Anagrams of stethoscopic
Word stethoscopic has
703 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of stethoscopic.
- photosets
-
verb (used with object),
photocompose.
- sceptics
-
noun,
a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual.
- potshots
-
noun,
a shot fired at game merely for food, with little regard to skill or the rules of sport.
- shootist
-
noun,
a marksman with a pistol or rifle.
- postiche
-
noun,
an imitation or substitute.
- cocottes
-
noun,
prostitute.
- photoset
-
verb (used with object),
photocompose.
- stitches
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noun,
one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- opistho-
-
- hot-spot
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noun,
a country or region where dangerous or difficult political situations exist or may erupt, especially where a war, revolution, or a belligerent attitude toward other countries exists or may develop:
- scotches
-
noun,
a cut, gash, or score.
- Esposito
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noun,
Phil(ip Anthony) born 1942, Canadian ice-hockey player, in the U.S. since 1962.
- hospices
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noun,
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
- Scottish
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noun,
the people of Scotland.
- cocotte
-
noun,
prostitute.
- 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.
- Cochise
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noun,
c1815–74, a chief of the Chiricahua Apaches.
- tictocs
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noun,
an alternating ticking sound, as that made by a clock.
- cooches
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noun,
a sinuous, quasi-Oriental dance performed by a woman and characterized chiefly by suggestive gyrating and shaking of the body.
- ciscoes
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- pitches
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noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- 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.
- potiche
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noun,
a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.
- Sceptic
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noun,
a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual.
- potsies
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noun,
hopscotch.
- potties
-
noun,
a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
- Thespis
-
noun,
flourished 6th century b.c, Greek poet.
- chooses
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Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- hot-pot
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noun,
mutton or beef cooked with potatoes in a covered pot.
- Ossetic
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noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- isotope
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noun,
any of two or more forms of a chemical element, having the same number of protons in the nucleus, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus, or different atomic weights. There are 275 isotopes of the 81 stable elements, in addition to over 800 radioactive isotopes, and every element has known isotopic forms. Isotopes of a single element possess almost identical properties.
- sottish
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adjective,
stupefied with or as if with drink; drunken.
- ectopic
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adjective,
occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced.
- ophites
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noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- stetho-
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- Scottie
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noun,
Scottish terrier.
- ethiops
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adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- Sesotho
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noun,
the Bantu language of Lesotho; Sotho.
- pettish
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adjective,
petulantly peevish:
- potshot
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noun,
a shot fired at game merely for food, with little regard to skill or the rules of sport.
- choices
-
noun,
an act or instance of choosing; selection:
- Tootsie
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noun,
a sweetheart; darling.
- hospice
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noun,
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
- poetics
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noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- photics
-
noun,
the science of light.
- Chi-tse
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noun,
Ki Tse.
- cesspit
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noun,
a pit for receiving wastes, as sewage, or other refuse.
- soothes
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verb (used with object),
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh:
- pooches
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noun,
a dog.
- tosspot
-
noun,
a tippler; drunkard.
- stitch
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noun,
one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- Pisces
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noun,
Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
- Stoops
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noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- stipos
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noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Scopes
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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.
- shiest
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noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- hottie
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noun,
a sexually attractive person.
- echoic
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adjective,
resembling an echo.
- 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.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- Stopes
-
noun,
Marie Carmichael, 1880–1958, English scientist and birth control advocate.
- scoots
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- SCOOPS
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noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- Scioto
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noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- testis
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noun,
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- Sothis
-
noun,
the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.
- osteo-
-
- 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.
- otiose
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adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- poises
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- ptosis
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noun,
a drooping of the upper eyelid.
- toshes
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- epochs
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noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- Ophite
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noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- Secchi
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noun,
Pietro Angelo [pye-traw ahn-je-law] /ˈpyɛ trɔ ˈɑn dʒɛ lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1818–78, Italian Jesuit and astronomer.
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- 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.
- T-stop
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noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- Ethiop
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adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- ethics
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noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- spites
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- set-to
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noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- seccos
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noun,
fresco secco.
- estops
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- hectic
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adjective,
characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.:
- estocs
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noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Scotts
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noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- stipes
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noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- pistes
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- socio-
-
- pishes
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noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- hecto-
-
- itches
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noun,
the sensation of itching.
- scoto-
-
- piscos
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noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- stichs
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- Scotch
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noun,
a cut, gash, or score.
- heists
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- pottos
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noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- choose
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Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- costo-
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- cossie
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noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- hoises
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verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- pectic
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adjective,
pertaining to pectin.
- cosset
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noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- possie
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noun,
a job; position.
- tictoc
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noun,
an alternating ticking sound, as that made by a clock.
- posset
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noun,
a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
- Cohoes
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noun,
a city in E New York, on the Hudson River.
- chicos
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noun,
greasewood (def 1).
- photo-
-
- tiptoe
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noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- Tissot
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noun,
James Joseph Jacques [zham zhaw-zef zhahk,, zheymz] /ʒam ʒɔˈzɛf ʒɑk,, ʒeɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1836–1902, French painter.
- Sophie
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noun,
a female given name.
- shoots
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- tithes
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noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- chests
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noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- ciscos
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- tooths
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noun,
(in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.
- posits
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- hoists
-
- shotes
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noun,
shoat (def 1).
- photic
-
adjective,
of or relating to light.
- shotts
-
noun,
chott.
- chotts
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- posies
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- choses
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- Phocis
-
noun,
an ancient district in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth: site of Delphic oracle.
