Anagrams of specification
Word specification has
1267 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of specification.
- Scientific
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adjective,
of or relating to science or the sciences:
- pacifistic
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adjective,
of or relating to pacifism or pacifists.
- speciation
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noun,
the formation of new species as a result of geographic, physiological, anatomical, or behavioral factors that prevent previously interbreeding populations from breeding with each other.
- confiscate
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adjective,
seized or appropriated, as for public use.
- pontifices
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noun,
plural of pontifex.
- pasticcio
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noun,
a pastiche.
- pianistic
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adjective,
relating to, characteristic of, or adaptable for the piano.
- opticians
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- oiticicas
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noun,
a Brazilian tree, Licania rigida, of the rose family, the seeds of which yield oiticica oil.
- isopectic
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to form at approximately the same period at the onset of winter.
- opacifies
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verb (used with object),
to cause to become opaque.
- copasetic
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adjective,
copacetic.
- opacities
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noun,
the state or quality of being opaque.
- fication
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- ectopias
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- cocaines
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- 11-point
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- pontiacs
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- optician
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- capstone
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noun,
a finishing stone of a structure.
- pacifico
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noun,
a peaceful person.
- confects
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noun,
a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.
- cosecant
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noun,
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
- pontific
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adjective,
pontifical.
- incipits
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noun,
the introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a medieval manuscript or an early printed book.
- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- oiticica
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noun,
a Brazilian tree, Licania rigida, of the rose family, the seeds of which yield oiticica oil.
- conceits
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- spiccato
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adjective,
(of violin music) performed with short, abrupt, rebounding motions of the bow.
- notifies
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verb (used with object),
to inform (someone) or give notice to:
- pacifist
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noun,
a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind.
- citifies
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verb (used with object),
to make into a city; urbanize.
- specific
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noun,
something specific, as a statement, quality, detail, etc.
- pacifies
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verb (used with object),
to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm:
- canopies
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noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- ascetic
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noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- peccant
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adjective,
sinning; guilty of a moral offense.
- episcia
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noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- caption
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noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- opiatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- Sno-Cat
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- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- piscina
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noun,
a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- icecaps
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noun,
a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- Canopic
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adjective,
pertaining to Canopus.
- piscine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- Fonseca
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noun,
Gulf of, a bay of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America, bordered by El Salvador on the W, Honduras on the NE, and Nicaragua on the S. About 700 sq. mi. (1800 sq. km).
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- epicist
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noun,
a writer of epic poetry.
- pinites
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noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- Pacific
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noun,
Pacific Ocean.
- fancies
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noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fascine
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noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- atopies
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noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- ectopia
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- fiances
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- tiepins
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noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- ectopic
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adjective,
occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- fiction
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noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- capotes
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noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- finites
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noun,
something that is finite.
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- finspot
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noun,
any clinid fish of the genus Paraclinus, having an eyelike spot on the dorsal fin, as P. integripinnis, of California.
- facient
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- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- Pistoia
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noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- poietic
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- isation
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- Sinitic
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noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- conceit
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- actino-
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- actinic
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adjective,
pertaining to actinism.
- pectins
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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.
- cocaine
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- ipecacs
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noun,
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- Sceptic
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noun,
a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- sciatic
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noun,
a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
- accepts
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verb (used with object),
to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor:
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- accents
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noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- nifties
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noun,
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- pianist
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noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- concept
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noun,
a general notion or idea; conception.
- poetics
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noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- inspect
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verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- incepts
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- incipit
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noun,
the introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a medieval manuscript or an early printed book.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- catnips
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noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- infects
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- inscape
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noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- toecaps
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noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- Pitocin
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- Oceanic
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adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- Pontiac
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- octanes
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- confect
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noun,
a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- pecans
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noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- spinto
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adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- penta-
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- contes
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plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- Coptic
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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.
- cteno-
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- copens
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noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- C-in-C
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- spinet
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- epacts
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- copies
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noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- patois
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noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- coacts
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verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- conics
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noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- patens
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Easton
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noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- pectin
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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.
- confit
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noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- patios
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- coatis
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- pectic
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adjective,
pertaining to pectin.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- steno-
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- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coapts
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verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Scipio
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noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- fiesta
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noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- Pascin
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- incite
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- infect
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- infest
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verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- insect
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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.
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- ionics
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- ipecac
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noun,
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- occas.
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- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- septi-
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- seniti
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noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- scato-
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- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- scenic
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noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- sci-fi
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noun,
science fiction.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- sconce
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noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- nocti-
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- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- incept
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- sapote
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- pantos
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noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- ficoes
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noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- panto-
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- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- paints
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noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- specif
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- paeons
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- facets
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noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- facies
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noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- faints
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noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- fasten
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verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- ptisan
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- feints
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noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- fiance
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- fiasco
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noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- iconic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- fincas
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noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- optics
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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.
- finest
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noun,
the police:
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- finite
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noun,
something that is finite.
- fistic
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adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- softie
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noun,
softy.
- soften
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verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- f-stop
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noun,
the setting of an adjustable lens aperture, as indicated by an f number.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- icecap
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noun,
a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- Taipei
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- stacc.
-
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- capons
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noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- pintas
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- aceto-
-
- pities
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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:
- centos
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- poetic
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noun,
poetics.
- ascent
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- centi-
-
- aspect
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noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- acetic
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adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Capote
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noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- toecap
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noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Pontic
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noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- catnip
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noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- tip-in
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noun,
tap-in.
