Anagrams of spirochetes
Word spirochetes has
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that can be made by using the letters of spirochetes.
- spirochete
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noun,
any of various spiral-shaped motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, certain species, as Treponema, Leptospira, and Borrelia, being pathogenic to humans and other animals, and other species being free-living, saprophytic, or parasitic.
- isotheres
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- protheses
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noun,
the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- cespitose
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adjective,
forming mats; growing in dense tufts.
- heterosis
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noun,
the increase in growth, size, fecundity, function, yield, or other characters in hybrids over those of the parents.
- sophister
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noun,
a specious, unsound, or fallacious reasoner.
- Cristophe
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noun,
Henri, Christophe, Henri.
- prothesis
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noun,
the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- coheiress
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noun,
a joint heiress.
- ostriches
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noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- hot-press
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noun,
a machine applying heat in conjunction with mechanical pressure, as for producing a smooth surface on paper or for expressing oil.
- Christo-
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- hospices
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noun,
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
- perishes
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verb (used without object),
to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.:
- reposits
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- picotees
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noun,
a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
- cheerios
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- prosects
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- hipsters
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noun,
a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
- spectres
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noun,
specter.
- isostere
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound isosteric with one or more other compounds.
- isothere
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- spherics
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noun,
the geometry and trigonometry of figures formed on the surface of a sphere.
- sceptres
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- spectro-
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- strophic
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adjective,
Also, strophical. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
- trophies
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noun,
anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- theories
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noun,
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:
Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- pitchers
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noun,
a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
- crosstie
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noun,
Railroads. a tie.
- postiche
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noun,
an imitation or substitute.
- herpetic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or caused by herpes.
- coesites
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- trochees
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noun,
a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- strophes
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noun,
the part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
- respects
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noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- poetries
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noun,
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- respites
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- heptoses
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noun,
any monosaccharide containing seven carbon atoms.
- ripostes
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- ostrich
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noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- perches
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noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- shortie
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noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- cresset
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noun,
a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.
- tochers
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noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- pectose
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noun,
protopectin.
- coshers
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verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- persist
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verb (used without object),
to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:
- secrets
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- poisers
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- poetics
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noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- copters
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noun,
helicopter.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- poesies
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noun,
the work or the art of poetic composition.
- pitches
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noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- pesters
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- Pitcher
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noun,
a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
- corsets
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- torches
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noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- pierces
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- costers
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noun,
costermonger.
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- photics
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noun,
the science of light.
- Ossetic
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noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- poetess
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noun,
a woman who writes poetry.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- heroics
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- strophe
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noun,
the part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
- stripes
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- stereo-
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- heteros
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noun,
Informal. a heterosexual person.
- hetero-
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- hessite
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noun,
a rare mineral, silver telluride, Ag 2 Te, found in silver ores: sometimes contains gold.
- heriots
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noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- hipster
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noun,
a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
- ethiops
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adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- heretic
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noun,
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
- stories
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- heptose
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noun,
any monosaccharide containing seven carbon atoms.
- heiress
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noun,
a woman who inherits or has a right of inheritance, especially a woman who has inherited or will inherit considerable wealth.
- stopers
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- hectors
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- esprits
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- escorts
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Orestes
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
- species
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noun,
a class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind.
- ophites
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noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- soirees
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Sophist
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) Greek History.
any of a class of professional teachers in ancient Greece who gave instruction in various fields, as in general culture, rhetoric, politics, or disputation.
a person belonging to this class at a later period who, while professing to teach skill in reasoning, concerned himself with ingenuity and specious effectiveness rather than soundness of argument.
- sorites
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noun,
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- Thespis
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noun,
flourished 6th century b.c, Greek poet.
- Script.
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- specter
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noun,
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
- sprites
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- spectre
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noun,
specter.
- sphero-
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- hospice
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noun,
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
- hosiers
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noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- spriest
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adjective,
a superlative of spry.
- hoptree
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noun,
any of several North American shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Ptelea, of the citrus family, especially P. trifoliata, having trifoliate leaves and roundish, waferlike fruit.
- porches
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noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- picotee
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noun,
a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
- precise
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adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- ceriphs
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noun,
serif.
- precess
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verb (used without object),
to undergo precession (def 2).
- cheerio
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- cheiro-
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- prestos
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- prithee
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interjection,
(I) pray thee.
- christs
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noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- process
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noun,
a systematic series of actions directed to some end:
- resects
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- scoters
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- cerises
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Chi-tse
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noun,
Ki Tse.
- prosect
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- presets
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- rochets
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noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- triceps
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noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- cesspit
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noun,
a pit for receiving wastes, as sewage, or other refuse.
- cheeros
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interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- reships
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verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- recepts
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- potsies
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noun,
hopscotch.
