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- spermato-
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- Esperanto
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noun,
an artificial language invented in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917), a Polish physician and philologist, and intended for international use. It is based on word roots common to the major European languages.
- on-stream
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adverb,
in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
- personate
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adjective,
Botany.
(of a bilabiate corolla) masklike.
having the lower lip pushed upward so as to close the gap between the lips, as in the snapdragon.
- Treponema
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noun,
any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
- one-step
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noun,
a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
- Personae
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noun,
a collection of poems (1926) by Ezra Pound.
- spearmen
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noun,
a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
- temperas
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- permeant
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adjective,
permeating; pervading.
- Monstera
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noun,
any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- manropes
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- prenames
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noun,
given name.
- Masorete
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noun,
one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
- Peterman
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noun,
a safecracker.
- Ansermet
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noun,
Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.
- Peterson
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noun,
Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
- operants
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- operates
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- protease
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noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers.
- pronates
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- tea-rose
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noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- Paterson
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- resonate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- matrons
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- operate
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- Maspero
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noun,
Sir Gaston Camille Charles [gas-tawn ka-mee-yuh sharl] /gasˈtɔ̃ kaˈmi yə ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, French Egyptologist.
- arpents
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- sterno-
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- Petsamo
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noun,
Finnish name of Pechenga.
- stereo-
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- arseno-
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- Meropes
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noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- repeats
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- steamer
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noun,
something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
- stearo-
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- repents
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adjective,
creeping.
- tonemes
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noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- tarpons
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- pteroma
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noun,
pteron.
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- Serpent
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noun,
a snake.
- reopens
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- Tampere
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noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- 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.
- remotes
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noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- Patmore
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noun,
Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
- tapemen
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noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- Penates
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plural noun,
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- estrone
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- entero-
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- pentose
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noun,
a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
- tampons
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noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- tampers
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- enamors
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Martens
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- partons
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- maestro
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noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- Emerson
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noun,
Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
- tempera
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- tempers
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noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- manrope
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- peteman
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noun,
peterman.
- Marston
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noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- Postman
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noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- transom
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noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- stamper
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noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- openers
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- spermo-
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- transp.
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- Preston
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noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- nemato-
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- moreens
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noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- monster
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noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- trompes
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noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- roseate
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adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- antero-
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- Smeaton
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noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- prename
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noun,
given name.
- smarten
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Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- present
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noun,
the present time.
- postmen
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noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- metopes
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noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- amperes
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noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- poteens
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- oarsmen
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noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- arenose
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adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- MAeroE
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- parton
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- Sarton
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noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Santee
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- sapro-
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- stream
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- parson
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noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- stroma
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noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- sapote
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- sateen
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- seamen
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noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Serena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Ernest
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- remans
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remote
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noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- serape
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noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- Patmos
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noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- sermon
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noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- nemat-
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- Senora
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Senate
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noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- tamper
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- soaper
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noun,
soap opera.
- patens
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- sempre
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adverb,
throughout.
- etapes
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noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Remsen
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noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- somat-
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- pastor
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noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- tampon
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noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- seater
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- Parsee
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noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- pantos
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noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- Moreen
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noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- metros
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noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- Romans
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noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- resent
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verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- sprent
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adjective,
sprinkled.
- opener
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- sproat
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noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- Mentor
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noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- stamen
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noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- repose
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noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Merope
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noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- Merops
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- Orense
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noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- retems
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noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- Merton
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noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- metro-
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- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- meteor
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noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- meters
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noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- steno-
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- Moerae
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plural noun,
the Fates.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- reopen
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- 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.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- parens
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- rentes
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Metope
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noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Spener
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noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- sperm-
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- panto-
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- omenta
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noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- Monera
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- Master
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noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- masto-
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- Sterne
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noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- paeons
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- maters
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matron
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- Moneta
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noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- repent
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adjective,
creeping.
- Mentes
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noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- tarpon
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- AmerSp
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- astron
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- treens
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noun,
treenware.
- ramose
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adjective,
having many branches.
- ramson
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noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- atones
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verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- petro-
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- ternes
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noun,
terne metal.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- astro-
-
- Teresa
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noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- Ransom
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- preset
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- aments
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noun,
catkin.
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- ameers
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noun,
emir.
- pester
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- tempos
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noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- Easter
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Ampere
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noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- peseta
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- trans.
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- aretes
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- poteen
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- armets
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noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- topmen
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noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- topman
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- tramps
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noun,
the act of tramping.
- arpent
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- topees
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noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- anemo-
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- arsen-
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- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- preens
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noun,
a pin or brooch.
- toneme
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- ptero-
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- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- aeron.
