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- telescopic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of a telescope.
- incomplete
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noun,
Education. a temporary grade indicating that a student has not fulfilled one or more of the essential requirements for a course:
- lienectomy
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noun,
splenectomy.
- impotences
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noun,
the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
- stone-pine
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noun,
Also called umbrella pine, parasol pine. a tree, Pinus pinea, native to southern Europe, having branches forming an umbrellalike crown and bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- complected
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adjective,
complexioned (usually used in combination):
- competency
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noun,
competence (defs 1–4).
- secondment
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noun,
the transfer of a military officer or corporate executive to another post for temporary duty.
- insolence
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noun,
contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech.
- pemolines
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noun,
a synthetic, weak, central nervous system stimulant, C 9 H 8 N 2 O 2 , with sympathomimetic activity, used as an adjunct in the management of hyperkinetic behavior disorders.
- deponents
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noun,
Law. a person who testifies under oath, especially in writing.
- penoncels
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noun,
pennoncel.
- limonenes
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noun,
a liquid terpene, C 40 H 16 , occurring in two optically different forms, the dextrorotatory form being present in the essential oils of lemon, orange, etc., and the levorotatory form in Douglas fir needle oil.
- selection
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noun,
an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- condiment
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noun,
something used to give a special flavor to food, as mustard, ketchup, salt, or spices.
- nine-spot
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noun,
a playing card the face of which bears nine pips.
- endostyle
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noun,
a ciliated groove or pair of grooves in the pharynx of various lower chordates, as tunicates, cephalochordates, and larval cyclostomes, serving to accumulate food particles and pass them along the digestive tract.
- denticles
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noun,
a small tooth or toothlike part.
- complines
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noun,
the last of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally occurring after the evening meal but now usually following immediately upon vespers.
- centesimo
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noun,
a monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a lira.
- indolence
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noun,
the quality or state of being indolent.
- splenetic
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noun,
a splenetic person.
- impendent
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adjective,
impending.
- polydemic
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adjective,
native to several countries or two or more regions.
- deception
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noun,
the act of deceiving; the state of being deceived.
- milestone
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noun,
a stone functioning as a milepost.
- eminently
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adverb,
highly; very:
- cystocele
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noun,
a herniation of the urinary bladder into the vagina.
- pediments
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noun,
(in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of a façade.
- deletions
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noun,
an act or instance of deleting.
- completes
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adjective,
having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full:
- penstemon
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly North American plants belonging to the genus Penstemon, of the figwort family, some species of which are cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.
- piedmonts
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noun,
a plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains, including parts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.
- limestone
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noun,
a sedimentary rock consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, varieties of which are formed from the skeletons of marine microorganisms and coral: used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime.
- Pendleton
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noun,
a city in N Oregon.
- diplotene
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noun,
a late stage of prophase during meiosis, in which the chromatid pairs of the tetrads begin to separate and chiasmata can be seen.
- complects
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verb (used with object),
to interweave; intertwine.
- conceited
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- scolecite
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noun,
a monoclinic white zeolite mineral, a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, CaAl 2 Si 3 O 10⋅, 3H 2 O, occurring in masses and in needle-shaped crystals.
- policemen
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noun,
a member of a police force or body.
- mylonites
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noun,
Geology. a rock that has been crushed and sheared to such an extent that its original texture has been destroyed.
- stenopeic
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noun,
a device, as of wood, metal, or cardboard, with a narrow horizontal slit, worn over the eyes for protection against bright sunlight.
- lycopenes
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noun,
a red crystalline substance, C 40 H 56 , that is the main pigment of certain fruits, as the tomato and paprika, and is a precursor to carotene in plant biosynthesis.
- splendent
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adjective,
shining or radiant, as the sun.
- eponymies
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noun,
the derivation of names from eponyms.
- endpoints
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noun,
the point on each side of an interval marking its extremity on that side.
- Ptolemies
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noun,
(Claudius Ptolemaeus) flourished a.d. 127–151, Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria.
- impotence
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noun,
the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
- codpieces
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noun,
(in the 15th and 16th centuries) a flap or cover for the crotch in men's hose or tight-fitting breeches, usually matching the costume and often decorated.
- inclement
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adjective,
(of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh; stormy.
- epicycles
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noun,
Astronomy. a small circle the center of which moves around in the circumference of a larger circle: used in Ptolemaic astronomy to account for observed periodic irregularities in planetary motions.
- simpleton
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noun,
an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
- potencies
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noun,
the state or quality of being potent.
- pin-money
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noun,
any small sum set aside for nonessential minor expenditures.
- indecency
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noun,
the quality or condition of being indecent.
- epicotyls
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noun,
(in the embryo of a plant) that part of the stem above the cotyledons.
- pectinose
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noun,
arabinose.
- cnidocyst
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noun,
a nematocyst.
- connected
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adjective,
united, joined, or linked.
- pointsmen
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noun,
a railway switchman.
- copesetic
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adjective,
copacetic.
- cold-type
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noun,
type set by a method other than the casting of molten metal, as text composed on a typewriter and photographed.
- lipocytes
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noun,
fat cell.
- lipectomy
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noun,
the surgical removal of fatty tissue.
- occidents
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noun,
the Occident.
the West; the countries of Europe and America.
Western Hemisphere.
- epicycle
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noun,
Astronomy. a small circle the center of which moves around in the circumference of a larger circle: used in Ptolemaic astronomy to account for observed periodic irregularities in planetary motions.
- competes
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verb (used without object),
to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie:
- complies
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verb (used without object),
to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with):
- potlines
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- modelist
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noun,
a person who makes models, as of airplanes.
- compiles
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verb (used with object),
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- neotypes
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noun,
a specimen selected to replace a holotype that has been lost or destroyed.
- Clements
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noun,
a male given name.
- Clementi
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noun,
Muzio [moo-tsyaw] /ˈmu tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1752–1832, Italian pianist and composer in England.
- dementis
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noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- pediment
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noun,
(in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of a façade.
- specimen
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noun,
a part or an individual taken as exemplifying a whole mass or number; a typical animal, plant, mineral, part, etc.
- nepotism
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noun,
patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics:
- complice
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noun,
an accomplice or associate.
- epidotes
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noun,
a mineral, calcium aluminum iron silicate, Ca 2 (Al, Fe) 3 Si 3 O 12 (OH), occurring in green prismatic crystals.
- Clemency
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noun,
the quality of being clement; disposition to show forbearance, compassion, or forgiveness in judging or punishing; leniency; mercy.
- despotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- pedicles
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noun,
a small stalk or stalklike support, as the connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen in certain arachnids.
- cytosine
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noun,
a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 5 N 3 O, that is one of the fundamental components of DNA and RNA, in which it forms a base pair with guanine. Symbol: C.
- Occident
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noun,
the Occident.
the West; the countries of Europe and America.
Western Hemisphere.
- potences
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noun,
potency.
- complete
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adjective,
having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full:
- epicotyl
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noun,
(in the embryo of a plant) that part of the stem above the cotyledons.
- complect
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verb (used with object),
to interweave; intertwine.
- endemics
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noun,
an endemic disease.
- codpiece
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noun,
(in the 15th and 16th centuries) a flap or cover for the crotch in men's hose or tight-fitting breeches, usually matching the costume and often decorated.
- comedist
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noun,
a writer of comedies.
- denticle
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noun,
a small tooth or toothlike part.
- indecent
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adjective,
offending against generally accepted standards of propriety or good taste; improper; vulgar:
- epsomite
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noun,
the natural form of Epsom salt, Mg 2 SO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, found as a crust in caves and lake deposits.
- polemist
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noun,
a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- polemics
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noun,
the art or practice of disputation or controversy:
- ensconce
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verb (used with object),
to settle securely or snugly:
- comedies
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noun,
a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion.
- implodes
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verb (used with object),
Phonetics. to pronounce by implosion.
- indolent
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adjective,
having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful:
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- demotics
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noun,
demotic script.
