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- scorpionfish
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noun,
any of several tropical and temperate marine scorpaenid fishes, especially members of the genus Scorpaena, many having venomous dorsal spines.
- sciosophies
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noun,
supposed knowledge of natural or supernatural phenomena or forces, usually based on tradition, as astrology or phrenology.
- processions
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noun,
the act of moving along or proceeding in orderly succession or in a formal and ceremonious manner, as a line of people, animals, vehicles, etc.
- censorships
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noun,
the act or practice of censoring.
- soporifics
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adjective,
causing or tending to cause sleep.
- precisions
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noun,
the state or quality of being precise.
- rescission
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noun,
the act of rescinding.
- procession
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noun,
the act of moving along or proceeding in orderly succession or in a formal and ceremonious manner, as a line of people, animals, vehicles, etc.
- honorifics
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adjective,
Also, honorifical. doing or conferring honor.
- opsonifies
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verb (used with object),
to facilitate phagocytosis of (a microorganism, as a bacterium) by treatment with opsonin.
- censorship
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noun,
the act or practice of censoring.
- profession
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noun,
a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science:
Compare learned profession.
- isochrone
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noun,
a line, as on a map, connecting all points having some property simultaneously, as in having the same delay in receiving a radio signal from a given source or requiring the same time to be reached by available transportation from a given center.
- honorific
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adjective,
Also, honorifical. doing or conferring honor.
- pinfishes
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noun,
a small fish, Lagodon rhomboides, of the porgy family, inhabiting bays of the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S.
- isochores
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noun,
Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- pinschers
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noun,
one of a group of related dogs including the Doberman pinscher, miniature pinscher, and affenpinscher.
- Coreopsis
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Coreopsis, including familiar garden species having yellow, brownish, or yellow-and-red ray flowers.
- fire-ship
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noun,
a vessel loaded with combustibles and explosives, ignited, and set adrift to destroy an enemy's ships or constructions.
- phronesis
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noun,
wisdom in determining ends and the means of attaining them.
- scorifies
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verb (used with object),
to subject to scorification.
- confessor
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noun,
a person who confesses.
- snipefish
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noun,
any of several fishes of the family Macrorhamphosidae, of tropical and temperate seas, having a long, tubular snout and a compressed body.
- cohesions
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noun,
the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.
- incrosses
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noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- ciphonies
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noun,
the process of encrypting telecommunication signals, as to prevent information from being intercepted by an enemy or competitor.
- conspires
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- soporific
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adjective,
causing or tending to cause sleep.
- schooners
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noun,
Nautical. any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore-and-aft sails on all lower masts.
See also ketch, topsail schooner, yawl1 (def 2).
- precision
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noun,
the state or quality of being precise.
- nephrosis
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noun,
kidney disease, especially marked by noninflammatory degeneration of the tubular system.
- recisions
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- forensics
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noun,
forensics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the art or study of argumentation and formal debate.
- hencoops
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noun,
a large cage or coop for housing poultry.
- forensic
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noun,
forensics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the art or study of argumentation and formal debate.
- siphono-
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- conifers
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- ripienos
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- psorosis
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noun,
a disease of citrus trees, characterized by a scaly, rough bark, yellow-flecked leaves, and stunting, caused by a virus.
- cohesion
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noun,
the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.
- recision
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- incisors
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- Pecorino
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noun,
a dry, hard Italian cheese made of ewe's milk, especially Romano.
- ossifies
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verb (used with object),
to convert into or cause to harden like bone.
- finishes
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noun,
the end or conclusion; the final part or last stage.
- sonships
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noun,
the state, fact, or relation of being a son.
- inspires
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verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- chorisos
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noun,
chorizo.
- chorions
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noun,
Embryology. the outermost of the extraembryonic membranes of land vertebrates, contributing to the formation of the placenta in the placental mammals.
- conspire
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- Princess
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noun,
a nonreigning female member of a royal family.
- Scorpion
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
- pissoirs
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noun,
a street urinal for public use, especially one enclosed by a low wall, screen, or the like.
- scorpios
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noun,
Astronomy. Scorpius.
- hip-roof
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noun,
a roof with sloping ends and sides; a hipped roof.
- sericins
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- pocosins
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noun,
a swamp or marsh in an upland coastal region.
- chorines
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noun,
a chorus girl.
- crispens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- frissons
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noun,
a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill:
- scission
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noun,
a cutting, dividing, or splitting; division; separation.
- hospices
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noun,
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
- schooner
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noun,
Nautical. any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore-and-aft sails on all lower masts.
See also ketch, topsail schooner, yawl1 (def 2).
