Anagrams of spoonerism

Word spoonerism has 653 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of spoonerism.

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moonrises
noun, the rising of the moon above the horizon.
empoisons
verb (used with object), to corrupt:
semipros
adjective, noun, semiprofessional.
erosions
noun, the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
promises
noun, a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
moonrise
noun, the rising of the moon above the horizon.
pi-meson
noun, pion.
ionomers
noun, any of a class of plastics that because of its ionic bonding action is capable of conducting electric current.
empoison
verb (used with object), to corrupt:
Peronism
noun, the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
imposes
Verb phrases, impose on/upon, to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude. to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.). to defraud; cheat; deceive:
erosion
noun, the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
impress
noun, the act of impressing.
sponsor
noun, a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
orpines
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
poisers
noun, a person or thing that poises.
morions
noun, an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
Simpson
noun, James Young, 1811–70, Scottish professor of obstetrics and obstetrician: pioneer in use of ether and chloroform as anesthetics.
Morison
noun, Samuel Eliot, 1887–1976, U.S. historian.
impones
verb (used with object), to wager; stake.
merinos
noun, (often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
sooners
noun, a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
orisons
noun, a prayer.
impers.
porions
noun, the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
simpers
noun, a silly, self-conscious smile.
eonisms
noun, the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
promise
noun, a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
prisons
noun, a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
operons
noun, a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
spermo-
Persson
noun, Göran [yœ-rahn] /ˈyœ rɑn/ (Show IPA), born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.
spinors
noun, a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
noisome
adjective, offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
poisons
noun, a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
spinose
adjective, full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.
seismo-
ionomer
noun, any of a class of plastics that because of its ionic bonding action is capable of conducting electric current.
isomers
noun, Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
semipro
adjective, noun, semiprofessional.
rosins
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
poison
noun, a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
sperms
noun, semen.
sopors
noun, Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
moonie
noun, a member or follower of the Unification Church.
poises
noun, a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
poiser
noun, a person or thing that poises.
serins
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
sermon
noun, a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
isopor
noun, an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
rooses
verb (used with or without object), praise.
isomer
noun, Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
sperm-
misers
noun, a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
Simeon
noun, a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
ponies
noun, a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
pooris
noun, a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
Miseno
noun, a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
porion
noun, the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
prison
noun, a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
noesis
noun, (in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
noises
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
proems
noun, an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
somni-
Somers
prises
noun, leverage.
nooses
noun, a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
miners
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
moires
noun, any moiré fabric.
snores
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
promos
noun, promotion (def 5).
monies
noun, a plural of money.
Sooner
noun, a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
messin
noun, messan.
mesons
noun, Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
Monroe
noun, Harriet, 1861?–1936, U.S. editor and poet.
Mersin
noun, a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
pisser
noun, something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
simper
noun, a silly, self-conscious smile.
Merops
noun, (in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
Merino
noun, (often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
proses
noun, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
Simons
noun, the original name of the apostle Peter. Compare Peter.
irones
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
spinor
noun, a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
rinses
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
ripens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
snoose
noun, finely powdered tobacco; snuff.
person
noun, a human being, whether an adult or child:
orpine
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
spoors
noun, a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
posers
noun, a person who poses.
morion
noun, an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
osiers
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
morose
adjective, gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
osmose
noun, osmosis.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
spoons
noun, a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
possie
noun, a job; position.
ossein
noun, the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
eosins
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
snipes
noun, any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
sporo-
eonism
noun, the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
Empson
noun, William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
morons
noun, Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
rimose
adjective, full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
enosis
noun, a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
Pinero
noun, Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
orison
noun, a prayer.
Moroni
noun, a town in and the capital of the Comoros.
essoin
noun, (in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
operon
noun, a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
Spiers
noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
pernio
noun, chilblain.
primos
noun, the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
romeos
noun, the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
spines
noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
opines
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
sensor
noun, a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
sirens
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
roomie
noun, roommate.
remiss
adjective, negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
opsins
noun, any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
snoops
noun, an act or instance of snooping.
senors
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
impose
Verb phrases, impose on/upon, to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude. to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.). to defraud; cheat; deceive:
impone
verb (used with object), to wager; stake.
imper.
posies
noun, a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
spiro-
primes
noun, the most flourishing stage or state.
snips
noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
MPers
Nimes
noun, a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
nemos
noun, remote (def 10).
posse
noun, posse comitatus.
snipe
noun, any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
Pres.
sipes
verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
prem.
porns
noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
Nepos
noun, Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
poss.