- closeted
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noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- old-time
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adjective,
belonging to or characteristic of old or former times, methods, ideas, etc.:
- synoptic
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adjective,
pertaining to or constituting a synopsis; affording or taking a general view of the principal parts of a subject.
- syntonic
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adjective,
Electricity. adjusted to oscillations of the same or a particular frequency.
- endpoint
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noun,
the point on each side of an interval marking its extremity on that side.
- pedicels
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noun,
Botany.
a small stalk.
an ultimate division of a common peduncle.
one of the subordinate stalks in a branched inflorescence, bearing a single flower.
- epitomes
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noun,
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class:
- limonene
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noun,
a liquid terpene, C 40 H 16 , occurring in two optically different forms, the dextrorotatory form being present in the essential oils of lemon, orange, etc., and the levorotatory form in Douglas fir needle oil.
- declines
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noun,
a downward slope; declivity.
- epistyle
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noun,
the architrave of a classical building.
- neostyle
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noun,
a manifolding device similar to the cyclostyle.
- deponent
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noun,
Law. a person who testifies under oath, especially in writing.
- Endymion
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a young man kept forever youthful through eternal sleep and loved by Selene.
- syncline
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noun,
a synclinal fold.
- demetons
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noun,
either of two pale-yellow, highly toxic chemicals, C 6 H 15 O 3 PS 2 or C 6 H 15 O 4 PS 2, used as systemic insecticides, lethal to insects feeding on the treated plant or animal.
- Seminole
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noun,
a member of any of several groupings of North American Indians comprising emigrants from the Creek Confederacy territories to Florida or their descendants in Florida and Oklahoma, especially the culturally conservative present-day Florida Indians.
- codeines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- semplice
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adjective, adverb,
simple; straightforward.
- insolent
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noun,
an insolent person.
- penoncel
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noun,
pennoncel.
- demi-sec
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adjective,
(of wines) semidry; sweeter than sec but drier than doux.
- endnotes
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noun,
a note, as of explanation, emendation, or the like, added at the end of an article, chapter, etc.
- Mytilene
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noun,
Also called Lesbos. a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 836 sq. mi. (2165 sq. km).
- compline
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noun,
the last of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally occurring after the evening meal but now usually following immediately upon vespers.
- ecdysone
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noun,
an insect hormone that stimulates metamorphosis.
- pendents
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noun,
pendant.
- nominees
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noun,
a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
- sleep-in
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noun,
a person who sleeps in at a place of employment.
- melodist
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noun,
a composer or a singer of melodies.
- connects
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adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- pentodes
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noun,
a vacuum tube having five electrodes, usually a plate, three grids, and a cathode, within the same envelope.
- melodics
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noun,
the branch of musical science concerned with the pitch and succession of tones.
- one-time
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adjective,
having been as specified at one time; former:
- one-step
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noun,
a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
- tendency
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noun,
a natural or prevailing disposition to move, proceed, or act in some direction or toward some point, end, or result:
- lections
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- semitone
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noun,
a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
- picotees
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noun,
a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
- doyennes
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noun,
a woman who is the senior member, as in age or rank, of a group, class, profession, etc.
- melitose
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noun,
raffinose.
- centiles
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- cysteine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, C 3 H 7 O 2 NS, a component of nearly all proteins, obtained by the reduction of cystine. Symbol: C. Abbreviation: Cys;
- centimes
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noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- Sentinel
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noun,
a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching.
- centimos
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- symploce
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noun,
the simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe.
- secondly
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adverb,
in the second place; second.
- ice-cold
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adjective,
cold as ice:
- Docetism
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noun,
an early Christian doctrine that the sufferings of Christ were apparent and not real and that after the crucifixion he appeared in a spiritual body.
- contends
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verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- copyedit
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verb (used with object),
to edit (a manuscript, document, text, etc.) for publication, especially for punctuation, spelling, grammatical structure, style, etc.
- Linotype
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verb,
to typeset on a Linotype machine.
- ecocides
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noun,
the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
- ecotypes
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noun,
a subspecies or race that is especially adapted to a particular set of environmental conditions.
- cosmetic
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noun,
a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
- mentions
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noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- stonemen
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noun,
a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- petioles
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noun,
Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- sediment
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noun,
the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs.
- domestic
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noun,
a hired household servant.
- lipocyte
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noun,
fat cell.
- mesolite
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noun,
a mineral variety of the zeolite group, intermediate in chemical composition between natrolite and scolecite.
- lepidote
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adjective,
covered with scurfy scales or scaly spots.
- contemp.
-
- seicento
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noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- contemns
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verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- leniency
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noun,
the quality or state of being lenient.
- poncelet
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noun,
Jean Victor [zhahn veek-tawr] /ʒɑ̃ vikˈtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1788–1867, French mathematician.
- pentomic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characterizing the organization of an army division into five groups, each with supporting units, geared to maneuver in keeping with the requirements of atomic warfare.
- P-Celtic
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noun,
the subbranch of Celtic in which the Proto-Indo-European kw -sound became a p -sound. Welsh, Breton, Cornish, and Gaulish belong to P-Celtic.
- deletion
-
noun,
an act or instance of deleting.
- D-notice
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noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- lycopene
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noun,
a red crystalline substance, C 40 H 56 , that is the main pigment of certain fruits, as the tomato and paprika, and is a precursor to carotene in plant biosynthesis.
- Pliocene
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noun,
the Pliocene Epoch or Series.
- licences
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noun, verb (used with object),
license.
- cineoles
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- pi-meson
-
noun,
pion.
- eminency
-
noun,
eminence.
- 11-point
-
- milepost
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noun,
any of a series of posts set up to mark distance by miles, as along a highway, or an individual post showing the distance to or from a place.
- syndetic
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adjective,
serving to unite or connect; connective; copulative.
- mind-set
-
noun,
an attitude, disposition, or mood.
- Piedmont
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noun,
a plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains, including parts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.
- diplonts
-
noun,
the diploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.
- concedes
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verb (used with object),
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit:
- concents
-
noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- pimentos
-
noun,
pimiento.
- mylonite
-
noun,
Geology. a rock that has been crushed and sheared to such an extent that its original texture has been destroyed.
- pemoline
-
noun,
a synthetic, weak, central nervous system stimulant, C 9 H 8 N 2 O 2 , with sympathomimetic activity, used as an adjunct in the management of hyperkinetic behavior disorders.
- ton-mile
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noun,
a unit of freight transportation measurement equivalent to a ton of freight transported one mile.
- linesmen
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noun,
Sports.
an official, as in tennis and soccer, who assists the referee.
Football. an official who marks the distances gained and lost in the progress of play and otherwise assists the referee and field judge.
Ice Hockey. either of two officials who assist the referee by watching for icing, offside, and substitution violations and fouls and by conducting face-offs.
- Yosemite
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noun,
a valley in E California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: a part of Yosemite National Park. 7 miles (11 km) long.
- Piemonte
-
noun,
Italian name of Piedmont.
- condyles
-
noun,
Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- nonempty
-
adjective,
(of a set, group, collection, etc.) containing at least one element.
- polyenes
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon containing two or more double bonds, often conjugated.
- open-end
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or like an open-end investment company.
- election
-
noun,
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- plenties
-
noun,
a full or abundant supply or amount:
- conceits
-
noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- condense
-
verb (used with object),
to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate.
- condemns
-
verb (used with object),
to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
- pendency
-
noun,
the state or time of being pending, undecided, or undetermined, as of a lawsuit awaiting settlement.
- Olympics
-
noun,
an Olympian deity.
- deceits
-
noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- episode
-
noun,
an incident in the course of a series of events, in a person's life or experience, etc.
- oilseed
-
noun,
any of several seeds, as the castor bean, sesame, or cottonseed, from which an oil is expressed.
- moneyed
-
adjective,
having much money; wealthy.
- petiole
-
noun,
Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- decency
-
noun,
the state or quality of being decent.
- deciles
-
noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- syenite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting chiefly of orthoclase and oligoclase with hornblende, biotite, or augite.
- episome
-
noun,
bacterial DNA that is extrachromosomal and that may replicate autonomously as a plasmid or become incorporated into the chromosome and replicate with it.
- epitome
-
noun,
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class:
- spindle
-
noun,
a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun.
- etoiles
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- Epstein
-
noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- Epsilon
-
noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- etymons
-
noun,
the linguistic form from which another form is historically derived, as the Latin cor “heart,” which is the etymon of English cordial, or the Indo-European *ḱ (e) rd-, which is the etymon of Latin cor, Greek kardía, Russian serdtse, and English heart.
- Tlemcen
-
noun,
a city in NW Algeria.
- side-on
-
adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- decocts
-
verb (used with object),
to extract the flavor or essence of by boiling.
- ctenoid
-
adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- polemic
-
noun,
a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- silence
-
noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- modiste
-
noun,
Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire.
- cotypes
-
noun,
a syntype.
- Modesty
-
noun,
the quality of being modest; freedom from vanity, boastfulness, etc.
- picotee
-
noun,
a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
- typicon
-
noun,
the instructions for the orders of the services during the ecclesiastical year, contained in a manual.
- sidemen
-
noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- polyene
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon containing two or more double bonds, often conjugated.
- moisten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- decline
-
noun,
a downward slope; declivity.
- lisente
-
noun,
plural of sente.
- Epistle
-
noun,
a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication.
- eponyms
-
noun,
a person, real or imaginary, from whom something, as a tribe, nation, or place, takes or is said to take its name:
- dentins
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- loments
-
noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- myelins
-
noun,
a soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells and certain neuroglial cells: the substance of the myelin sheath.
- Tenedos
-
noun,
an island in the Aegean, near the entrance to the Dardanelles, belonging to Turkey.
- tendons
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- Mycetes
-
- melodic
-
adjective,
melodious.
- doyenne
-
noun,
a woman who is the senior member, as in age or rank, of a group, class, profession, etc.
- mycotic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or caused by a fungus.
- pinenes
-
noun,
a liquid terpene, C 10 H 16 , the principal constituent of oil of turpentine, found in other essential oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of camphor.
- docents
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- eyespot
-
noun,
a sensory organ of lower animals, having a light-perceiving function.
- meletin
-
noun,
quercetin.
- myeloid
-
adjective,
pertaining to the spinal cord.
- Melodie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- distyle
-
adjective,
having two columns.
- Simplon
-
noun,
a mountain pass in S Switzerland, in the Lepontine Alps: crossed by a carriage road constructed 1800–06 on Napoleon's orders. 6592 feet (2010 meters) high.
- mildens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become mild or milder.
- medicos
-
noun,
a physician or surgeon; doctor.
- medico-
-
- diplont
-
noun,
the diploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.
- Pimento
-
noun,
pimiento.
- diocese
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
- omelets
-
noun,
eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
- Dinesen
-
noun,
Isak [ee-sahk] /ˈi sɑk/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen) 1885–1962, Danish author.
- metopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the forehead; frontal.
- dolmens
-
noun,
a structure usually regarded as a tomb, consisting of two or more large, upright stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone.
- emetics
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- piolets
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- eclipse
-
noun,
Astronomy.
the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse)
a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun.
the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- tensile
-
adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- tension
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- tenpins
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- ecocide
-
noun,
the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
- pintles
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- ecotype
-
noun,
a subspecies or race that is especially adapted to a particular set of environmental conditions.
- mention
-
noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- ectypes
-
noun,
a reproduction; copy (opposed to prototype).
- meltons
-
noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- ectopic
-
adjective,
occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced.
- metopes
-
noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- pinoles
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- donnees
-
noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- meloids
-
noun,
a beetle of the family Meloidae, comprising the blister beetles.
- domines
-
noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- dominee
-
noun,
dominie (def 2).
- pinyons
-
noun,
piñon (def 1).
- Edomite
-
noun,
a descendant of Esau or Edom. Num. 20:14–21.
- Domenic
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pistole
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- Tenniel
-
noun,
Sir John, 1820–1914, English caricaturist and illustrator.
- Ploesti
-
noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- dimples
-
noun,
a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.
- delicts
-
noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- demotes
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote):
- dentils
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- miscode
-
verb (used with object),
to code mistakenly, as in data processing.
- density
-
noun,
the state or quality of being dense; compactness; closely set or crowded condition.
- miscopy
-
noun,
an incorrect copy.
- denotes
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- Denison
-
noun,
a city in NE Texas.
- entices
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- pointed
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Dempsey
-
noun,
Jack (William Harrison Dempsey) 1895–1983, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1919–26.
- Demotic
-
noun,
demotic script.
- entoils
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- deontic
-
adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- soliped
-
noun,
solidungulate.
- demonic
-
adjective,
inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- entopic
-
adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- lopseed
-
noun,
a weedy plant, Phryma leptostachya, of Asia and North America, having spikes of whitish paired flowers.
- pointel
-
noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- demeton
-
noun,
either of two pale-yellow, highly toxic chemicals, C 6 H 15 O 3 PS 2 or C 6 H 15 O 4 PS 2, used as systemic insecticides, lethal to insects feeding on the treated plant or animal.
- dements
-
verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- dementi
-
noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- pointes
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- epidote
-
noun,
a mineral, calcium aluminum iron silicate, Ca 2 (Al, Fe) 3 Si 3 O 12 (OH), occurring in green prismatic crystals.
- pectens
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- endnote
-
noun,
a note, as of explanation, emendation, or the like, added at the end of an article, chapter, etc.
- eminent
-
adjective,
high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished:
- enclose
-
verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- Olmsted
-
noun,
Frederick Law, 1822–1903, U.S. landscape architect.
- septime
-
noun,
the seventh of eight defensive positions.
- podites
-
noun,
an arthropod limb.
- employs
-
noun,
employment; service:
- dyeline
-
noun,
a contact print of a line drawing, giving brown lines on an off-white background.
- empties
-
noun,
Informal. something that is empty, as a box, bottle, or can:
- Olympic
-
noun,
an Olympian deity.
- Miocene
-
noun,
the Miocene Epoch or Series.
- optimes
-
noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- poetics
-
noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- myotics
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- depicts
-
verb (used with object),
to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- Destiny
-
noun,
something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing; lot or fortune.
- destine
-
verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- despoil
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.
- despite
-
noun,
contemptuous treatment; insult.
- descent
-
noun,
the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position. Synonyms: falling, sinking; fall, drop.
- encodes
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- endemic
-
noun,
an endemic disease.
- deposit
-
noun,
money placed in a bank account or an instance of placing money in a bank account.
- depones
-
verb (used with or without object),
to testify under oath; depose.
- deploys
-
verb (used with object),
Military. to spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line.
- endmost
-
adjective,
farthest; most distant; last:
- syncope
-
noun,
Grammar. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
- poleyns
-
noun,
a piece for the knee, made of plate or leather.
- pedicle
-
noun,
a small stalk or stalklike support, as the connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen in certain arachnids.
- spinode
-
noun,
cusp (def 3).
- indenes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- Ptolemy
-
noun,
(Claudius Ptolemaeus) flourished a.d. 127–151, Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria.
- indents
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- centile
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- indoles
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- centime
-
noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- stipend
-
noun,
a periodic payment, especially a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.
- centimo
-
noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- pedicel
-
noun,
Botany.
a small stalk.
an ultimate division of a common peduncle.
one of the subordinate stalks in a branched inflorescence, bearing a single flower.
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- splenic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
- spleno-
-
- spinney
-
noun,
a small wood or thicket.
- cestode
-
noun,
a parasitic platyhelminth or flatworm of the class Cestoda, which comprises the tapeworms.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- cestoid
-
noun,
cestode.
- limpets
-
noun,
any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
- seleno-
-
- lectins
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- smectic
-
adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is in layers or planes.
- slip-on
-
noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- inclose
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- incense
-
noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- incepts
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- poteens
-
noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- potence
-
noun,
potency.
- potency
-
noun,
the state or quality of being potent.
