| loupe | (noun) small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists | Synonyms: jeweler's loupe |
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| lycanthrope | (noun) a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again | Synonyms: loup-garou, werewolf, wolfman |
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| malope | (noun) western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts | Synonyms: Malope trifida |
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| microscope | (noun) magnifier of the image of small objects | - |
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| misanthrope | (noun) someone who dislikes people in general | Synonyms: misanthropist |
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| monotype | (noun) a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that sets separate characters | - |
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| (noun) the sole print made by pressing paper against a painted or inked glass or metal plate | - |
| (noun) (biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus) | - |
| mope | (noun) someone who wastes time | Synonyms: dallier, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, lounger |
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| (verb) be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed | Synonyms: moon about, moon around |
| (verb) move around slowly and aimlessly | Synonyms: mope around |
| myope | (noun) a person with myopia; a nearsighted person | - |
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| nape | (noun) the back side of the neck | Synonyms: nucha, scruff |
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| nephoscope | (noun) a measuring instrument that uses a grid for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of movement of clouds | - |
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| oesophagoscope | (noun) an optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus | Synonyms: esophagoscope |
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| opepe | (noun) large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus | Synonyms: Nauclea diderrichii, Sarcocephalus diderrichii |
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| ophthalmoscope | (noun) medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye | - |
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| orthoscope | (noun) an ophthalmoscope with a layer of water to neutralize the refraction of the cornea | - |
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| oscilloscope | (noun) electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities | Synonyms: cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO, scope |
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| otoscope | (noun) medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane) | Synonyms: auriscope, auroscope |
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| overripe | (adjective) too ripe and beginning to turn soft | - |
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| panpipe | (noun) a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together | Synonyms: pandean pipe, syrinx |
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| pe | (noun) the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet | - |
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| periscope | (noun) an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field | - |
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| phalarope | (noun) small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropics | - |
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| phenotype | (noun) what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment | - |
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| pinstripe | (noun) a very thin stripe (especially a white stripe on a dark fabric) | - |
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| (noun) a fabric with very thin stripes | - |
| (noun) a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes | - |
| pipe | (noun) a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. | Synonyms: pipage, piping |
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| (noun) a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco | Synonyms: tobacco pipe |
| (noun) the flues and stops on a pipe organ | Synonyms: organ pipe, pipework |
| (noun) a tubular wind instrument | - |
| (noun) a hollow cylindrical shape | Synonyms: tube |
| (verb) utter a shrill cry | Synonyms: pipe up, shriek, shrill |
| (verb) play on a pipe | - |
| (verb) trim with piping | - |
| (verb) transport by pipeline | - |
| polariscope | (noun) an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light | Synonyms: polarimeter |
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| pope | (noun) the head of the Roman Catholic Church | Synonyms: Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ |
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| presbyope | (noun) a person with presbyopia; someone who is farsighted resulting from the progressive loss with aging of the elasticity of the crystalline lens | - |
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| proctoscope | (noun) an endoscope for examining the rectum | - |
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| prototype | (noun) a standard or typical example | Synonyms: epitome, image, paradigm |
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| pyrope | (noun) a deep red garnet used as a gemstone | - |
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| pyroscope | (noun) a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object | Synonyms: optical pyrometer |
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| radioisotope | (noun) a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially | - |
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| rape | (noun) the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will | Synonyms: assault, ravishment, violation |
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| (noun) the act of despoiling a country in warfare | Synonyms: rapine |
| (noun) Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop | Synonyms: Brassica napus, colza |
| (verb) destroy and strip of its possession | Synonyms: despoil, plunder, spoil, violate |
| (verb) force (someone) to have sex against their will | Synonyms: assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, ravish, violate |
| recipe | (noun) directions for making something | Synonyms: formula |
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| reshape | (verb) shape anew or differently | - |
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| (verb) shape again or shape differently | Synonyms: remold |
| rhinoscope | (noun) medical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx) | - |
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| ripe | (adjective) fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used | Synonyms: mature |