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- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- tropes
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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.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- penta-
-
- tarso-
-
- enter-
-
- proems
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- 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.
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- temper
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- emotes
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- Empson
-
noun,
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
- trompe
-
noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- emptor
-
noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- tromps
-
verb (used with object),
to tramp or trample.
- pros.
-
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- 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.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- prom.
-
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nears
-
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Sept.
-
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Pres.
-
- pret.
-
- 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.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- prem.
-
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Port.
-
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- part.
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- 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).
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- pert.
-
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- 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.
- 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.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- patr-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- pene-
-
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- peta-
-
- Prot.
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- OPers
-
- post-
-
- prae-
-
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- 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):
- resp.
-
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- poet.
-
- pant-
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- pomes
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- rept.
-
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- oste-
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- sero-
-
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- 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.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tears
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- ento-
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- temp.
-
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- stome
-
- step-
-
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- ster.
-
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- matr-
-
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- mast-
-
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- 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.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- treas
-
- areo-
-
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- 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.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Amer.
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- aero-
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- 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.
- trop-
-
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Armen
-
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- atmo-
-
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- teno-
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- tera-
-
- term.
-
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- 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.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- pron.
-
- spor-
-
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- Mont.
-
- 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.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- 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.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Srta.
-
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- metr-
-
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- naso-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- MSEnt
-
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- MPers
-
- span-
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- meso-
-
- mero-
-
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- meta-
-
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- meno-
-
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- 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.
- PSAT
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- top-
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- pts.
-
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- prs.
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tron
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- sepn
-
- tRNA
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- SMTP
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Rep.
-
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Sem.
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- RONA
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Tasm
-
- 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.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- Sat.
-
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- ter.
-
- RNAS
-
- ten.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- str.
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- rpt.
-
- Sam.
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- 1080
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- MNAS
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- Mon.
-
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOpt
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- met.
-
- mes-
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- meas
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- men-
-
- ment
-
- MEPA
-
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nom.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- 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.
- 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-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- 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.
- neo-
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- pro-
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSAE
-
- MSEE
-
- MSPE
-
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neem
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Mar.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arm.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Apr.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ASME
-
- ASTM
-
- atm.
-
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- apo-
-
- ates
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- amp.
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- amt.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ano-
-
- ant.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Man.
-
- est.
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ator
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- EMet
-
- Emp.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- mRNA
-
- Pers
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- OPer
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Ont.
-
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- per.
-
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- Pen.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- pnea
-
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Pet.
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- 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.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pos.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pot.
-
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pre-
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pat.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- par.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- 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):
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Pan.
-
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- pam.
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Mo.
-
- Me.
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- EMR
-
- ene
-
- EMT
-
- en-
-
- ESR
-
- ese
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- EOE
-
- ESA
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ERP
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- REA
-
- EPS
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- ERT
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ETO
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- RSE
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- tr.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- aor
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- POR
-
- APS
-
- tra
-
- Tpr
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- TPN
-
- TPM
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Ar.
-
- TSP
-
- TSE
-
- trp
-
- Am.
-
- ap-
-
- an.
-
- ae.
-
- AMS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AME
-
- Tro
-
- PRA
-
- PSA
-
- PSE
-
- RMA
-
- RPS
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- ea.
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- EAM
-
- PMT
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EEO
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TMO
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ARS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ase
-
- ASM
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- ASN
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- 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.
- at.
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- 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.
- NEA
-
- NMR
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- 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:
- NES
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- ROP
-
- 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.
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- 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).
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ne-
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- MTP
-
- MSN
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- SMA
-
- OPM
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OSA
-
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- OAS
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- op.
-
- SAE
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SAR
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- se-
-
- NOP
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- RPM
-
- NSA
-
- RPO
-
- OEM
-
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- MSE
-
- MTS
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- spt
-
- Sr.
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- MSA
-
- Sta
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- MNA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- Pa.
-
- pm.
-
- MEP
-
- Pr.
-
- ot-
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- rt.
-
- STP
-
- Mao
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- prn
-
- STM
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- OTA
-
- St.
-
- OSP
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- MRE
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- sot
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noun,
a drunkard.
- MPE
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- ROA
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- MPA
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- MOT
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noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MRP
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- MRA
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- SOP
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noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- RNA
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- ret
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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.
- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- MOR
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- SPR
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- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
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- MOP
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noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- SM
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- OA
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
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- t.
-
- MP
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SA
-
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- M.
-
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- AO
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- S.
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NP
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RO
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- RN
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- NM
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- TP
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- MN
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- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RP
-
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- TN
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- TM
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- SN
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- O.
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- T1
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