- synodic
-
adjective,
Astronomy. pertaining to a conjunction, or to two successive conjunctions of the same bodies.
- coesite
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- lindens
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree.
Compare linden family.
- coedits
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- cenotes
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- cements
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- codline
-
noun,
an untarred cord of hemp or cotton, used for fishing and for various purposes aboard a ship.
- codices
-
noun,
plural of codex.
- incomes
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- pelmets
-
noun,
a decorative cornice or valance at the head of a window or doorway, used to cover the fastenings from which curtains are hung.
- nominee
-
noun,
a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
- codeine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- inconel
-
- selenic
-
adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- spondee
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, both of which are long in quantitative meter or stressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- seconde
-
noun,
the second of the eight defensive positions.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- pendent
-
noun,
pendant.
- cycloid
-
noun,
a cycloid fish.
- science
-
noun,
a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws:
- cyclone
-
noun,
a large-scale, atmospheric wind-and-pressure system characterized by low pressure at its center and by circular wind motion, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
Compare anticyclone, extratropical cyclone, tropical cyclone.
- Cyclops
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a member of a family of giants having a single round eye in the middle of the forehead.
- pencils
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- lycosid
-
noun,
a spider of the family Lycosidae, comprising the wolf spiders.
- stencil
-
noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- cineole
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- styloid
-
adjective,
Botany. resembling a style; slender and pointed.
- step-on
-
adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- stepney
-
noun,
a former borough of Greater London, England, now part of Tower Hamlets.
- pencels
-
noun,
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- Nielsen
-
noun,
Carl August [kahrl ou-goo st] /kɑrl ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1865–1931, Danish composer.
- tonemes
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- step-in
-
noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- isotype
-
noun,
a drawing, diagram, or other symbol that represents a specific quantity of or other fact about the thing depicted:
- cymenes
-
noun,
a colorless, pleasant-smelling benzene derivative, C 10 H 14 , occurring in the volatile oil of the common cumin, Cuminum cyminum, and existing in three forms, the ortho, meta, and para isomers.
- cyclist
-
noun,
a person who rides or travels by bicycle, motorcycle, etc.
- cystine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, C 6 H 12 O 4 N 2 S 2 , occurring in most proteins, especially the keratins in hair, wool, and horn, and yielding cysteine on reduction.
- clip-on
-
noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- copyist
-
noun,
a person who transcribes copies, especially of documents.
- Neilson
-
noun,
William Allan, 1869–1946, U.S. educator and lexicographer, born in Scotland.
- Clinton
-
noun,
De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
- inspect
-
verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- Peneios
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Salambria.
- intends
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- intens.
-
- intense
-
adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- neoteny
-
noun,
Also called pedogenesis. the production of offspring by an organism in its larval or juvenile form; the elimination of the adult phase of the life cycle.
- neotype
-
noun,
a specimen selected to replace a holotype that has been lost or destroyed.
- cystoid
-
noun,
a cystlike structure or formation.
- cleomes
-
noun,
any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- licence
-
noun, verb (used with object),
license.
- Clement
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Clemens
-
noun,
Roger (William Roger Clemens"The Rocket") born 1962, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- citoles
-
noun,
cittern.
- Sceptic
-
noun,
a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual.
- license
-
noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- pelites
-
noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- potline
-
noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- spleeny
-
adjective,
abundant in or displaying spleen.
- pontils
-
noun,
punty.
- pectose
-
noun,
protopectin.
- Leotine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pentode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube having five electrodes, usually a plate, three grids, and a cathode, within the same envelope.
- pentyls
-
adjective,
containing a pentyl group; amyl.
- lepido-
-
- condyle
-
noun,
Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- condemn
-
verb (used with object),
to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
- concise
-
adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- pectins
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- lenient
-
adjective,
agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent:
- concent
-
noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- conceit
-
noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- concede
-
verb (used with object),
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit:
- Pontine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pons.
- dipoles
-
noun,
Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
- Leonine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the lion.
- topline
-
adjective,
so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
- Moseley
-
noun,
Henry Gwyn Jeffreys [gwin] /gwɪn/ (Show IPA), 1887–1915, English physicist: pioneer in x-ray spectroscopy.
- Leonids
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- linseed
-
noun,
flaxseed.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- peonies
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- ecdemic
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a disease that is observed far from the area in which it originates.
- pentose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
- lentoid
-
noun,
a lentoid body.
- contend
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- connect
-
adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- contemn
-
verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- Yesenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1925, Russian poet.
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- peyotes
-
noun,
mescal (def 3).
- linnets
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- topside
-
noun,
the upper side.
- lensmen
-
noun,
a photographer.
- pension
-
noun,
a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.:
- concept
-
noun,
a general notion or idea; conception.
- linemen
-
noun,
Also, linesman. a person who installs or repairs telephone, telegraph, or other wires.
- motleys
-
noun,
a combination of different colors.
- Lindsey
-
noun,
Ben(jamin Barr) [bahr] /bɑr/ (Show IPA), 1869–1943, U.S. jurist and authority on juvenile delinquency.
- Comines
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- comices
-
- impedes
-
verb (used with object),
to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- pensile
-
adjective,
hanging, as the nests of certain birds.
- comedic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of comedy.
- leptons
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- compete
-
verb (used without object),
to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie:
- impends
-
verb (used without object),
to be imminent; be about to happen.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- society
-
noun,
an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
- implode
-
verb (used with object),
Phonetics. to pronounce by implosion.
- postmen
-
noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- impones
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- compels
-
verb (used with object),
to force or drive, especially to a course of action:
- sectile
-
adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- compile
-
verb (used with object),
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- Melody
-
noun,
musical sounds in agreeable succession or arrangement.
- Mendel
-
noun,
Gregor Johann [greg-er yoh-hahn;; German grey-gawr yoh-hahn] /ˈgrɛg ər ˈyoʊ hɑn;; German ˈgreɪ gɔr ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1822–84, Austrian monk and botanist.
- Elmont
-
noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- Tempyo
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period of Japanese art history, a.d. 725–794, characterized by the flowering of Buddhist architecture and statuary: combined T'ang Chinese influences and emerging native traits.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Lenten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or suitable for Lent.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- spleen
-
noun,
a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
- pelite
-
noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- lycine
-
noun,
betaine.
- tendon
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- steno-
-
- eyepit
-
noun,
eye socket.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- eyelid
-
noun,
the movable lid of skin that serves to cover and uncover the eyeball.
- ediles
-
noun,
aedile.
- pinons
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- pelmet
-
noun,
a decorative cornice or valance at the head of a window or doorway, used to cover the fastenings from which curtains are hung.
- Leyden
-
noun,
Lucas van Leyden.
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- elopes
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- lepto-
-
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- peyote
-
noun,
mescal (def 3).
- Isolde
-
noun,
German name of Iseult.
- Leiden
-
noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- steely
-
adjective,
consisting or made of steel.
- Medit.
-
- pinene
-
noun,
a liquid terpene, C 10 H 16 , the principal constituent of oil of turpentine, found in other essential oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of camphor.
- tenpin
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- splen-
-
- eldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- peloid
-
noun,
mud used therapeutically.
- meetly
-
adverb,
suitably; fittingly; properly; in a seemly manner.
- Lepton
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- Melton
-
noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- meloid
-
noun,
a beetle of the family Meloidae, comprising the blister beetles.
- tempos
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- lycees
-
noun,
a secondary school, especially in France, maintained by the government.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- elemis
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- elect.
-
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- ectype
-
noun,
a reproduction; copy (opposed to prototype).
- medley
-
noun,
a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- Peyton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Payton.
- elides
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- ectomy
-
- lenity
-
noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- simple
-
noun,
an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
- Leyton
-
noun,
a former borough in SE England, near London: now part of Waltham Forest.
- Temple
-
noun,
an edifice or place dedicated to the service or worship of a deity or deities.
- pinyon
-
noun,
piñon (def 1).
- Lemnos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- pencel
-
noun,
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- linsey
-
noun,
linsey-woolsey.