- sooths
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- choice
-
noun,
an act or instance of choosing; selection:
- coopts
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verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- histo-
-
- soothe
-
verb (used with object),
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh:
- copses
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noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- thesis
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- coshes
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- 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.
- cosecs
-
noun,
cosecant.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- Thess.
-
- cootch
-
noun,
cooch.
- Coptic
-
noun,
an Afroasiatic language of Egypt descended from ancient Egyptian, largely extinct as a spoken language since the 16th century but surviving as the liturgical language of the Coptic Church.
- Thetis
-
noun,
a Nereid, the wife of Peleus and the mother of Achilles.
- thetic
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adjective,
positive; dogmatic.
- Tophet
-
noun,
a place in the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where, contrary to the law, children were offered as sacrifices, especially to Moloch. It was later used as a dumping ground for refuse.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- Pothos
-
noun,
any of various tropical climbing vines belonging to the genera Pothos and Epipremnum, of the arum family, especially E. aureum, widely cultivated for its variegated foliage.
- septi-
-
- Potosi
-
noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- Cheops
-
noun,
flourished early 26th century b.c, king of Egypt: builder of the great pyramid at Giza (father of Khafre).
- spices
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- shoos
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- shpt.
-
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- seti-
-
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- shoot
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- shott
-
noun,
chott.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sito-
-
- 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.
- Isth.
-
- setts
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noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- pitch
-
noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- Sept.
-
- phots
-
noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- 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.
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- phot.
-
- poohs
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pico-
-
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- pooch
-
noun,
a dog.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- poet.
-
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- 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.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- poss.
-
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- sect.
-
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- octo-
-
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- SCOTS
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noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- Scot.
-
- scops
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- opsis
-
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- post-
-
- opto-
-
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- scoop
-
noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- oste-
-
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- potto
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- 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.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- hist.
-
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- 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.
- ecto-
-
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- Epist
-
- 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.
- tech.
-
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- Stets
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- chops
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- step-
-
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- tooth
-
noun,
(in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.
- Esth.
-
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- cooch
-
noun,
a sinuous, quasi-Oriental dance performed by a woman and characterized chiefly by suggestive gyrating and shaking of the body.
- hosts
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- cohos
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- thio-
-
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Copht
-
noun,
Copt.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- 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.
- chott
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- Theos
-
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- tithe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- theo-
-
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- teths
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- 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.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- chics
-
noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- topo-
-
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- sophs
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- hoops
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- soots
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- hoots
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- sooth
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- toti-
-
- 30-30
-
- hosp.
-
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- Sotho
-
noun,
a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Lesotho and South Africa.
- coop.
-
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Chico
-
noun,
greasewood (def 1).
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- 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:
- spies
-
- spics
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- 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.
- spec.
-
- specs
-
noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- hect-
-
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- top-
-
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- pos.
-
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Tit.
-
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Pooh
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- thi-
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- SPCC
-
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- 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.
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- 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.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- pot.
-
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- psec
-
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- pts.
-
- the-
-
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- sch.
-
- sci.
-
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Ste.
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- sec.
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- sech
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- 1080
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- 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.
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- 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.
- Eth.
-
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- etc.
-
- est.
-
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- ESIS
-
- hoop
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- epit
-
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- 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.
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- Oct.
-
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- iso-
-
- ICSH
-
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- 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.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Hos.
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cis-
-
- chs.
-
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- coch
-
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- Chic
-
noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Ceto
-
- cet-
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- epi-
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Eph.
-
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- cts.
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- 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.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- 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.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- 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 .
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- osis
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oto-
-
- pct.
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- OTOH
-
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Pet.
-
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- CTC
-
- eo-
-
- EIS
-
- PTO
-
- PCI
-
- PCS
-
- TSH
-
- ec-
-
- STP
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TCS
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- TSE
-
- TPI
-
- tph
-
- ch.
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- cte
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- pt.
-
- Ep.
-
- PSC
-
- cc.
-
- TSS
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- PSE
-
- pc.
-
- CSO
-
- STI
-
- Esc
-
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Ps.
-
- CST
-
- CPS
-
- CSC
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ct.
-
- CCP
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CEC
-
- CIP
-
- CIE
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CIC
-
- 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:
- PHS
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- PIO
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- POC
-
- CPO
-
- CPI
-
- th-
-
- THC
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- 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.
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- cp.
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- spt
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- cs.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- ss.
-
- SSC
-
- SPS
-
- 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.
- ist
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ish
-
- sho
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IPS
-
- IPO
-
- iph
-
- IOT
-
- IOC
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- IHS
-
- IHP
-
- ose
-
- shp
-
- sht
-
- 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).
- 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.
- OSP
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ICC
-
- io-
-
- ITC
-
- 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.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- SCP
-
- SCS
-
- OIt
-
- se-
-
- OOT
-
- oic
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ite
-
- OEO
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- OCS
-
- 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.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCC
-
- OTC
-
- op.
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Oc.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ics
-
- OSO
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- 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.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- So.
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- 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.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- PTT
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- ETS
-
- ETO
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- OTS
-
- PSS
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Sp.
-
- TTS
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- OSS
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- HST
-
- sc.
-
- ht.
-
- Hts
-
- CE
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- HP
-
- i.
-
- TT
-
- TP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- h.
-
- 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.
- T1
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- t.
-
- TC
-
- EI
-
- IP
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- 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.
- ic
-
- S.
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- PH
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)