Posen
noun, German name of Poznań.
poser
noun, a person who poses.
sires
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
pores
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
poses
noun, a bodily attitude or posture:
nomo-
omni-
Sino-
osmo-
opsin
noun, any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
opsis
Pines
noun, Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
Orion
noun, Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
Orson
noun, a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
senor
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
semis
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
pions
noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
30-30
semi-
seism
noun, an earthquake.
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.
pesos
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
penis
noun, the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
peons
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
peri-
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.
perms
noun, permanent (def 4).
opine
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
OPers
sines
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
pomes
noun, the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
Noemi
noun, Naomi (def 1).
poori
noun, a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
poons
noun, any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
nomes
noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
noose
noun, a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
pones
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
Pomos
noun, the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
noses
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
opens
noun, an open or clear space.
noso-
simps
noun, a fool; simpleton.
Rosse
noun, William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
Simon
noun, the original name of the apostle Peter. Compare Peter.
omers
noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
mosso
adjective, rapid; fast.
poise
noun, a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
sero-
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
pirns
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
snoop
noun, an act or instance of snooping.
moons
noun, the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
Mossi
noun, an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
sores
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
reins
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
spies
Reims
noun, a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
spier
noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
rooms
noun, a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
irone
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
speos
noun, a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
Roose
verb (used with or without object), praise.
so-so
adverb, in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
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.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
insp.
Press
noun, an act of pressing; pressure.
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
pross
noun, prostitute.
meno-
sopor
noun, Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
mero-
meros
noun, (in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
prose
noun, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
pros.
meso-
meson
noun, Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
spine
noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
insep
pron.
Epis.
Romeo
noun, the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
romps
noun, a lively or boisterous frolic.
rises
noun, an act or instance of rising.
emirs
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
ripen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
enorm
adjective, enormous; huge; vast.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
rimes
noun, Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
eosin
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
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.
resp.
spins
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
EPROM
noun, a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
spor-
Epsom
noun, a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
resin
noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
Spoor
noun, a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
repos
noun, a repurchase agreement.
Espoo
noun, a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
spoon
noun, a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
spoom
noun, a kind of sherbet made from fruit juice or wine, mixed after freezing with uncooked meringue.
reni-
spire
noun, a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
prone
noun, a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
Peron
noun, Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
proms
noun, a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
miser
noun, a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
mises
noun, a settlement or agreement.
monos
noun, infectious mononucleosis.
miso-
prims
noun, privet.
moose
noun, a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
morns
noun, morning.
Primo
noun, the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
moron
noun, Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
mono-
prim.
misos
noun, a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
mopes
noun, a person who mopes or is given to moping.
mores
noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
Miss.
PRISM
noun, Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
prime
noun, the most flourishing stage or state.
priss
noun, a prissy person.
prion
noun, any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
moire
noun, any moiré fabric.
Moser
noun, Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
miens
noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
Moses
noun, the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
Moore
noun, Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
promo
noun, promotion (def 5).
Miner
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
Mines
noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
Minor
noun, a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
Minos
noun, a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
mires
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
Morse
noun, an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
Prome
noun, a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
moors
noun, a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
prom.
sones
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
proem
noun, an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
Moros
noun, a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
prise
noun, leverage.
room
noun, a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
PIMS
plural, personal information manager.
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.
'roo
noun, kangaroo.
rime
noun, Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
pre-
pies
noun, plural of pi2 .
roms
noun, a Gypsy man or boy.
prie
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
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.
peso
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
RIPS
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
Pers
romp
noun, a lively or boisterous frolic.
reps
noun, a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
porn
noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
prin
Piro
noun, piroplasmosis.
poms
noun, pommy.
pone
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
pome
noun, the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
pons
noun, Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
poon
noun, any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
prs.
poor
noun, (used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
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.
pro-
poem
noun, a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
piss
noun, urine.
pise
noun, rammed earth.
Ross
noun, the rough exterior of bark.
PINE
noun, any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc. Compare pine family.
pirn
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
pore
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
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.
Pori
noun, a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
Rein
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
pion
noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
Pomo
noun, the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
rems
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
pos.
pose
noun, a bodily attitude or posture:
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
Rep.
repo
noun, a repurchase agreement.
psis
noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
1080
Perm
noun, permanent (def 4).
mise
noun, a settlement or agreement.
