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- MOROSESullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.
- MORPHINEA crystalline alkaloid (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics
- MOTIFA recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
- MOUTHFULThe amount that will fit in a mouth.
- MOYAL
- MUCOSEAlternative form of mucous.
- MUDGEmud; sludge
- MUFASA
- MULESplural of mule
- MUNDO
- MUNICH
- MUNICIPALOf or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).
- MURPHYAn Irish or white potato.
- MUSEOf a person: a source of inspiration.
- MUTENot having the power of speech; dumb.
- NAILThe horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human).
- NAIR
- NAMS
- NARCOLEPSYA disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.
- NATURALExisting in nature. Existing in the nature of a person or thing; innate, not acquired or learned.
- NEGRORelating to a black ethnicity.
- NEMESISAn enemy, especially an archenemy.
- NEPH
- NESHERcomparative form of nesh: more nesh
- NEXUSA form or state of connection.
- NICHEA cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.
- NIPSplural of nip
- NITROUSPertaining to or composed of nitre; having the properties of nitre, bitter.
- NOBU
- NOLESplural of nole
- NOOKIESplural of nookie
- NOOSEAn adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
- NORDICOf or relating to cross-country skiing.
- NOSTRO
- NOTARYA lawyer of noncontentious private civil law who drafts, takes, and records legal instruments for private parties, and provides legal advice, but does not appear in court on his or
- NOVAAny sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.
- NOVICEA beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
- NOVICESplural of novice
- NUCLEARPertaining to the nucleus of an atom.
- NUCLEUSThe core, central part of something, around which other elements are assembled.
- NUKEA nuclear weapon.
- NUTTYContaining nuts.
- OMNIVOREAn animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).
- OODLE
- ORGANISMA discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
- ORGASMA spasm or sudden contraction.
- OUTAGEA temporary suspension of operation, especially of electrical power supply.
- OUTLIERA person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.
- OXENplural of ox
- PABLO
- PACIFIERSomeone or something that pacifies.
- PACIFIESthird-person singular simple present indicative of pacify
- PACKERA person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation
- PACKINGpresent participle and gerund of pack
- PALEO
- PALIMONYA form of alimony paid to a former partner in a nonmarital relationship.
- PARITYEquality; comparability of strength or intensity.
- PASHTo snog, to make out, to kiss.
- PASTERNACK
- PAVETo cover something with paving slabs.
- PAWKA wile
- PAYEEone to whom money is paid.
- PEEKINGpresent participle and gerund of peek
- PERCOLATETo pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
- PERCOLATESplural of percolate
- PERVEAlternative form of perv.
- PESCE
- PETRIEllipsis of petri dish.
- PETROLEUMA flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface.
- PETSplural of pet
- PEWSplural of pew
- PHAN
- PHANTOMA ghost or apparition.
- PHATExcellent; cool; very good.
- PHEN
- PHENOMSomeone or something that is phenomenal, especially a promising young player in sports like baseball, American football, basketball, tennis, and golf.
- PHONETICRelating to the sounds of spoken language.
- PHONICOf or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic.
- PHOTOGENICGenerated or caused by light.
- PIAGET
- PICAA disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
- PICES
- PIGEONOne of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.
- PIGEONSplural of pigeon
- PIGLETSplural of piglet
- PIGMENTAny color in plant or animal cells.
- PIGMENTSplural of pigment
- PIGTAILThe tail of a pig.
- PILFERTo steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- PIMENTOA red sweet pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum, used to make relish, stuffed into olives, or used as spice.
- PINCHTo squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- PIOUSOf or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.
- PIRACYRobbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.
- PLACARDA sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.
- PLACATETo calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.
- PLACATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of placate
- PLACKA coin used in the Netherlands in the 15th and 16th centuries.
- PLAGARISM
- PLAGUESplural of plague
- PLANCHA