- hoosiers
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- Ericsson
-
noun,
John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
- pinscher
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noun,
one of a group of related dogs including the Doberman pinscher, miniature pinscher, and affenpinscher.
- erosions
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- pinchers
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noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- rosefish
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noun,
redfish (def 1).
- crispins
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noun,
Saint, with his brother (Saint Crispinian) martyred a.d. c285, Roman Christian missionaries in Gaul: patron saints of shoemakers.
- fissions
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noun,
the act of cleaving or splitting into parts.
- refinish
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verb (used with object),
to give a new surface to (wood, furniture, etc.).
- spherics
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noun,
the geometry and trigonometry of figures formed on the surface of a sphere.
- isochore
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noun,
Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- no-hoper
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noun,
a useless person from whom nothing can be expected.
- cessions
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- necrosis
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- chopines
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noun,
a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
- isospins
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noun,
isotopic spin.
- sponsors
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noun,
a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
- soricine
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adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- poiesis
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- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- hircine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a goat.
- isospin
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noun,
isotopic spin.
- poisers
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- crosses
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noun,
a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- Crispin
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noun,
Saint, with his brother (Saint Crispinian) martyred a.d. c285, Roman Christian missionaries in Gaul: patron saints of shoemakers.
- poisons
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noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- senhors
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noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- seisins
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noun,
seizin.
- ponchos
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noun,
a blanketlike cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat.
- echino-
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- pooches
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noun,
a dog.
- scroops
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noun,
a scrooping sound.
- isoneph
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having the same amount of cloudiness.
- cheiro-
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- pocosin
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noun,
a swamp or marsh in an upland coastal region.
- cosines
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- operons
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noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- sphenic
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adjective,
being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- spheno-
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- Hoosier
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- shiners
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noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- hoopers
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noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- coshers
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verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- hoofers
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noun,
a professional dancer, especially a tap dancer.
- piscine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
- sphero-
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- Cheiron
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noun,
Chiron.
- sherifs
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noun,
a governor of Mecca descended from Muhammad.
- crepons
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- pissers
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noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- sferics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) electronic equipment for determining the position of storms by locating their accompanying atmospherics.
- session
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noun,
the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business:
- pissoir
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noun,
a street urinal for public use, especially one enclosed by a low wall, screen, or the like.
- heroics
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- Crispen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- heroins
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noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- poorish
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adjective,
somewhat poor; rather poor.
- onshore
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adverb,
onto or in the direction of the shore from a body of water:
- profess
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verb (used with object),
to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to:
- essoins
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noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- prisses
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noun,
a prissy person.
- Prissie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Priscilla.
- sponsor
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noun,
a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
- ripieno
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- process
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noun,
a systematic series of actions directed to some end:
- forceps
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noun,
an instrument, as pincers or tongs, for seizing and holding objects, as in surgical operations.
- nephric
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adjective,
renal.
- nephro-
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- prisons
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- foisons
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noun,
abundance; plenty.
- richens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- prosses
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noun,
prostitute.
- fission
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noun,
the act of cleaving or splitting into parts.
- finches
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noun,
any of numerous small passerine birds of the family Fringillidae, including the buntings, sparrows, crossbills, purple finches, and grosbeaks, most of which have a short, conical bill adapted for eating seeds.
- Fishers
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noun,
any animal that catches fish for food.
- reships
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verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- Fischer
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noun,
Edwin, 1886–1960, Swiss pianist.
- fossors
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noun,
(in the early Christian church) a minor clergyman employed as a gravedigger.
- censors
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noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Scorpio
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noun,
Astronomy. Scorpius.
- oneiric
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adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- hernio-
-
- pinfire
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adjective,
of or relating to a cartridge fitted with a pin that, when struck by the hammer of the firearm, causes the cartridge to explode.
- cession
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- hencoop
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noun,
a large cage or coop for housing poultry.
- porches
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noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- porcino
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noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- porions
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- scissor
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noun,
scissors.
- princes
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- frisson
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noun,
a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill:
- spinors
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spinose
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adjective,
full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.
- ceriphs
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noun,
serif.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- Rossini
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noun,
Gioacchino Antonio [jaw-ahk-kee-naw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌdʒɔ ɑkˈki nɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1792–1868, Italian composer.
- frescos
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noun,
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Compare fresco secco.
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- noshers
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noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- pinfish
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noun,
a small fish, Lagodon rhomboides, of the porgy family, inhabiting bays of the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S.
- Iphinoe
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noun,
a daughter of Antia and Proetus who was inflicted with madness for her irreverence toward the gods.
Compare Iphianassa (def 2).
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- coheirs
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noun,
a joint heir.
- incisor
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- sorosis
-
noun,
a fleshy multiple fruit composed of many flowers, seed vessels, and receptacles consolidated, as in the pineapple and mulberry.
- incises
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- Cornish
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noun,
the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.
- Persson
-
noun,
Göran [yœ-rahn] /ˈyœ rɑn/ (Show IPA), born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.
- phocine
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adjective,
of or relating to seals.
- incross
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noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- siphons
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noun,
a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- Phocion
-
noun,
402?–317 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- confers
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- confess
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verb (used with object),
to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, weakness, etc.) by way of revelation.
- conifer
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- opsonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or influenced by opsonin; capable of promoting phagocytosis.
- perfins
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noun,
a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
- orifice
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noun,
an opening or aperture, as of a tube or pipe; a mouthlike opening or hole; mouth; vent.
- sinopis
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noun,
a red ocher, used from antiquity to the Middle Ages.
- Oscines
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- chorine
-
noun,
a chorus girl.
- orisons
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noun,
a prayer.
- chorion
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noun,
Embryology. the outermost of the extraembryonic membranes of land vertebrates, contributing to the formation of the placenta in the placental mammals.
- chopins
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noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- choriso
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noun,
chorizo.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Ionesco
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noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- chrono-
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- chooses
-
Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- Chronos
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noun,
chronometer.
- chopine
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noun,
a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
- sooners
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noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- inspire
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verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- sonship
-
noun,
the state, fact, or relation of being a son.
- inshore
-
adverb,
toward the shore:
- osseins
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noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- Siphnos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the SW Aegean Sea, in the Cyclades group: gold and silver mines. 28 sq. mi. (75 sq. km).
- irenics
-
noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- pincher
-
noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- hosiers
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- Horsens
-
noun,
a port city in central Denmark.
- copiers
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- phreno-
-
- coopers
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- shoo-in
-
noun,
a candidate, competitor, etc., regarded as certain to win.
- pinches
-
- phonies
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noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- hospice
-
noun,
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
- pincers
-
noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- phonics
-
noun,
a method of teaching reading and spelling based upon the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling.
- phrenic
-
adjective,
Anatomy. of or relating to the diaphragm.
- Hosein
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noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- orison
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noun,
a prayer.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- Osiris
-
noun,
the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
- fossor
-
noun,
(in the early Christian church) a minor clergyman employed as a gravedigger.
- hoofer
-
noun,
a professional dancer, especially a tap dancer.
- orihon
-
noun,
a manuscript scroll having columns running across the width, folded in accordion fashion along the separating margins.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- honors
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- French
-
noun,
the people of France and their direct descendants.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- fresco
-
noun,
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Compare fresco secco.
- noshes
-
noun,
a snack.
- Penchi
-
noun,
Benxi.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- pisci-
-
- phonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to speech sounds.
- Hooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- niseis
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Fisher
-
noun,
any animal that catches fish for food.
- Fishes
-
noun,
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- fissi-
-
- opsins
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- nooses
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- foehns
-
noun,
a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps.
- proses
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- foison
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- horses
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Pisces
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- nephr-
-
- perfin
-
noun,
a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
- Frisco
-
noun,
San Francisco.
- necro-
-
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Heroin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- hoises
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- pisses
-
noun,
urine.
- phren.
-
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- phonos
-
noun,
phonograph.
- irises
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Phocis
-
noun,
an ancient district in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth: site of Delphic oracle.
- poncho
-
noun,
a blanketlike cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat.
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- hiero-
-
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- poison
-
noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- poises
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- icono-
-
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- phono-
-
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- phones
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- isopor
-
noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- Orphic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- ochone
-
interjection,
ohone.
- posies
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- Fresno
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Frisch
-
noun,
Karl von [kahrl von;; German kahrl fuh n] /kɑrl vɒn;; German kɑrl fən/ (Show IPA), 1886–1982, Austrian zoologist: Nobel Prize in Physiology 1973.
- hisses
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- piscos
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- frises
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- pishes
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- picro-
-
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- possie
-
noun,
a job; position.
- posers
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- isseis
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- perish
-
Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- pooris
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- pheno-
-
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- senors
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- choose
-
Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- senhor
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- seisin
-
noun,
seizin.
- sopors
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- chirps
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- snipes
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- scroop
-
noun,
a scrooping sound.
- scrips
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- chiro-
-
- scorns
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- specif
-
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- chiefs
-
noun,
the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority:
- copro-
-
- cipher
-
noun,
zero.