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| (adjective) far along in time | Synonyms: advanced |
| (adjective) at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge | - |
| (adjective) most suitable or right for a particular purpose | Synonyms: good, right |
| (adjective) fully prepared or eager | - |
| roentgenoscope | (noun) an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation | Synonyms: fluoroscope |
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| rope | (noun) a strong line | - |
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| (noun) street names for flunitrazepam | Synonyms: circle, forget me drug, Mexican valium, R-2, roach, roofy, rophy |
| (verb) fasten with a rope | Synonyms: leash |
| (verb) catch with a lasso | Synonyms: lasso |
| sarape | (noun) a long brightly colored shawl; worn mainly by Mexican men | Synonyms: serape |
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| scape | (noun) (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column | Synonyms: shaft |
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| (noun) erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip | Synonyms: flower stalk |
| scope | (noun) electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities | Synonyms: cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO, oscilloscope |
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| (noun) a magnifier of images of distant objects | Synonyms: telescope |
| (noun) an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: | Synonyms: ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach |
| (noun) the state of the environment in which a situation exists | Synonyms: background, setting |
| scrape | (noun) an indication of damage | Synonyms: mark, scar, scratch |
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| (noun) a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility) | Synonyms: scraping |
| (noun) a harsh noise made by scraping | Synonyms: scraping, scratch, scratching |
| (noun) an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off | Synonyms: abrasion, excoriation, scratch |
| (verb) scratch repeatedly | Synonyms: grate |
| (verb) bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of | Synonyms: skin |
| (verb) cut the surface of; wear away the surface of | Synonyms: scratch, scratch up |
| (verb) gather (money or other resources) together over time | Synonyms: come up, scrape up, scratch |
| (verb) make by scraping | - |
| (verb) bend the knees and bow in a servile manner | Synonyms: genuflect, kowtow |
| seascape | (noun) a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape) | Synonyms: waterscape |
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| (noun) a view of the sea | - |
| sellotape | (verb) fasten or attach with sellotape | Synonyms: scotch tape |
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| serape | (noun) a long brightly colored shawl; worn mainly by Mexican men | Synonyms: sarape |
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| shape | (noun) the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance | Synonyms: form |
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| (noun) any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) | Synonyms: configuration, conformation, contour, form |
| (noun) the visual appearance of something or someone | Synonyms: cast, form |
| (noun) alternative names for the body of a human being | Synonyms: anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, soma |
| (noun) a perceptual structure | Synonyms: form, pattern |
| (noun) a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept | Synonyms: embodiment |
| (noun) the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') | Synonyms: condition |
| (verb) give shape or form to | Synonyms: form |
| (verb) shape or influence; give direction to | Synonyms: determine, influence, mold, mould, regulate |
| (verb) make something, usually for a specific function | Synonyms: forge, form, mold, mould, work |
| shipshape | (adjective) characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder | Synonyms: trim, well-kept |
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| sideswipe | (noun) a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles) | - |
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| (verb) strike from the side | - |
| sigmoidoscope | (noun) an endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colon | Synonyms: flexible sigmoidoscope |
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| skype | (verb) to communicate using Skype or similar web conference software | - |
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| slope | (noun) the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal | Synonyms: gradient |
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| (noun) an elevated geological formation | Synonyms: incline, side |
| (verb) be at an angle | Synonyms: incline, pitch |
| snipe | (noun) a gunshot from a concealed location | - |
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| (noun) Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks | - |
| (verb) attack in speech or writing | Synonyms: assail, assault, attack, lash out, round |
| (verb) aim and shoot with great precision | Synonyms: sharpshoot |
| (verb) hunt or shoot snipe | - |
| somatotype | (noun) a category of physique | Synonyms: body type |
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| spectroscope | (noun) an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis | Synonyms: prism spectroscope |
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| standpipe | (noun) a vertical pipe | - |
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| stanhope | (noun) a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat | - |
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| statoscope | (noun) An instrument that indicates small changes in an aircraft's altitude by recording small variations in atmospheric pressure. | - |
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| steppe | (noun) extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia) | - |
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| stereoscope | (noun) an optical device for viewing stereoscopic photographs | - |
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| stereotype | (noun) a conventional or formulaic conception or image | - |
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| (verb) treat or classify according to a mental stereotype | Synonyms: pigeonhole, stamp |
| stethoscope | (noun) a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body | - |
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| stipe | (noun) supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap | - |
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| stovepipe | (noun) chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue | - |
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| (noun) a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur | Synonyms: beaver, dress hat, high hat, opera hat, silk hat, top hat, topper |
| stripe | (noun) an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material | Synonyms: band, banding |
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| (noun) a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background | Synonyms: bar, streak |
| (noun) a kind or category | - |
| (noun) V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service | Synonyms: chevron, grade insignia, stripes |
| (noun) a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service | - |
| (verb) mark with stripes | - |
| stroboscope | (noun) scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary | Synonyms: strobe, strobe light |
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| stupe | (noun) a person who is not very bright | Synonyms: dolt, dullard, pillock, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, stupid, stupid person |
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| swipe | (noun) a sweeping stroke or blow | - |
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| (verb) strike with a swiping motion | - |
| (verb) make off with belongings of others | Synonyms: abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak |
| synchronoscope | (noun) an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines) | Synonyms: synchroniser, synchronizer, synchroscope |
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| synchroscope | (noun) an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines) | Synonyms: synchroniser, synchronizer, synchronoscope |
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| syncope | (noun) (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') | Synonyms: syncopation |
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| (noun) a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain | Synonyms: deliquium, faint, swoon |
| tachistoscope | (noun) scientific instrument used by psychologists; presents visual stimuli for brief exposures | Synonyms: t-scope |
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| tailpipe | (noun) a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car | - |
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| tape | (noun) a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening | - |
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| (noun) a recording made on magnetic tape | Synonyms: tape recording, taping |
| (noun) measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths | Synonyms: tape measure, tapeline |
| (noun) memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information | Synonyms: mag tape, magnetic tape |
| (noun) the finishing line for a foot race | - |
| (verb) register electronically | Synonyms: record |
| (verb) record on videotape | Synonyms: videotape |
| (verb) fasten or attach with tape | - |
| taupe | (adjective) of something having a dusky brownish grey color | Synonyms: fuscous |
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| (noun) a greyish brown | - |
| telescope | (noun) a magnifier of images of distant objects | Synonyms: scope |
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| (verb) make smaller or shorter | - |
| (verb) crush together or collapse | - |
| tightrope | (noun) tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground | - |
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| tope | (noun) a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists | Synonyms: stupa |
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| (verb) drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic | Synonyms: drink |
| toupe | (noun) a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness | Synonyms: toupee |
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| towrope | (noun) (nautical) a rope used in towing | Synonyms: towing line, towing rope, towline |
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| tripe | (noun) nonsensical talk or writing | Synonyms: applesauce, codswallop, folderol, rubbish, trash, trumpery, wish-wash |
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| (noun) lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine) used as food | - |
| trope | (noun) language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense | Synonyms: figure, figure of speech, image |
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| troupe | (noun) organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical) | Synonyms: company |
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| type | (noun) a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper | - |
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| (noun) a subdivision of a particular kind of thing | - |
| (noun) all of the tokens of the same symbol | - |
| (noun) printed characters | - |
| (noun) (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon | - |
| (noun) a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) | Synonyms: case, character, eccentric |
| (verb) identify as belonging to a certain type | Synonyms: typecast |
| (verb) write by means of a keyboard with types | Synonyms: typewrite |
| ultramicroscope | (noun) light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes | Synonyms: dark-field microscope |
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| undrape | (verb) strip something of drapery | - |
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| unripe | (adjective) not fully developed or mature; not ripe | Synonyms: green, immature, unripened |
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| (adjective) not fully prepared | - |
| vaginoscope | (noun) An endoscopic instrument that magnifies the epithelia of the vagina and cervix in vivo to allow direct observation and study of these tissues. | Synonyms: colposcope |
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| vape | (noun) an electronic cigarette, that produces a nicotine containing vapor | - |
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| (verb) to use an electronic cigarette | - |
| videotape | (noun) a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound | - |
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| (noun) a video recording made on magnetic tape | - |
| (verb) record on videotape | Synonyms: tape |
| waterscape | (noun) a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape) | Synonyms: seascape |
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| windpipe | (noun) membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi | Synonyms: trachea |
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| wipe | (noun) the act of rubbing or wiping | Synonyms: rub |
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| (verb) rub with a circular motion | Synonyms: pass over |