Anagrams of supertonic
Word supertonic has
1344 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of supertonic.
- neurotics
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- eruptions
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noun,
an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak.
- countries
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noun,
a state or nation:
- Cupertino
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noun,
a town in W California.
- Perotinus
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noun,
("Magnus Magister") fl. late 12th to early 13th century, French composer.
- Petronius
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noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (Gaius Petronius Arbiter"Arbiter Elegantiae") died a.d. 66? Roman satirist.
- inspector
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noun,
a person who inspects.
- eruption
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noun,
an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak.
- sit-upon
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noun,
a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces.
- precious
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noun,
a dearly beloved person; darling.
- routines
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- coinsure
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verb (used with or without object),
to insure jointly with another or others.
- ructions
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- construe
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noun,
the act of construing.
- trounces
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- Pointers
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- 11-point
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- tropines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- piecrust
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noun,
the crust or shell of a pie.
- spectro-
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- pictures
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noun,
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
- outcries
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noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- neurotic
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- Couperin
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1668–1733, French composer.
- Peronist
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noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- cuprites
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noun,
a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
- counter-
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- counters
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noun,
a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
- counties
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- citreous
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adjective,
lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
- conspire
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- re-count
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- pruinose
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adjective,
covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.
- centri-
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- pincers
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noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- curites
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- couters
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- copters
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noun,
helicopter.
- piteous
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adjective,
evoking or deserving pity; pathetic:
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- cornute
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adjective,
cornuted.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- centro-
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- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- poetics
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noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- punties
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noun,
an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
- purines
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noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- picture
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noun,
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
- contuse
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verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- pectins
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noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- 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.
- recoups
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noun,
an act of recouping.
- nourice
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noun,
a nurse.
- pectous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of pectin or protopectin.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- cuprite
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noun,
a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
- recount
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- Script.
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- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- triunes
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- petrous
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adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
- scouter
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- piceous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
- tonsure
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noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- neutro-
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- crepons
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- incrust
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verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- inpours
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verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- nitrous
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adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- precuts
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- Preston
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noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- incepts
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- pouters
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- princes
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- 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.
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- prosect
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- Crispen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- Proteus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- routine
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- troupes
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noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- encrust
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verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- trounce
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- punster
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noun,
a person who makes puns frequently.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- tone-up
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noun,
an exercise for toning up one's body.
- constr.
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- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- pterous
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- ruction
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- sterno-
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- inspect
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verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- posture
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noun,
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- pounces
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noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- nitro-
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- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- neuro-
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- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Nistru
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noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- nocti-
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- steno-
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- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- spruit
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noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- inures
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- inpour
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verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- incuse
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noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- incurs
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verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incept
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- tie-up
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noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- erupts
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verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- instr.
-
- necro-
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- super-
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- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- stripe
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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:
- stupor
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noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- irones
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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.
- suitor
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noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- Superi
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plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- insure
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- supine
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noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- tenuis
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noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- sprout
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noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- intro.
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- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- spruce
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noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- pectin
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noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- precut
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- routes
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noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- pouter
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- pounce
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noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- poseur
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noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- prints
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- Pontus
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noun,
an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
- Pontic
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noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- ponces
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noun,
a pimp.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- Piutes
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noun,
Paiute.
- Prince
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- Piston
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noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- rectos
-
- recti-
-
- recoup
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noun,
an act of recouping.
- recons
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- put-on
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noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- prosit
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interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- purine
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noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- puisne
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noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- ptero-
-
- rouens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- prunes
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noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- Proust
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noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- pitons
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- sit-up
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noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- 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.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- one-up
-
adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- spiro-
-
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- sprint
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- picro-
-
- Ruston
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noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- rutins
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- set-up
-
noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- petro-
-
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- septi-
-
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- unrips
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- unstep
-
verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- unstop
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- 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.
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- Citrus
-
noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- croups
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- corpus
-
noun,
a large or complete collection of writings:
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- uprose
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Turpin
-
noun,
Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
- uptorn
-
verb,
past participle of uptear.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- unripe
-
adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- 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.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- cupro-
-
- 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.
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- cteno-
-
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- troupe
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- contr.
-
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- 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.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- turco-
-
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- urino-
-
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- utero-
-
- centr-
-
- coupes
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- centi-
-
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- Epirus
-
noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- turnip
-
noun,
the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- 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.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- Sino-
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- 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.
- Episc
-
- Unit.
-
- cores
-
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- pert.
-
- seti-
-
- UNCIO
-
- 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.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- pico-
-
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- 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).
- peri-
-
- petri
-
- petr-
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- 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.
- 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.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- sect.
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- sero-
-
- Sept.
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- 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.
- Seric
-
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Scot.
-
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- corp.
-
- 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.
- corpn
-
- 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.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Epis.
-
- copr-
-
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- 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.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- cert.
-
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- 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.