- Scopes
-
noun,
John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- copses
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- chinos
-
noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- Chino-
-
- Enochs
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- shoers
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- sepsis
-
noun,
local or generalized invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins:
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- sherif
-
noun,
a governor of Mecca descended from Muhammad.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- shines
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- coshes
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- shiers
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- chorio
-
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- Shensi
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Shaanxi.
- Chopin
-
noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- serifs
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- cross-
-
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Sopher
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- Chron.
-
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crisps
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- chori-
-
- Crispi
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- shires
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- crisis
-
noun,
a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- Sophie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SCOOPS
-
noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- speiss
-
noun,
a product obtained in smelting certain ores, consisting of one or more metallic arsenides, as of iron or nickel.
- spoofs
-
noun,
a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored; lampoon or parody:
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- coeno-
-
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- spiro-
-
- Richie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Richard.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- siphon
-
noun,
a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- snoose
-
noun,
finely powdered tobacco; snuff.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Cooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- snoops
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- sporo-
-
- Cohoes
-
noun,
a city in E New York, on the Hudson River.
- reship
-
verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- finish
-
noun,
the end or conclusion; the final part or last stage.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- spoors
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- rhinos
-
noun,
a rhinoceros.
- Cohens
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- confer
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- spoons
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- rhino-
-
- socio-
-
- choses
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- ceriph
-
noun,
serif.
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Cheops
-
noun,
flourished early 26th century b.c, king of Egypt: builder of the great pyramid at Giza (father of Khafre).
- ephors
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- Scipio
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- scions
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Chefoo
-
noun,
Zhifu.
- epochs
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- spices
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- sci-fi
-
noun,
science fiction.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- rishis
-
noun,
an inspired sage or poet.
- rosins
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- rooses
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spines
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Sifnos
-
noun,
Siphnos.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- peri-
-
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- ohone
-
interjection,
alas!
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- 30-30
-
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- noso-
-
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- onco-
-
- spoof
-
noun,
a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored; lampoon or parody:
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- spor-
-
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- opsis
-
- sophs
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- orch.
-
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- spec.
-
- specs
-
noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- spies
-
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Ophir
-
noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- OPers
-
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- spics
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- Pres.
-
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- pref.
-
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scoop
-
noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- poss.
-
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- porns
-
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):
- scops
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- roofs
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resp.
-
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- rhin-
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- recip
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- proc.
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- pros.
-
- proof
-
noun,
evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pron.
-
- PROFS
-
noun,
professor.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rishi
-
noun,
an inspired sage or poet.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- 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).
- phore
-
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- shoon
-
noun,
plural of shoe.
- shoos
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- pico-
-
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- phons
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the apparent loudness of a sound, equal in number for a given sound to the intensity in decibels of a sound having a frequency of 1000 cycles per second when, in the judgment of a group of listeners, the two sounds are of equal loudness.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sinhs
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Sino-
-
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- phon.
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- siris
-
noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- shoes
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Seric
-
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- poohs
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- poofs
-
noun,
Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- pooch
-
noun,
a dog.
- seifs
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sero-
-
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- shins
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- reni-
-
- Epis.
-
- fore-
-
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- fohns
-
noun,
foehn.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- cohos
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- fosse
-
noun,
a moat or defensive ditch in a fortification, usually filled with water.
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- Freon
-
- fresh
-
noun,
the fresh part or time.
- fress
-
verb (used without object),
to eat or snack, especially often or in large quantities.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- foehn
-
noun,
a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- Irish
-
noun,
the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- fiscs
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- cine-
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- insep
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Fris.
-
- fires
-
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- herp.
-
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- hoops
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- cores
-
- Honor
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- hier-
-
- herns
-
- hi-fi
-
noun,
high fidelity.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- Hofer
-
noun,
Andreas [ahn-drey-uh s] /ɑnˈdreɪ əs/ (Show IPA), 1767–1810, Tyrolese patriot.
- Hofei
-
noun,
Hefei.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- copr-
-
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- coofs
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- conf.
-
- Cons.
-
- icons
-
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- frosh
-
noun,
a college or high-school freshman.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- corpn
-
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- coop.
-
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- corp.
-
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- hosp.
-
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- chops
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- insp.
-
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- chief
-
noun,
the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority:
- Chin.
-
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- finch
-
noun,
any of numerous small passerine birds of the family Fringillidae, including the buntings, sparrows, crossbills, purple finches, and grosbeaks, most of which have a short, conical bill adapted for eating seeds.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- chess
-
noun,
a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- fiche
-
noun,
microfiche.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Episc
-
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- econ.