- simony
-
noun,
the making of profit out of sacred things.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- escent
-
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- impede
-
verb (used with object),
to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- teleo-
-
- Lyndon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lodens
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- impels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- impend
-
verb (used without object),
to be imminent; be about to happen.
- eponym
-
noun,
a person, real or imaginary, from whom something, as a tribe, nation, or place, takes or is said to take its name:
- epodes
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
- Lindon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- impone
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- spicey
-
adjective,
spicy.
- impose
-
Verb phrases,
impose on/upon,
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
- impost
-
noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- loment
-
noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- pennis
-
- Pennie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Penelope.
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- Esmond
-
noun,
a male given name.
- esnecy
-
noun,
the right of the oldest member of a coparcenary to have first choice of share upon division of the inheritance.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- pycno-
-
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- pecten
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- pestle
-
noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- pectin
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- yclept
-
verb,
a past participle of clepe.
- yeomen
-
noun,
a petty officer in a navy, having chiefly clerical duties in the U.S. Navy.
- icemen
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- stoney
-
adjective,
stony.
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Sicyon
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece, near Corinth.
- lysine
-
noun,
a crystalline, basic, amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 CH(NH 2)COOH, produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis, essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: K. Abbreviation: Lys;
- pieces
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- listed
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- teensy
-
adjective,
teeny; tiny.
- yields
-
noun,
something yielded.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- stolid
-
adjective,
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
- etymon
-
noun,
the linguistic form from which another form is historically derived, as the Latin cor “heart,” which is the etymon of English cordial, or the Indo-European *ḱ (e) rd-, which is the etymon of Latin cor, Greek kardía, Russian serdtse, and English heart.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- pentyl
-
adjective,
containing a pentyl group; amyl.
- Sidney
-
noun,
Sir Philip, 1554–86, English poet, writer, statesman, and soldier.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- Linden
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree.
Compare linden family.
- McLeod
-
- pedion
-
noun,
a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.
- encode
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- stymie
-
noun,
Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.
- yodels
-
noun,
a song, refrain, etc., so sung.
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- encyst
-
verb (used with or without object),
to enclose or become enclosed in a cyst.
- yodles
-
noun,
a song, refrain, etc., so sung.
- specie
-
noun,
coined money; coin.
- optime
-
noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- limeys
-
noun,
a British sailor.
- Empson
-
noun,
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
- stylo-
-
- employ
-
noun,
employment; service:
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- emotes
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- McCloy
-
noun,
John Jay, 1895–1989, U.S. lawyer, banker, and government official.
- pencil
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- emetic
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- septi-
-
- emends
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- pylons
-
noun,
a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races.
- indecl
-
- limpsy
-
adjective,
flimsy; limp; weak; lazy; flaccid.
- indene
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- indent
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- Penney
-
noun,
J(ames) C(ash) 1875–1971, U.S. retail merchant.
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- Spence
-
noun,
a pantry.
- enmity
-
noun,
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- speedo
-
noun,
speedometer.
- intend
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- speedy
-
adjective,
characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- penmen
-
noun,
a person who writes or copies; scribe; copyist.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- limpet
-
noun,
any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- pectic
-
adjective,
pertaining to pectin.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- Eccles
-
noun,
Sir John Carew [kuh-roo] /kəˈru/ (Show IPA), 1903–97, Australian physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1963.
- cysti-
-
- cysto-
-
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- cystic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or having a cyst or cysts; encysted.
- police
-
noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- deceit
-
noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- decent
-
adjective,
conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
- decile
-
noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- nested
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- decime
-
noun,
a former copper or bronze coin of France issued from 1795 to 1801 and from 1814 to 1815, the 10th part of a franc, equal in value to 10 centimes.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- decoct
-
verb (used with object),
to extract the flavor or essence of by boiling.
- tinned
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- netmen
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- policy
-
noun,
a definite course of action adopted for the sake of expediency, facility, etc.:
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- deeply
-
adverb,
at or to a considerable extent downward; well within or beneath a surface.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- cleoid
-
noun,
a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
- Syncom
-
noun,
one of a series of experimental communications satellites that were the first to be placed in geostationary orbit.
- nepmen
-
noun,
(in the Soviet Union) a person who engaged briefly in private enterprise during the New Economic Policy of the 1920s.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- polity
-
noun,
a particular form or system of government:
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- cteno-
-
- polit.
-
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- molest
-
verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- moiety
-
noun,
a half.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- Cleome
-
noun,
any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
- cymose
-
adjective,
bearing a cyme or cymes.
- dement
-
verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- nycto-
-
- demies
-
noun,
a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
- synop.
-
- demise
-
noun,
death or decease.
- demits
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- pointy
-
adjective,
having a comparatively sharp point:
- cymoid
-
adjective,
resembling a cyma.
- demote
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote):
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Mystic
-
noun,
a person who claims to attain, or believes in the possibility of attaining, insight into mysteries transcending ordinary human knowledge, as by direct communication with the divine or immediate intuition in a state of spiritual ecstasy.
- cymene
-
noun,
a colorless, pleasant-smelling benzene derivative, C 10 H 14 , occurring in the volatile oil of the common cumin, Cuminum cyminum, and existing in three forms, the ortho, meta, and para isomers.
- toneme
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- nycti-
-
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Nicene
-
adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- modest
-
adjective,
having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- tinmen
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- deices
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- poleyn
-
noun,
a piece for the knee, made of plate or leather.
- Deimos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek personification of terror, a son of Ares and Aphrodite.
- Selden
-
noun,
George Baldwin, 1846–1922, U.S. inventor of a gasoline-powered car.
- nicety
-
noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- cynics
-
noun,
a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view.
- poised
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- oldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- delict
-
noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- solemn
-
adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- delist
-
verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- molten
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- compel
-
verb (used with object),
to force or drive, especially to a course of action:
- Motley
-
noun,
a combination of different colors.
- motile
-
adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- clonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to clonus.
- comity
-
noun,
mutual courtesy; civility.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- mostly
-
adverb,
for the most part; in the main:
- comply
-
verb (used without object),
to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with):
- comedy
-
noun,
a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion.
- Mosley
-
noun,
(Sir) Oswald Ernald [ur-nuh ld] /ˈɜr nəld/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, English politician and fascist leader.
- clomps
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- compts
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- syndic
-
noun,
a person chosen to represent and transact business for a corporation, as a university.
- comely
-
adjective,
pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair:
- Comdt.
-
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- poteen
-
noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- Smiley
-
noun,
a digital icon, a sequence of keyboard symbols, or a handwritten or printed equivalent, that serves to represent a facial expression, as :‐) for a smiling face or ;‐) for a winking face.
Compare emoticon.
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- psocid
-
noun,
any of numerous minute winged insects of the family Psocidae (order Psocoptera), including most of the common barklice, having mouth parts adapted for chewing and feeding on fungi, lichens, algae, decaying plant material, etc., and occurring on the bark of trees and the leaves of plants.
- Colden
-
noun,
Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
- colent
-
- sindon
-
noun,
cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- closed
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- colics
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Odense
-
noun,
a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- coneys
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- Mendes
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- clepes
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- Copley
-
noun,
John Singleton [sing-guh l-tuh n] /ˈsɪŋ gəl tən/ (Show IPA), 1738–1815, U.S. painter.
- monied
-
adjective,
moneyed.
- Coptic
-
noun,
an Afroasiatic language of Egypt descended from ancient Egyptian, largely extinct as a spoken language since the 16th century but surviving as the liturgical language of the Coptic Church.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- moneys
-
noun,
any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- 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.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- seldom
-
adverb,
on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often:
- COSMIC
-
adjective,
of or relating to the cosmos:
- mondes
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- costly
-
adjective,
costing much; expensive; high in price:
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- oyelet
-
noun,
eyelet (def 5).
- cotype
-
noun,
a syntype.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- mopeds
-
noun,
a motorized bicycle that has pedals in addition to a low-powered gasoline engine designed for low-speed operation.