MERS
noun, Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
mes-
mess
noun, a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
soon
Idioms, sooner or later, eventually:
mien
noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
min.
MiNE
noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
Mino
noun, Minho.
mins
noun, a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
Soni
MIPS
mire
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
Miro
noun, Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
mis-
sone
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
Meir
noun, Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
some
adverb, (used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
Mon.
Mons
noun, an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
Moon
noun, the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
Moor
noun, a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
moos
noun, a mooing sound.
mope
noun, a person who mopes or is given to moping.
mops
noun, a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
more
noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
per.
Moro
noun, a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
Moss
noun, any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
snip
noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
Mrs.
plural, a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
men-
M-16
noun, a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
sirs
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
esp.
sris
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
emir
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
Emp.
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Ens.
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
epi-
EPOS
noun, an epic.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
ESIS
eso-
ESOP
noun, a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
Imp.
M-14
noun, a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
imps
noun, a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
ins.
ions
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
spin
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
SPIM
noun, a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
Ire.
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
isms
noun, a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
iso-
ISSN
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
sops
noun, a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
MSIE
morn
noun, morning.
MSPE
sepn
Sims
noun, William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
simp
noun, a fool; simpleton.
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.
omen
noun, anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
Omer
noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
Omri
noun, a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
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).
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
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.
OOPS
interjection, (used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
o-os
noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
open
noun, an open or clear space.
nos-
OPer
opes
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
Orem
noun, a city in N Utah.
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
oro-
osis
Sem.
seis
noun, sei whale.
Pen.
pens
noun, any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
peon
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
nose
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
Norm
noun, a standard, model, or pattern.
SINE
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
Nemo
noun, remote (def 10).
neo-
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
Nero
noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
SIPS
noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
ness
noun, a headland; promontory; cape.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
NIMS
noun, a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
sipe
verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
nips
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
Rom.
Nor.
nope
adverb, no1 (def 1).
Rome
noun, Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
nom.
Nome
noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
RPO
SMS
SRO
SPS
Sr.
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
sis
noun, sister.
se-
SEI
noun, sei whale.
SRS
ss.
SSE
SSI
SSM
SSN
SPR
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
Soo
noun, the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
RSE
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).
ROP
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
RPM
Rs.
SIP
noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
SOP
noun, a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
RSS
SES
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
So.
SOS
noun, any call for help:
Sp.
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.
SSR
ROI
moo
noun, a mooing sound.
MS.
plural, manuscript.
M-1
noun, a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
Meo
noun, Miao (def 1).
MEP
mi.
MI5
noun, the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
MI6
noun, the government's secret intelligence service.
MIE
MIP
MIR
noun, a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
MNE
MNS
Moe
noun, a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
MOI
MOP
noun, a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
Me.
MSI
Nip
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
NIM
noun, a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
NES
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
ne-
MSN
MSE
MOR
MRP
MRI
MRE
Mr.
plural, mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
MPE
MOS
noun, moment (def 1).
Mo.
ISR
NMR
ess
noun, the letter S, s.
eo-
EOM
eir
EIS
EMR
EMS
noun, the letter M, m.
en-
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
Ep.
EPS
ERP
ERS
noun, ervil.
ESR
io-
ism
noun, a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
ipr
ise
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
IRS
IRO
Ir.
IPS
IPO
ier
IPM
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.
ior
ion
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
ine
in.
NMI
NEP
noun, New Economic Policy.
PSE
Ps.
ose
OSO
OSP
OSS
RPS
PEI
noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
RMS
plural, ream.
pm.
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
RIP
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
Pr.
prn
pes
noun, a foot or footlike part.
OPS
noun, the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
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:
pim
plural, personal information manager.
PIN
noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
Re.
PIO
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).
POE
noun, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
poi
noun, a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
PSS
POM
noun, pommy.
POR
PSI
noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
OPM
OIr
NOP
NPR
nr.
rm.
plural, ream.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
op.
OEM
OEO
REM
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
RIM
noun, the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
o-o
noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
OMS
noun, a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ONI
ONR
ope
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
ons
Om.
oo-
oon
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
EI
RO
R.
RI
RN
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
PO
noun, a chamber pot.
i.
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
NM
O.
OE
noun, oy2 .
NP
NI
N.
SN
MN
RP
PE
noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
PI
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
MP
M.
SM
S.
IP
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.
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