-
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- cero-
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- 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):
- 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.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- 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.
- roof
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- esp.
-
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- scr.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- FRSS
-
- efph
-
- Frs.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- pre-
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- sci.
-
- epi-
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- sch.
-
- scfh
-
- Eph.
-
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- Cor.
-
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- ESIS
-
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- Ens.
-
- poof
-
noun,
Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Pooh
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- her.
-
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- enc.
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Rep.
-
- prec
-
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Foch
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahn] /fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1851–1929, French marshal.
- Fin.
-
- psec
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- prs.
-
- Cres
-
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Fish
-
noun,
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
- fohn
-
noun,
foehn.
- sepn
-
- 1080
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- ref.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- fec.
-
- FRCP
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- FRCS
-
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- prin
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- Fri.
-
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- sech
-
- sec.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- fess
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal band across the middle of an escutcheon.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- fops
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- Prof
-
noun,
professor.
- for.
-
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- FEPC
-
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- pro-
-
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Foss
-
noun,
Lukas [loo-kuh s] /ˈlu kəs/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, U.S. pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
- eco-
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- osis
-
- 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.
- Soni
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- oro-
-
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Nor.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- shr.
-
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- INRI
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Pen.
-
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ins.
-
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- cen.
-
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- Neph
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- neo-
-
- ISSN
-
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- Neh.
-
- chef
-
noun,
the chief cook, especially in a restaurant or hotel, usually responsible for planning menus, ordering foodstuffs, overseeing food preparation, and supervising the kitchen staff.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- chs.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Chr.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- OPer
-
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- nos-
-
- iso-
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- hor.
-
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- Hos.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- HRIP
-
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- hoof
-
noun,
the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse.
- hoop
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- per.
-
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Inf.
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- perf
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- perh
-
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Inc.
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- Pers
-
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- phr.
-
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Con.
-
- ICSH
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- IOOF
-
- coof
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- 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.
- CERN
-
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- cp.
-
- SCP
-
- ef-
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- SCS
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- EHF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ehr
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- SSR
-
- SSN
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- Ep.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- eir
-
- EOF
-
- Sr.
-
- SPS
-
- SPR
-
- cf.
-
- en-
-
- ch.
-
- EIS
-
- CEF
-
- shp
-
- se-
-
- CPR
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Sfc
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- SOF
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- SHF
-
- CPS
-
- CPO
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- CPI
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- sho
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- CIP
-
- CRP
-
- CEO
-
- ec-
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cfh
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- CFI
-
- CFO
-
- CFP
-
- CFR
-
- cfs
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- ECF
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- CRS
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- eo-
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- CSF
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- CIE
-
- CIF
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- RCS
-
- EPS
-
- IOC
-
- PCI
-
- PCF
-
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- OSS
-
- OSP
-
- OSO
-
- IOF
-
- INH
-
- ose
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- iph
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- PCS
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- IRO
-
- io-
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- HRE
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PHS
-
- SCF
-
- ics
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ine
-
- ier
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- IFC
-
- pfc
-
- pf.
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- IHP
-
- IHS
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- in.
-
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NEC
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OSF
-
- op.
-
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- NRC
-
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- nef
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noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NOP
-
- NSF
-
- NES
-
- NFC
-
- Noh
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noun,
Nō.
- NFS
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- NHI
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIH
-
- NHS
-
- ne-
-
- OCR
-
- IRS
-
- ons
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ise
-
- ish
-
- ISR
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- oon
-
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- ONR
-
- OCS
-
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- NCO
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- OFr
-
- of-
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEO
-
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- hrs
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- fic
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- RFI
-
- RFE
-
- RFC
-
- FIO
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCN
-
- POC
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- RCP
-
- PSS
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- PSF
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- sc.
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- ERP
-
- Esc
-
- FCS
-
- ROP
-
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- fo.
-
- FPS
-
- fcp
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- RPS
-
- PSE
-
- POR
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- PRC
-
- FSH
-
- FSR
-
- HCF
-
- hr.
-
- HCR
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- FRC
-
- hf.
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- prf
-
- SSS
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- foh
-
interjection,
faugh.
- fop
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- FOS
-
- PSC
-
- FPC
-
- FPO
-
- O.
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- CE
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RH
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ic
-
- i.
-
- IP
-
- RF
-
- RP
-
- RC
-
- R.
-
- RI
-
- SF
-
- S.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NH
-
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- FC
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- fn
-
- SN
-
- N.
-
- NC
-
- h.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- NF
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- NI
-
- FE
-
- PH
-
- RN
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- FP
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- NP
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- RO
-
- HP
-