- selen-
-
- contd.
-
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Nelson
-
noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- contin
-
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- clino-
-
- Monnet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- C-in-C
-
- denims
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- myelo-
-
- Ceylon
-
noun,
former name of Sri Lanka.
- Plenty
-
noun,
a full or abundant supply or amount:
- myelin
-
noun,
a soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells and certain neuroglial cells: the substance of the myelin sheath.
- sleepy
-
adjective,
ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy.
- pleio-
-
- cecity
-
noun,
blindness.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- tildes
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- cecils
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- mid-on
-
noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- Docile
-
adjective,
easily managed or handled; tractable:
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- celoms
-
noun,
coelom.
- mycol.
-
- cement
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- timely
-
adverb,
seasonably; opportunely.
- diplo-
-
- diploe
-
noun,
the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium.
- dipole
-
noun,
Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- sleety
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or like sleet.
- sennet
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- disco-
-
- milden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become mild or milder.
- Niemen
-
noun,
a river in the W Soviet Union in Europe, flowing into the Baltic: called Memel in its lower course. 565 miles (910 km) long.
- celto-
-
- dispel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate:
- Celtic
-
noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany.
- Ondine
-
noun,
undine.
- Cecily
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- topmen
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- Menton
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- donnee
-
noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- seemly
-
adverb,
in a seemly manner; fittingly; becomingly.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- sedile
-
noun,
one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy.
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- doyens
-
noun,
the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc.
- dolmen
-
noun,
a structure usually regarded as a tomb, consisting of two or more large, upright stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone.
- mycete
-
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- simply
-
adverb,
in a simple manner; clearly and easily.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- pitmen
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- somni-
-
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- Donets
-
noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- Metope
-
noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- Cecile
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- domine
-
noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- topees
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- donees
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- Disney
-
noun,
Walt(er E.) 1901–66, U.S. creator and producer of animated cartoons, motion pictures, etc.
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- depone
-
verb (used with or without object),
to testify under oath; depose.
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- nylons
-
noun,
any of a class of thermoplastic polyamides capable of extrusion when molten into fibers, sheets, etc., of extreme toughness, strength, and elasticity, synthesized by the interaction of a dicarboxylic acid with a diamine: used especially for yarn, fabrics, and bristles, as for brushes.
- Cicely
-
noun,
a plant, Myrrhis odorata, of the parsley family, having a fragrant aroma and sometimes used as a potherb.
- dicots
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- myopic
-
adjective,
Ophthalmology. pertaining to or having myopia; nearsighted.
- myosin
-
noun,
the principal contractile protein of muscle.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- myotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- despot
-
noun,
a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- cycles
-
noun,
any complete round or series of occurrences that repeats or is repeated.
- depose
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from office or position, especially high office:
- deploy
-
verb (used with object),
Military. to spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line.
- Diesel
-
noun,
diesel engine.
- depict
-
verb (used with object),
to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- cyclo-
-
- Denton
-
noun,
a city in N Texas.
- dentin
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- dentil
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- denti-
-
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- denote
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- cyclos
-
noun,
a three-wheeled pedaled or motorized taxi in southeast Asia; rickshaw.
- denom.
-
- Dennis
-
noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- Niepce
-
noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- podite
-
noun,
an arthropod limb.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- centi-
-
- ninety
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times nine.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- ploidy
-
noun,
the number of homologous chromosome sets present in a cell or organism.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- dimple
-
noun,
a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- omelet
-
noun,
eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
- dynels
-
- Seidel
-
noun,
a large beer mug with a capacity of one liter (1.1 quarts) and often having a hinged lid.
- Minden
-
noun,
a city in NW Louisiana.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- needy
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) needy persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- nosey
-
adjective,
nosy.
- slype
-
noun,
a covered passage, especially one from the transept of a cathedral to the chapter house.
- sito-
-
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Noyes
-
noun,
Alfred, 1880–1958, English poet.
- sycee
-
noun,
fine uncoined silver in lumps of various sizes usually bearing a banker's or assayer's stamp or mark, formerly used in China as a medium of exchange.
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- sloyd
-
noun,
a system of manual training based on experience gained in woodworking, originally developed in Sweden.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- noisy
-
adjective,
making much noise:
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- spiny
-
adjective,
abounding in or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- pedi-
-
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- NSPCC
-
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- limey
-
noun,
a British sailor.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- nylon
-
noun,
any of a class of thermoplastic polyamides capable of extrusion when molten into fibers, sheets, etc., of extreme toughness, strength, and elasticity, synthesized by the interaction of a dicarboxylic acid with a diamine: used especially for yarn, fabrics, and bristles, as for brushes.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- slimy
-
adjective,
of or like slime.
- lycee
-
noun,
a secondary school, especially in France, maintained by the government.
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- licet
-
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- lepsy
-
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- noct-
-
- pedo-
-
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- McCoy
-
noun,
the genuine thing or person as promised, stated, or implied (usually preceded by the or the real):
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Minny
-
noun,
minnow.
- Minn.
-
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Sonny
-
noun,
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- minty
-
adjective,
having the flavor or aroma of mint.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- misdo
-
verb (used with object),
to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- mysid
-
noun,
any member of the malacostracan order Mysidacea, the opossum shrimps, especially of the genus Mysis.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- spend
-
verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- speed
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- misc.
-
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- spec.
-
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Medic
-
noun,
a member of a military medical corps; corpsman.
- Misty
-
adjective,
abounding in or clouded by mist.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meso-
-
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Mende
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- meno-
-
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Medoc
-
noun,
a wine-growing region in Gironde, in SW France.
- Medon
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- omni-
-
- meeds
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- myel-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- meiny
-
noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- melds
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- myco-
-
- Metol
-
- miso-
-
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- Mont.
-
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- mopey
-
adjective,
languishing, listless, droopy, or glum.
- moped
-
noun,
a motorized bicycle that has pedals in addition to a low-powered gasoline engine designed for low-speed operation.
- synd.
-
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- OIcel
-
- Lynen
-
noun,
Feodor [fey-aw-dawr] /feɪˈɔ dɔr/ (Show IPA), 1911–1979, German biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1964.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- linty
-
adjective,
full of or covered with lint:
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Lyons
-
noun,
Joseph Aloysius, 1879–1939, Australian statesman: prime minister 1932–39.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- mosey
-
verb (used without object),
to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.).
- money
-
noun,
any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- 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.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- synod
-
noun,
an assembly of ecclesiastics or other church delegates, convoked pursuant to the law of the church, for the discussion and decision of ecclesiastical affairs; ecclesiastical council.
- Lindy
-
noun,
Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
- Sino-
-
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- MSEnt
-
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- odyls
-
noun,
od.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- liney
-
adjective,
liny.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- lipo-
-
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- model
-
noun,
a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- spicy
-
adjective,
seasoned with or containing spice:
- modes
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- oste-
-
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moity
-
adjective,
full of moits.
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- Sycon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall that is folded to form many short canals leading to the spongocoel.
- lysin
-
noun,
an antibody causing the disintegration of erythrocytes or bacterial cells.
- oiled
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- lyso-
-
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- lytic
-
adjective,
of, noting, or pertaining to lysis or a lysin.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Syene
-
noun,
ancient name of Aswan.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- molds
-
noun,
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- moldy
-
adjective,
overgrown or covered with mold.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Pliny
-
noun,
("the Elder"; Gaius Plinius Secundus) a.d. 23–79, Roman naturalist, encyclopedist, and writer.
- plods
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- cyst-
-
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- dipl.
-
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- plio-
-
- dipso
-
noun,
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
- disc.
-
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- dist.
-
- disty
-
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- pleo-
-
- ditsy
-
adjective,
flighty and easily confused; mildly or harmlessly eccentric.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tiled
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- dynes
-
noun,
the standard centimeter-gram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second on a mass of one gram. Abbreviation: dyn.
- Dynel
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- desc.
-
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- tynes
-
noun,
tine.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- dicey
-
adjective,
unpredictable; risky; uncertain.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- dict.