- Chester
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noun,
a city in Cheshire, in NW England: only English city with the Roman walls still intact.
- priests
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- sceptre
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- trophic
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adjective,
of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.
- retches
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noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- coheres
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verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- respite
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- tricho-
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- coheirs
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noun,
a joint heir.
- posters
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- coesite
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- respect
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noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- trochee
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noun,
a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- scepter
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- receipt
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noun,
a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- pothers
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noun,
commotion; uproar.
- potiche
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noun,
a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.
- trioses
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- spites
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noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spirts
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- sports
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noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- recti-
-
- scries
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verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- spiro-
-
- ichors
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noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Spiers
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spices
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noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- recipe
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noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- rectos
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- sphere
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noun,
Geometry.
a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = r 2 .
the surface of such a figure; a spherical surface.
- speers
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noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- speech
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noun,
the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one's thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture:
- recess
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noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- recept
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- specie
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noun,
coined money; coin.
- ptosis
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noun,
a drooping of the upper eyelid.
- hosier
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noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- repose
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noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- reecho
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noun,
a repeated echo.
- heroes
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noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Hester
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noun,
a female given name, form of Esther.
- reshes
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noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- stipes
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noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- reship
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verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- herpes
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noun,
any of several diseases caused by herpesvirus, characterized by eruption of blisters on the skin or mucous membranes.
Compare chickenpox, genital herpes, oral herpes, shingles.
- heroic
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- resist
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noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- rochet
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noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- heriot
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noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- hereto
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adverb,
to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point:
- stipos
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noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- heists
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- rhotic
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noun,
a rhotic sound.
- stirps
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noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- riches
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- stichs
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noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- resets
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noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- horsts
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noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- hoises
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verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- horses
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noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Horite
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noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- rosets
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- reests
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verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- sprits
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noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- hoists
-
- steeps
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noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Sothis
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noun,
the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.
- histo-
-
- steers
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noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- hiero-
-
- steres
-
- ptero-
-
- soiree
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- schist
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noun,
any of a class of crystalline metamorphic rocks whose constituent mineral grains have a more or less parallel or foliated arrangement.
- picots
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- Pierce
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- pieces
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- piecer
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- Pictor
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noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- septi-
-
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- picro-
-
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- seiche
-
noun,
an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc.
- hecto-
-
- Sereth
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noun,
German name of Siret.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- photic
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adjective,
of or relating to light.
- Phocis
-
noun,
an ancient district in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth: site of Delphic oracle.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- petro-
-
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- Pisces
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noun,
Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- scrips
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- posies
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noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- posits
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noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- posset
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noun,
a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
- poises
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- possie
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noun,
a job; position.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- piscos
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noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- pithos
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noun,
a very large earthenware jar having a wide mouth, used by the ancient Greeks for storing liquids, as wine, or for holding food, as grain, or for the burial of the dead.
- screes
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- pother
-
noun,
commotion; uproar.
- pistes
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- pishes
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- setose
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adjective,
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- Orphic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- Ophite
-
noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- posers
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- proses
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- Sopher
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- Sophie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Scopes
-
noun,
John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- shotes
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- perses
-
noun,
a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
- sheers
-
noun,
shear (def 16).
- prests
-
noun,
a loan.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- perish
-
Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- Sheets
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Perche
-
noun,
a former division of N France.
- Peirce
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- shiers
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- shiest
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- shires
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- shirts
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- shoers
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- shorts
-
noun,
something that is short.
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- cosets
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- trich-
-
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- chirps
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- chiro-
-
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- chests
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- thorps
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Cheops
-
noun,
flourished early 26th century b.c, king of Egypt: builder of the great pyramid at Giza (father of Khafre).
- coshes
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- cheers
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- cheero
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- techie
-
noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- cipher
-
noun,
zero.
- Thorpe
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- cohere
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- torses
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- echoes
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- Thess.
-
- toshes
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- either
-
adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- epochs
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- thesis
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- theses
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- crepes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Christ
-
noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- copses
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- thrips
-
noun,
any of several minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, that have long, narrow wings fringed with hairs and that infest and feed on a wide variety of weeds and crop plants.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- choses
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- ephors
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- chori-
-
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- cheeps
-
noun,
a chirp.
- Cherie
-
noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- troph-
-
- esters
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- creeps
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Esther
-
noun,
the wife of Ahasuerus.
- Ethiop
-
adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- trophi
-
plural noun,
the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
- ceriph
-
noun,
serif.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- estops
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- cross-
-
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- etches
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- streps
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- Stopes
-
noun,
Marie Carmichael, 1880–1958, English scientist and birth control advocate.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- strops
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- crisps
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- espies
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- topees
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- seti-
-
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- petri
-
- petr-
-
- Copht
-
noun,
Copt.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copr-
-
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Port.