- actin-
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- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Capone
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noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- tiepin
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noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- atones
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verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Cantos
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- picnic
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noun,
an excursion or outing in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air.
- ponces
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noun,
a pimp.
- aniso-
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- Petofi
-
noun,
Sándor [shahn-dawr] /ˈʃɑn dɔr/ (Show IPA), (Sándor Petrovics) 1823–49, Hungarian poet and patriot.
- 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.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- pisci-
-
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- accept
-
verb (used with object),
to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor:
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- 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.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- sanit
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- 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.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- sito-
-
- anti-
-
- Sino-
-
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- ante-
-
- icons
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ician
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- IATSE
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- asco-
-
- Apoc.
-
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- feti-
-
- oste-
-
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- 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.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- 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.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- sect.
-
- naso-
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acpt.
-
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- acet-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- scat-
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Sept.
-
- NSPCC
-
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- ition
-
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- 30-30
-
- noct-
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- Scot.
-
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- acct.
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- inst.
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- insp.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insep
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- init.
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- istic
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- seti-
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- actos
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- tonia
-
- octa-
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- poet.
-
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- ation
-
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- step-
-
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- caps.
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Capt.
-
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- econ.
-
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- post-
-
- Cant.
-
- ecto-
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- 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.
- 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: ¢.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- conf.
-
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- Cons.
-
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- 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.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- 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.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cent.
-
- conc.
-
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- pico-
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- 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.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- teno-
-
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- spec.
-
- 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.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- 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.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- peta-
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- span-
-
- 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.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- cine-
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- canc.
-
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- Episc
-
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- 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.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Epist
-
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Epis.
-
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- caco-
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- pant-
-
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- OAPC
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Pet.
-
- Piaf
-
noun,
Edith (Edith Giovanna Gassion) 1914–63, French singer.
- pot.
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- 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.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pen.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- nos-
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- PSAT
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- sci.
-
- NTIA
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- pts.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pos.
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opia
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- 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.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- 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.
- psia
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 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.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- pnea
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Oct.
-
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pct.
-
- psec
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Ont.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- 1080
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- 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.
- Con.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cis-
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- epi-
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- cts.
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enc.
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- EFTA
-
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Ste.
-
- cet-
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- SPCC
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- apo-
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- tion
-
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ance
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- AISI
-
- AFSC
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- top-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acc.
-
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- cen.
-
- ten.
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cap.
-
- CanF
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- asc-
-
- cac-
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- atic
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- epit
-
- SPCA
-
- inae
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- 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 = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- Inf.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- fac.
-
- ICAO
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- sec.
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- neo-
-
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- NCTE
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sepn
-
- itis
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- iso-
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- 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.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- fec.
-
- Fin.
-
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- Soni
-
- fict
-
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- FICA
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- FCIC
-
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- FEPC
-
- FOIA
-
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- fops
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- FACS
-
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sp.
-
- SCF
-
- SAE
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- So.
-
- SOF
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- 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.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SCP
-
- TPI
-
- TPN
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- 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.
- PSC
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- PSA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- STP
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- spt
-
- St.
-
- 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.
- Sta
-
- sc.
-
- Sfc
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- PSE
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- STI
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- PSF
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- CPS
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- cte
-
- EIS
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ef-
-
- ECF
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ctf
-
- CTC
-
- EOF
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSO
-
- CSF
-
- CSC
-
- CSA
-
- CPO
-
- CPI
-
- CPA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- CIP
-
- fcp
-
- FPC
-
- FOT
-
- FOS
-
- fop
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- fic
-
- Fia
-
- FET
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- FCS
-
- FCC
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ETO
-
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ETS
-
- FCA
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- fo.
-
- FPS
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FAO
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- CNC
-
- CIF
-
- FSA
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- ase
-
- APS
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- APC
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANF
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- AFS
-
- ASN
-
- AFP
-
- AFC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEF
-
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- ACP
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- an.
-
- Af.
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- ASI
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- CIE
-
- CCA
-
- CIC
-
- CIA
-
- cfs
-
- CFP
-
- CFO
-
- CFI
-
- CFA
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEO
-
- CEF
-
- CEC
-
- CEA
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCP
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- CAF
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- cc.
-
- CAI
-
- cf.
-
- 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.
-
- cp.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- FPO
-
- FIO
-
- ft.
-
- OAP
-
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- oic
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- of-
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OCS
-
- OCC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OPA
-
- OTC
-
- OSF
-
- OSA
-
- op.
-
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- Npt
-
- NOP
-
- FTC
-
- NOC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ons
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- NFS
-
- PCI
-
- POC
-
- POA
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIO
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pfc
-
- pf.
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCS
-
- PCF
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- OTS
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- Pa.
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- NIA
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NFC
-
- IOC
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IPS
-
- IPO
-
- IPA
-
- IOT
-
- 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.
- 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 = .
- IOF
-
- ine
-
- ite
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IFC
-
- ICC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ics
-
- FTP
-
noun,
File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network.
- ITC
-
- TSP
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- NES
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCC
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ne-
-
- NSF
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NCO
-
- 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:
- EI
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- T1
-
- i.
-
- FE
-
- ic
-
- SN
-
- TP
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AO
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- fn
-
- O.
-
- S.
-
- TN
-
- t.
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- 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.
- TC
-
- NC
-
- SF
-
- NF
-
- CE
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OA
-
- NI
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- NP
-
- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
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- FC
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- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
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- P.
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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.
- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- SA
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.