-
- poet.
-
- poesy
-
noun,
the work or the art of poetic composition.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- cytol
-
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- cyto-
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- ploid
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Tildy
-
noun,
Zoltán [zawl-tahn] /ˈzɔl tɑn/ (Show IPA), 1889–1961, Hungarian statesman: premier 1945–46; president 1946–48.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- depot
-
noun,
a railroad station.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Cindy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cynthia.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- pyoid
-
adjective,
pertaining to pus; puslike.
- Sepoy
-
noun,
(formerly, in India) a native soldier, usually an infantryman, in the service of Europeans, especially of the British.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- eccl.
-
- dopey
-
adjective,
stupid; inane:
- ecol.
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- econ.
-
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- ecto-
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- cymes
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which the primary axis bears a single central or terminal flower that blooms first.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- edit.
-
- dopes
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- 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.
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- tyees
-
noun,
chinook salmon.
- doyen
-
noun,
the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc.
- Doyle
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Conan [kaw-nuh n,, koh-] /ˈkɔ nən,, ˈkoʊ-/ (Show IPA), 1859–1930, British physician, novelist, and detective-story writer.
- doily
-
noun,
any small, ornamental mat, as of embroidery or lace.
- Doisy
-
noun,
Edward Adelbert [ad-l-bert,, uh-del-] /ˈæd l bərt,, əˈdɛl-/ (Show IPA), 1893–1986, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1943.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- scold
-
noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- cine-
-
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- Cynic
-
noun,
a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view.
- dolts
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- domes
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- dept.
-
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- teno-
-
- Cons.
-
- comps
-
noun,
a compositor.
- compt
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- conc.
-
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Coney
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- Conn.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Const
-
- comp.
-
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- compd
-
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- ponds
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- semi-
-
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- coel-
-
- coele
-
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- colds
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- colic
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- post-
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- posey
-
adjective,
characteristic of or being a poser, especially in being trendy or fashionable in a superficial way.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- clomp
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- cloys
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- dent.
-
- demo-
-
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- Deity
-
noun,
a god or goddess.
- deles
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Clyde
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a stupid, inept, or boorish person.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- demes
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- demi-
-
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- Demos
-
noun,
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- clepe
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Denys
-
noun,
Saint, Denîs, Saint.
- Denny
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Dennis.
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- deism
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- tinny
-
adjective,
of or like tin.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- pomes
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Tyson
-
noun,
Michael Gerald ("Mike"; "Iron Mike") born 1966, U.S. boxer.
- tipsy
-
adjective,
slightly intoxicated or drunk.
- typos
-
noun,
typographical error.
- typo-
-
- deci-
-
- deice
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- decyl
-
noun,
a group of isomeric univalent radicals, C 10 H 21 , derived from the decanes by removing one hydrogen atom.
- decl.
-
- poly-
-
- decoy
-
noun,
a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like.
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Deems
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- deeps
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- Tenn.
-
- ylems
-
noun,
the initial substance of the universe from which all matter is said to be derived.
- Yemen
-
noun,
Republic of, a country in S Arabia, formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Capital: Aden.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- yetis
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- stomy
-
- yield
-
noun,
something yielded.
- stome
-
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- ileo-
-
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- imply
-
verb (used with object),
to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated:
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- incl.
-
- Penny
-
noun,
a bronze coin, the 100th part of the dollars of various nations, as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States; one cent.
- Indo-
-
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- yelps
-
noun,
a quick, sharp bark or cry.
- Peony
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- icons
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- pico-
-
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Edsel
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich” and “hall.”.
- Icel.
-
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- stony
-
adjective,
full of or abounding in stones or rock:
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- ideo-
-
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- sect.
-
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- cedes
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Penn.
-
- insep
-
- teeny
-
adjective,
tiny.
- Leeds
-
noun,
a city in West Yorkshire, in N England.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Seely
-
adjective,
insignificant or feeble; poor.
- Spode
-
noun,
Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.
- seepy
-
adjective,
(especially of ground, a plot of land, or the like) soaked or oozing with water; not drained.
- Lecce
-
noun,
a city in SE Italy: ancient Greek and Roman city; noted for its baroque architecture.
- lect.
-
- 30-30
-
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Leyte
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines: focal point of the U.S. invasion of the Philippines 1944. 3085 sq. mi. (7990 sq. km).
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Lenny
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- insol
-
- insp.
-
- inst.
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- pene-
-
- pends
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- stimy
-
noun,
stymie.
- yodel
-
noun,
a song, refrain, etc., so sung.
- yodle
-
noun,
a song, refrain, etc., so sung.
- yonis
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- Yonne
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2881 sq. mi. (7460 sq. km). Capital: Auxerre.
- styli
-
noun,
a plural of stylus.
- style
-
noun,
a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character:
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- styl-
-
- seedy
-
adjective,
abounding in seed.
- YPSCE
-
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- step-
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- temp.
-
- cycl-
-
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- emend
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- Emily
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “industrious.”.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emlyn
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Emily.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- empty
-
noun,
Informal. something that is empty, as a box, bottle, or can:
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- cycle
-
noun,
any complete round or series of occurrences that repeats or is repeated.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Pylos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- ency.
-
- encl.
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- pylon
-
noun,
a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races.
- enemy
-
noun,
a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Emden
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Germany.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- piney
-
adjective,
piny.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- Sept.
-
- elem.
-
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elyot
-
noun,
Sir Thomas, c1490–1546, English scholar and diplomat.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elyse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- piled
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- endo-
-
- scopy
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Episc
-
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- Epist
-
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- epode
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- tele-
-
- cent.
-
- piety
-
noun,
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- ESPEC
-
- seti-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Teyde
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), Teide, Pico de.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- Epis.
-
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- potsy
-
noun,
hopscotch.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- ento-
-
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- telo-
-
- pyins
-
noun,
an albuminous constituent of pus.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- 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.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Scot.
-
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- non-
-
- 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.
- nomy
-
- Sem.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- psec
-
- std.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- secy
-
- psid
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- nom.
-
- sec.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- nosy
-
adjective,
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- sci.
-
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- PTSD
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- pts.
-
- scil
-
- nos-
-
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- OCDM
-
- sym.
-
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- pyes
-
noun,
pie4 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- syli
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- pil-
-
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pyle
-
noun,
Ernest ("Ernie") 1900–45, U.S. war correspondent and journalist.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- opsy
-
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- 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.
- piny
-
adjective,
abounding in or covered with pine trees:
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Ont.
-
- ped.
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pen.
-
- peds
-
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- pede
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pct.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- syce
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Pet.
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- pot.
-
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- sync
-
noun,
synchronization:
- 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.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oily
-
adverb,
in an oily manner.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pony
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- syn-
-
- pos.
-
- OEEC
-
- OECD
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- posy
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- 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.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- odyl
-
noun,
od.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- Oct.
-
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Pol.
-
- pyo-
-
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- 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.
- sepn
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pity
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- only
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- onym
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- plod
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- oldy
-
noun,
oldie.
- ploy
-
noun,
a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- ole-
-
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- pyin
-
noun,
an albuminous constituent of pus.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- 1080
-
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- tyee
-
noun,
chinook salmon.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- tidy
-
noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Doty
-
adjective,
(of wood) decayed.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- dpt.
-
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- EEOC
-
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- eyed
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- eyes
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- dyes
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dim.
-
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- Din.
-
- dyne
-
noun,
the standard centimeter-gram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second on a mass of one gram. Abbreviation: dyn.
- Dino
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dioc
-
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dol.
-
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dis-
-
- dys-
-
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- DMSO
-
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- eyen
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- eyne
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- Espy
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etym
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Ind.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Ice.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Yedo
-
noun,
a former name of Tokyo.
- yeld
-
adjective,
barren; sterile.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- tel-
-
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- enc.
-
- ten.
-
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elys
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- EMet
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emp.
-
- ence
-
- Esd.
-
- end-
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epit
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clep
-
- tomy
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- cloy
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- cml.