-
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- poet.
-
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- phots
-
noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- pico-
-
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- Sept.
-
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- 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.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- cores
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- sero-
-
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- piths
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- corp.
-
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Seric
-
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- pitch
-
noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- phore
-
- phot.
-
- sect.
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- hect-
-
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- cheep
-
noun,
a chirp.
- rect.
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- recpt
-
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- Recit
-
- recip
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cert.
-
- rcpt.
-
- trop-
-
- 30-30
-
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rhet.
-
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- rept.
-
- resp.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- troch
-
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- pret.
-
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- Pres.
-
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- posts
-
noun,
a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- post-
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- poss.
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- chess
-
noun,
a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- scops
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- Prot.
-
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- pros.
-
- chops
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- proc.
-
- Scot.
-
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- 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.
- spics
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- sophs
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- thio-
-
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- hist.
-
- tech.
-
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Isth.
-
- 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.
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- spec.
-
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Ephes
-
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- hier-
-
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- Ophir
-
noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- OPers
-
- ster.
-
- step-
-
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- sito-
-
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- ESPEC
-
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- ecto-
-
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- specs
-
noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- spor-
-
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- hort.
-
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- hosp.
-
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- hosts
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- Theos
-
- Epis.
-
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Episc
-
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- Epist
-
- theor
-
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- theo-
-
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- spies
-
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- opsis
-
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- crit.
-
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- shoes
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- sheep
-
noun,
any of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, especially O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- pert.
-
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- 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.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- peri-
-
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- sheet
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- Esth.
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- oste-
-
- Orth.
-
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- herp.
-
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- 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.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Hesse
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1877–1962, German novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1946.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- shpt.
-
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- orch.
-
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- ter.
-
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- str.
-
- Ste.
-
- rit.
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tchr
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- thi-
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- shr.
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sech
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- top-
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- sec.
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- sci.
-
- sch.
-
- tri-
-
- the-
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- rpt.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- scr.
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- 1080
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- osis
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- EEOC
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Eph.
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- epi-
-
- OPer
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epit
-
- 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.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- OEEC
-
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- perh
-
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pers
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- cts.
-
- per.
-
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- pct.
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- ctr.
-
- Oct.
-
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- phr.
-
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- her.
-
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- HRIP
-
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Ice.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Hos.
-
- hor.
-
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- Heep
-
noun,
Uriah, Uriah Heep.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Ire.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- ESIS
-
- iso-
-
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- etc.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Eth.
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- 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.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- ICSH
-
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- Cres
-
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- psec
-
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- Chr.
-
- chs.
-
- pts.
-
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- prs.
-
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- pro-
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- pot.
-
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Ceto
-
- cir.
-
- Rep.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cet-
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- 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.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Cor.
-
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Cort
-
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- cit.
-
- CPR
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- STP
-
- TSE
-
- CEO
-
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- TSH
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Tro
-
- TSI
-
- ct.
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- ch.
-
- CPO
-
- 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.
-
- TSP
-
- STI
-
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- CPI
-
- trp
-
- cs.
-
- HCR
-
- cp.
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- hr.
-
- cr.
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- Ep.
-
- CRS
-
- CIP
-
- CRT
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- cte
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EPT
-
- EOE
-
- TPI
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- tph
-
- Ehr
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- EEO
-
- EEC
-
- eo-
-
- EPS
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ESR
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- CPS
-
- ec-
-
- TCS
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ese
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Esc
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- ERT
-
- CIE
-
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CRP
-
- th-
-
- TRH
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- THC
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- ier
-
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- PHS
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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:
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- 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.
- PIO
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- PCS
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- shp
-
- ose
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- OSP
-
- 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).
- sht
-
- OSS
-
- St.
-
- ote
-
- PCI
-
- OTS
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- Ps.
-
- sho
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- POC
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- RCT
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ROP
-
- RCP
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- RPO
-
- Rs.
-
- POR
-
- PSS
-
- se-
-
- SCS
-
- PRC
-
- SCP
-
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- RSE
-
- sc.
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- IPO
-
- IHP
-
- IHS
-
- IOC
-
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- iph
-
- ipr
-
- io-
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ics
-
- ISR
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SST
-
- SSR
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- Sr.
-
- Hts
-
- spt
-
- SPS
-
- SPR
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- HRE
-
- hrs
-
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- ish
-
- IRC
-
- ist
-
- OTC
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OIt
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- TSS
-
- op.
-
- Oc.
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITC
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ite
-
- t.
-
- RH
-
- RI
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- T1
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TC
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- RO
-
- CE
-
- PH
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- EI
-
- RP
-
- h.
-
- IP
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- O.
-
- R.
-
- RC
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- TP
-
- HP
-
- 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.
- S.
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- ic
-
- i.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.