type
-
noun,
a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- ter.
-
- Peba
-
noun,
nine-banded armadillo.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- purr
-
noun,
the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
- per.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Pen.
-
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- pct.
-
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- Toby
-
noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- puny
-
adjective,
of less than normal size and strength; weak.
- pnea
-
- pub.
-
- 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.
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- pyr-
-
- pyo-
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- Pet.
-
- 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.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Can.
-
- Ont.
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Curr
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cur.
-
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Cuyp
-
noun,
Aelbert [ahl-buh rt] /ˈɑl bərt/ (Show IPA), 1620–91, Dutch painter.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- bet.
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- ctr.
-
- byre
-
noun,
a cow shed.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- byte
-
noun,
adjacent bits, usually eight, processed by a computer as a unit.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aur-
-
- aut-
-
- Eur.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etc.
-
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Bury
-
noun,
Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- bar.
-
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- enc.
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Barr
-
- ect-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- eco-
-
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- crat
-
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- cap.
-
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- cen.
-
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- Bray
-
noun,
the loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CERN
-
- 1080
-
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- Brut
-
noun,
any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.
- Bute
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- Buna
-
- but-
-
- bunt
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- buoy
-
noun,
Nautical. a distinctively shaped and marked float, sometimes carrying a signal or signals, anchored to mark a channel, anchorage, navigational hazard, etc., or to provide a mooring place away from the shore.
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- Burr
-
noun,
Also, buhr. a protruding, ragged edge raised on the surface of metal during drilling, shearing, punching, or engraving.
- Bur.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cet-
-
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- bony
-
adjective,
of or like bone.
- bor.
-
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Cort
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- copy
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- Ceto
-
- BPOE
-
- cyte
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- bout
-
noun,
a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.
- Con.
-
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- 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.
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- bot.
-
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- yaup
-
noun,
a harsh cry.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- ANTU
-
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- ance
-
- ancy
-
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- ano-
-
- 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.
- neo-
-
- ant.
-
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Nor.
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- NCTE
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- apo-
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Apr.
-
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- Oct.
-
- obey
-
verb (used with object),
to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of:
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- abr.
-
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- OAPC
-
- acr-
-
- not-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- aet.
-
- NRPB
-
- NRAB
-
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- BURP
-
noun,
a belch; eructation.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- art.
-
- arr.
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Yurt
-
noun,
a tentlike dwelling of the Mongol and Turkic peoples of central Asia, consisting of a cylindrical wall of poles in a lattice arrangement with a conical roof of poles, both covered by felt or skins.
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Yuan
-
noun,
Also called yuan dollar. a copper coin of the Republic of China, equal to 100 cents; dollar.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- your
-
noun,
something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed:
- ator
-
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- yuca
-
noun,
cassava.
- abt
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ATC
-
- up-
-
- ATB
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- UPC
-
- Abp
-
- UNO
-
- acy
-
- be-
-
- AEC
-
- UCR
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ae.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- bp.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- unp
-
- unc
-
- ACP
-
- BPA
-
- BCE
-
- BPE
-
- Une
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- abn
-
- BRT
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ap-
-
- ab-
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- buy
-
noun,
an act or instance of buying.
- bu.
-
- BTE
-
- Bt.
-
- ac-
-
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- aby
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to pay the penalty of.
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- an.
-
- RPO
-
- BRE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- ure
-
- Ar.
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- AUC
-
- UAE
-
- ur-
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- UAR
-
- trp
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- TBA
-
- bye
-
noun,
Sports. in a tournament, the preferential status of a player or team not paired with a competitor in an early round and thus automatically advanced to play in the next round:
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- TBO
-
- TCA
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- by-
-
- Tu.
-
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- aor
-
- AOU
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Tro
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- bec
-
- APB
-
- bey
-
noun,
a provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- BEP
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- APC
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- Bn.
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- at.
-
- BCP
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- Br.
-
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- TPN
-
- Bac
-
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ARU
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TNB
-
- tue
-
- Boy
-
noun,
a male child, from birth to full growth, especially one less than 18 years of age.
- ATP
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ANC
-
- tra
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Bay
-
noun,
a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
- Bop
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- CEO
-
- ROP
-
- Yap
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- OAP
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- POB
-
- POA
-
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- OTB
-
- OTC
-
- op.
-
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- py-
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- Yeo
-
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ote
-
- eu-
-
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- EPT
-
- PRC
-
- Pr.
-
- ot-
-
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- PRA
-
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- OTA
-
- ETR
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ery
-
- ERP
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERT
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ety
-
- ETO
-
- POR
-
- yer
-
- Oc.
-
- ec-
-
- NOC
-
- NEC
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NYA
-
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- NYP
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NEA
-
- NOP
-
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- ne-
-
- YOB
-
noun,
a teenage lout or hooligan.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- you
-
noun,
something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed:
- ob.
-
- Yup
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Pa.
-
- NCO
-
- NYC
-
- pc.
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NbE
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCB
-
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NBA
-
- NBC
-
- ECA
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- EbN
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- CEA
-
- OPA
-
- cep
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noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- opt
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Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- CYO
-
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- CNO
-
- COB
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noun,
a corncob.
- OCR
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Coy
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adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- Reb
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noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- COP
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noun,
a police officer.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- RBC
-
- Rey
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noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- ret
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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.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ca.
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ROB
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noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- CBE
-
- ONR
-
- ROA
-
- RNR
-
- cay
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noun,
a small low island; key.
- RNA
-
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- Rye
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noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- cr.
-
- rya
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noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- ct.
-
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RCA
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ory
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- PUC
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- CTA
-
- OAU
-
- eo-
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- prn
-
- CPU
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- CPR
-
- Re.
-
- 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)
- RCP
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- CPO
-
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- CPA
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- OBE
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- CRP
-
- CRT
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- UB
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- O.
-
- 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.
- PB
-
- 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.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- OA
-
- AO
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- BC
-
- UC
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- PU
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CU
-
- TC
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- RN
-
- T1
-
- Eb
-
- TB
-
- t.
-
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- RU
-
- ry
-
- RP
-
- RO
-
- CE
-
- CB
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ty
-
- U.
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NP
-
- NY
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- YU
-
noun,
a legendary Chinese emperor who drained the land and made the mountains.
- yr
-
- TP
-
- ey
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- YB
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- BO
-
- YT
-
- Y.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TN
-
- NB
-