-
- Cmon
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- toys
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- Cody
-
noun,
William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") 1846–1917, U.S. Army scout and showman.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- cyte
-
- cit.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- CCls
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- top-
-
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cet-
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceto
-
- tonn
-
- Tony
-
noun,
one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- cide
-
- cyl.
-
- cyme
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which the primary axis bears a single central or terminal flower that blooms first.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cis-
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coys
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- Dyce
-
noun,
Alexander, 1798–1869, Scottish editor.
- deys
-
noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- type
-
noun,
a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category:
- typ.
-
- tion
-
- DCNL
-
- Dec.
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- deem
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- deep
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Del.
-
- cts.
-
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- dely
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- Dem.
-
- deme
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- Demy
-
noun,
a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
- Den.
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Deny
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- dep.
-
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Dom.
-
- tody
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- Col.
-
- Cond
-
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- coly
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Com.
-
- comd
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- coml
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Con.
-
- 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.
- TODS
-
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copy
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cosy
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- cpd.
-
- toey
-
adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- yelp
-
noun,
a quick, sharp bark or cry.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- min.
-
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- myo-
-
- soln
-
- MIPS
-
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- Sol.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- mod.
-
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- mol.
-
- mold
-
noun,
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- MCPO
-
- MDES
-
- mdnt
-
- mdse
-
- Mede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Media.
- meed
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Soni
-
- yids
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- men-
-
- ment
-
- mild
-
noun,
British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.
- 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.
- mes-
-
- met.
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Mic.
-
- myc-
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Mid.
-
- midn
-
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mil.
-
- moly
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- neem
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- neo-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- SLIC
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NYSE
-
- sley
-
noun,
the reed of a loom.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- sld.
-
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Mon.
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- mony
-
adjective, noun,
many.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- mopy
-
adjective,
mopey.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOpt
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MScD
-
- MSCE
-
- MSCP
-
- msec
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- MSEE
-
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- MSIE
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- MSPE
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- SMTP
-
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- NCTE
-
- NDSL
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- MELD
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- leys
-
noun,
leu.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- itol
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lyes
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- limy
-
adjective,
consisting of, containing, or like lime.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- lin.
-
- Ste.
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Lynd
-
noun,
Robert Staughton [stawt-n] /ˈstɔt n/ (Show IPA), 1892–1970, and his wife Helen (Merrell) [mer-uh l] /ˈmɛr əl/ (Show IPA) 1896–1982, U.S. sociologists.
- Indy
-
noun,
Indianapolis, Ind.
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- yipe
-
interjection,
(an expression or exclamation of fright, surprise, pain, etc.)
- yips
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- ile-
-
- ylem
-
noun,
the initial substance of the universe from which all matter is said to be derived.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- IMCO
-
- Imp.
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Inc.
-
- IndE
-
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- iod-
-
- yods
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- yond
-
adverb, adjective,
yonder.
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (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 = .
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- lit.
-
- LitD
-
- Ltd.
-
- lyte
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- lond
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- med.
-
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Lynn
-
noun,
Janet (Janet Lynn Nowicki) born 1953, U.S. figure skater.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- SPCC
-
- Lyon
-
noun,
Mary, 1797–1849, U.S. pioneer in advocating and providing advanced education for women: founder of Mount Holyoke College.
- lyse
-
verb (used with object),
to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lip-
-
- lys-
-
- TPN
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TCS
-
- STP
-
- 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).
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- TPM
-
- STM
-
- TPI
-
- tpd
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Sly
-
Idioms,
on the sly, secretly; furtively:
- SLE
-
- STL
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TDY
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TMO
-
- tlo
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- TLC
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- TID
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- spt
-
- St.
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Syl
-
- 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.
- STI
-
- SMD
-
- SLP
-
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- DPI
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ide
-
- ety
-
- ETO
-
- ETS
-
- ics
-
- id.
-
- io-
-
- ICC
-
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- YCL
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- ese
-
- IDP
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- yds
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- Yeo
-
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- Yid
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- ESL
-
- Esc
-
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- EDT
-
- EEC
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- eye
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- EIS
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EPT
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- en-
-
- ene
-
- EOE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- EPS
-
- yip
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- il-
-
- EDP
-
- LDP
-
- LSD
-
- Lt.
-
- SED
-
- LCD
-
- LCI
-
- LCM
-
- LCT
-
- Ld.
-
- LDC
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lep
-
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LDS
-
- ity
-
- ILO
-
- 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.
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ine
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- IOC
-
- yod
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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 = .
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- IOT
-
- ite
-
- IPM
-
- IPO
-
- IPS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ist
-
- ITC
-
- YTD
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- LIM
-
- CNN
-
- CYO
-
- CIP
-
- cle
-
- CLI
-
- Clo
-
- CMC
-
- CMD
-
- CNC
-
- CNM
-
- CNO
-
- CIM
-
- CNS
-
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CPI
-
- CPL
-
- CPM
-
- CPO
-
- CPS
-
- Cym
-
- CIE
-
- CSO
-
- CCP
-
- cc.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cp.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- CCD
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- Cyd
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CDC
-
- CDT
-
- CEC
-
- CED
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CIC
-
- cyc
-
noun,
cyclorama (def 2).
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CSC
-
- CST
-
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- DPM
-
- DML
-
- DMS
-
- DMT
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Doi
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- DPC
-
- DPS
-
- DLO
-
- DSP
-
- DST
-
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- ETD
-
- ec-
-
- ECM
-
- ed.
-
- EDC
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- DLS
-
- DLC
-
- CTC
-
- de-
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- DCL
-
- DCM
-
- do.
-
- DSC
-
- DSM
-
- DSO
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DCS
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Dey
-
noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- DET
-
- di.
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- dye
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- DIY
-
- DIL
-
- dyn
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- TSP
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Om.
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ODT
-
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- oid
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- OIt
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- OCS
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ons
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPM
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- OCD
-
- OTS
-
- NNE
-
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NYP
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NMI
-
- NNP
-
- OCC
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOP
-
- Npt
-
- NSC
-
- Oc.
-
- OED
-
- op.
-
- OSD
-
- OTC
-
- ote
-
- pc.
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- PSE
-
- PLC
-
- pli
-
- ply
-
noun,
a thickness or layer.
- PLO
-
- PMT
-
- POC
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- PSC
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- pl.
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- sd.
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- sc.
-
- ScD
-
- SCM
-
- SCP
-
- SDI
-
- se-
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pd.
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PCI
-
- PCM
-
- PCS
-
- PDL
-
- PDT
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- py-
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PID
-
- 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:
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- MCI
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Pym
-
noun,
John, 1584–1643, English statesman.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PIO
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- MSD
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- MSL
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MPE
-
- MSE
-
- MNS
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MNE
-
- Mo.
-
- MIP
-
- my-
-
- mi.
-
- MIE
-
- MEP
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MDT
-
- MSC
-
- MIT
-
- ml.
-
- MLD
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- MCP
-
- MLS
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MTO
-
- mtn
-
- Me.
-
- LPN
-
- NEC
-
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- NCC
-
- NYC
-
- LMT
-
- LOC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LON
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- MTS
-
- lpm
-
- NCO
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSI
-
- Md.
-
- Mc-
-
- LST
-
- LSM
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MTP
-
- LSC
-
- L1
-
- CE
-
- LC
-
- le
-
- M.
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- MP
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- ln
-
- SL
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CM
-
- L.
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ly
-
- S.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- SM
-
- TP
-
- dl
-
- IP
-
- ND
-
- SN
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- yd
-
noun,
a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one yard on each side; 0.8361 square meters. 2 , sq. yd. Abbreviation: yd.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- O.
-
- N.
-
- NC
-
- YT
-
- LM
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ee
-
- NI
-
- ey
-
- ic
-
- Y.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NM
-
- NL
-
- i.
-
- NY
-
- NP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TN
-
- yl
-
- TM
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- D.
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- TL
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- DP
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- MN
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- ol
-
- DM
-
- DN
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- t.
-
- TD
-
- T1
-
- ty
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TC
-
- L2
-