- Prus.
-
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Prot.
-
- cine-
-
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- rect.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- 30-30
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- resp.
-
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- reni-
-
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- 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.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- recpt
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Recit
-
- recip
-
- cent.
-
- rcpt.
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- 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.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- pros.
-
- pron.
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Cons.
-
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Port.
-
- 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):
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- sito-
-
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- poet.
-
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- proc.
-
- pret.
-
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- 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.
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- post-
-
- Pres.
-
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- rept.
-
- oste-
-
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- 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.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- 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.
- ento-
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- step-
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- ster.
-
- trop-
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- neut.
-
- 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.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- neur-
-
- 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.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- 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.
- noct-
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Euro-
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- insep
-
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- econ.
-
- ecto-
-
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- 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.
- tious
-
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- icons
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Supt.
-
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- teno-
-
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- 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.
- intr.
-
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- inst.
-
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- insp.
-
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- nitr-
-
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- OPers
-
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- 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.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- spec.
-
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- crit.
-
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- 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.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- Epist
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- spor-
-
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- 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.
- nuci-
-
- 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.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- 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.
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- 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.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- 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.
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- 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.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- 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.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- tion
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- top-
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- uro-
-
- 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.
- USRC
-
- 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.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- USPO
-
- USTC
-
- 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.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- scr.
-
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- sec.
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tues
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- 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.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- 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.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Soni
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sepn
-
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- sci.
-
- tri-
-
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- ten.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- ter.
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- supr
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- uret
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- sur-
-
- rpt.
-
- Ste.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- uni-
-
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rus.
-
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- tron
-
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- str.
-
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- 1080
-
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- NCTE
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Cres
-
- 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:
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- neo-
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- out-
-
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- 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 = .
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- 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.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Cort
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- 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.
- esp.
-
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- pct.
-
- Pers
-
- per.
-
- eso-
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pen.
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- 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.
- ect-
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- 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.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Oct.
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- eco-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nos-
-
- 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.
- not-
-
- enc.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- epit
-
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- eous
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- epi-
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPer
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- cur.
-
- Ont.
-
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- Ceto
-
- pts.
-
- 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.
- psec
-
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- prs.
-
- pro-
-
- prin
-
- 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.
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- purs
-
- cir.
-
- int.
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Rep.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- ins.
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Inc.
-
- ious
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- cen.
-
- Ire.
-
- Eur.
-
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- est.
-
- Cor.
-
- 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.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- etc.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- 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.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- pot.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- 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.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 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.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- iso-
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- cit.
-
- 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.
- 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):
- Con.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ine
-
- ESU
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- in.
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eu-
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- EPT
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- EPS
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ier
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ERT
-
- ETO
-
- Esc
-
- ics
-
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ESR
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- en-
-
- up-
-
- CIE
-
- ure
-
- ur-
-
- CIP
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- UPI
-
- UPC
-
- CNO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CNS
-
- uns
-
- unp
-
- UNO
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- Une
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- CEO
-
- UIT
-
- cr.
-
- uti
-
- 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.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- USR
-
- USP
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- USO
-
- USN
-
- cs.
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USC
-
- ct.
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- unc
-
- UCR
-
- EIS
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- CST
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- Tro
-
- eo-
-
- CSO
-
- ec-
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- eir
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- CSR
-
- trp
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- CPI
-
- CPO
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- CPR
-
- CPS
-
- CPU
-
- CRP
-
- CRS
-
- TSE
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- CRT
-
- tue
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- Tu.
-
- 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.
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- IOC
-
- NEC
-
- 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 = .
- 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.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- 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).
- PCI
-
- PCS
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- pc.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- se-
-
- SCP
-
- 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:
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PIO
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- 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).
- SRO
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SNU
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ior
-
- ose
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- OTS
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- sc.
-
- Sp.
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- RCP
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- ROP
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- RCS
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- RCN
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RCT
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- PUC
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- So.
-
- POR
-
- 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.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- POC
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- PSE
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- PRC
-
- PSC
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ne-
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IUS
-
- STP
-
- NCO
-
- ons
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- ist
-
- NES
-
- STI
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- St.
-
- ITC
-
- ISR
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- IPS
-
- 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
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TCS
-
- IOU
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- Ir.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- IRC
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ise
-
- NOC
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- Sr.
-
- OCS
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Oc.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- op.
-
- OTC
-
- OCR
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- NSC
-
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- NSU
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NOP
-
- SPR
-
- spt
-
- Npt
-
- NRC
-
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- S.
-
- CU
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- UI
-
- RO
-
- IP
-
- R.
-
- RC
-
- T1
-
- t.
-
- RI
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RN
-
- TC
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- UC
-
- U.
-
- CE
-
- EI
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- RU
-
- TP
-
- NC
-
- N.
-
- 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.
- NI
-
- NP
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- O.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SU
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RP
-
- TN
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SN
-
- PU
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .