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AP

Date "AP" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1593. (references)

"AP" is a common misspelling or typo for: a, alp, amp, ape, apt, asp, up.

 

Specialty Definition: AP

DomainDefinition

Weather

Anomalous Propagation. Radar term for false (non-precipitation) echoes resulting from nonstandard propagation of the radar beam under certain atmospheric conditions. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Advanced Placement Program

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Advanced Placement (AP) is an American program that offers high school students the opportunity to receive college credit. The College Board, which runs the program, tests the students at the end of the year to determine whether they have done college-level work. AP tests are demanding and may involve multiple choice questions as well as several essays, depending on the subject. They are scored on a scale of one to five. Though a three is considered passing, most colleges require at least a four to give a student credit; some require a score of five. However, some colleges will only waive pre-requisites -- or not give credit at all. Many schools take them into account when deciding which students to accept.

Many high schools offer AP courses, and although it is not necessary to have taken an AP class, it does help students pass the tests. Unlike SAT or ACT prep classes, AP classes are a typical year-long high school course, just at a college level. AP courses tend to be writing-intensive in order to prepare students for the essays.

The College Board offers AP exams in the following subject areas:

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Andhra Pradesh

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Andhra Pradesh, an Indian state, lies between 12°41' and 22°N latitude and 77° and 84°40'E longitude . It is bounded by Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa in the north, the Bay of Bengal in the east, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in the south and Maharashtra in the west. Andhra Pradesh is the fifth largest state in India and it forms the major link between the north and the south of India. It is the biggest and most populous state in the south of India.It falls into a draught in some years due to the southwest monsoon rain that arrives late.

Andhra Pradesh

(In Detail) (More)
Official language Telugu, Urdu
Capital Hyderabad
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu
Governor Surjit Singh Barnala
Total Area 275,000 km²
Population
 - Total (2002)
 - Density

66,508,000
241/km²
Independence State of the Republic of India
Currency Rupee
Time zone UTC +5.5
Internet TLD .IN
Calling Code 91

History

Sanskrit writings from the 7th century BC describe the Andhra people as Aryans from the north whomigrated south of the Vindhya Range and mixed with Dravidians. They are mentioned again at the time of the death of the great Mauryan King Ashoka, in 232 BC. This date has been held to be the beginning of the Andhra historical record. Various dynasties have ruled the area, including the Andhra (or Satavahana), Shakas, Ikshvakas, Eastern Chalukyas, Vijayanagar, the Qutb Shahis, and the nizams (princes) of Hyderabad. During the 17th century, the British acquired from the nizams first the coastal area (the province of Madras), and then the inland region of what is now Andhra Pradesh.

Andhras were at the forefront of Indian nationalism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Their demands for a separate state for Telugu speakers led to the formation of Andhra Pradesh in 1953 from parts of Madras and Hyderâbâd states; this led the way for the formation of language-based states throughout India in 1957.

Geography

AP now has 25 local administrative districts. Hyderabad is the state capital and largest city. The other main cities are Visakhapatnam (India's fourth largest port), Vijayawada, and Guntur.

Two major rivers flow through the state. They are Godavari and Krishna. Lakhs of hectares of land comes under the irrigation of these rivers.

Politics

Andhra Pradesh has a Legislative Assembly of 295 seats. The state has 60 members in the Indian national parliament: 18 in the Rajya Sabha (upper house) and 42 in the Lok Sabha (lower house).

Current chief minister of the state is Mr. Nara Chandrababu Naidu.

Districts

  • Adilabad
  • Anantapur
  • Chittoor
  • Cudappah
  • East Godavari
  • Guntur
  • Hyderabad
  • Karimnagar
  • Khammam
  • Krishna
  • Kurnool
  • Mahbubnagar
  • Medak
  • Nalgonda
  • Nellore
  • Nizamabad
  • Prakasam
  • Rangareddi
  • Srikakulam
  • Visakhapatnam
  • Vizayanagaram
  • Warangal
  • West Godavari

Economy

Agriculture has been the chief source of income for the state's economy. Two important rivers of India Godavari and Krishna flow through the state. Rice, tobacco, cotton, mirchi, and sugar cane are the important crops grown here. The state has also started making some interesting strides in the fields of information technology and biotechnology.

Culture

Telugu is the state's official language. A Muslim, Urdu-speaking minority lives mostly in Hyderabad.

The state has a rich cultural heritage. The great composers of carnatic music Annamacharya, Tyagaraja and many others chose Telugu as their language of composition, thus enriching the language.

Nannayya, Tikkana, and Yerrapragada form the trinity who translated the great epic Mahabharatha into Telugu. Modern writers include Jnanpeeth award winners Sri Viswanatha Satyanarayana and Dr. C. Narayana Reddy.

Kuchipudi is the state's classical dance form.

Andhras have been film maniacs for the past 40 years. The state produces about 200 films per year. Thus Telugu film is a big industry in terms of money, but has been extremely effete that it hardly gained any notice even in the rest of India. However, the state has seen some notable artists in the form of NT Rama Rao (former chief minister), Akkineni Nageswara Rao (a.k.a. "ANR", Dadasaheb phalke winner), Ghantasala, Dr. K. Viswanath, and S. P. Balasubramanyam.

Education

Andhra Pradesh has several museums, including the Salar Jung Museum, which features a varied collection of sculptures, paintings, and religious artifacts, and the Archaeological Museum, which features Buddhist and Hindu sculptures and other antiques; both museums are located in Hyderabad. Andhra Pradesh is also the home of many colleges and universities, including

Tourism

It is home of many sacred places, including Tirupati, Srisailam, and Puttaparthi. The richest temple in the world, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam? a.k.a. "TTD") is located in Tirupati.

See also

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AP

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

AP may stand for:

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "AP."

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Associated Press

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Associated Press (AP) claims to be the world's oldest and largest news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, who both contribute stories to it and use material written by its staffers. As of 2003, AP consists of 1,523 daily newspapers.

The collapse of United Press International, AP's historic competitor in the U.S., has left the it as the only national news service in the country. Only a few foreign challengers, notably Reuters, exist. It is so omnipresent that the Associated Press Stylebook has become the de facto standard for news-writing in the country.

AP was formed in May 1848 by representatives of six competitive New York newspapers, who wanted to pool resources to collect news from Europe. Until then, newspapers competed by sending reporters out in rowboats to meet the ships as they arrived in the harbor. The following year it opened the first overseas bureau, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to meet ships from Europe before they docked in New York.

In 1861, facing censorship in covering the American Civil War, reporters first filed under the anonymous byline "from the Associated Press agent."

In 1876, Mark Kellogg, a stringer, becomes the first AP correspondent to die in the line of duty, at the Battle of Little Bighorn. His final dispatch: "I go with Custer and will be at the death."

In 1899, AP uses Guglielmo Marconi's wireless telegraph to cover the America's Cup yacht race off Sandy Hook, N.J., the first news test of the new telegraph.

In 1914, AP introduced the Teletype, which transmited directly to printers over telegraph wires. Eventually a worldwide network of 60-word-per-minute Teletypes was built up.

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List of people by name: Ap

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z Aa - Ab - Ac - Ad - Ae - Af - Ag - Ah - Ai - Aj - Ak - Al - Am - An - Ao - Ap - Aq - Ar - As - At - Au - Av - Aw - Ax - Ay - Az

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: AP

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

AP

DanishAnterior-posteriorN/A

AP

EnglishAntipersonnel mineN/A

AP

FrenchProtocole d'applicationN/A

AP

GermanFlughafenN/A

AP

Greekθέση τηλεφωνήτριαςPost & Telecom

AP

ItalianAeroportoTransportation

AP

SpanishAnemia perniciosaMedicine
Dr apEnglishApothecaries dramN/A
Ap.J.-C.FrenchAprès Jésus-ChristMeteorology & Standards

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms within Context: AP

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

News

United Press International, UPI; Associated Press, AP; The Dow Jones News Service, DJ; The New York Times News Service, NYT; Reuters; TASS; The Nikkei.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: AP

Specialty definitions using "AP": ancient city, application reference modelGEOMAGNETIC STORM, GNU superoptimiserinner townmagnetic equivalent amplitude indicesSpittle Sermons. (references)
Non-English Usage: "AP" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Haitian Creole (will), Scottish (ape).

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Commercial Usage: AP

DomainTitle

References

  • AP Consultants: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Cliffs Ap Biology (reference)

  • Cracking the Ap Economics Exam (Micro & MacRo) 2002-2003 (Cracking the Ap Economics (MacRo & Micro)) (reference)

  • Cracking the Ap European History Exam 2002-2003 (Cracking the Ap. European History) (reference)

  • Cracking the AP Physics B & C Exams, 2002-2003 (reference)

  • Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam, 2002-2003 (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: AP

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Radiograph taken 22 hours before death; AP Chest X-ray. Credit: CDC.

This AP X-ray of the chest reveals the presence of bilateral pulmonary infiltrate, and “caving formation” present in the right apical region. The diagnosis is far-advanced tuberculosis. Credit: CDC.

Hundreds of students gathered at Ball Circle on the campus of Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Va., late Tuesday Sept. 11, 2001, to pray and reflect by candlelight on the day's events around the country / AP Photo, The Free Lance-Star, Reza A. Ma. Credit: Library of Congress.

112th Military Police, Col. Tom O. Crossan, commanding, Camp Sheridan, Ala., Ap. 12, 1918. Credit: Library of Congress.

116th Field Artillery, Major E.L. Anderson, commanding, Camp Wheeler, Ga., Ap. 6th, 1918. Credit: Library of Congress.

Dvie ikony Ap. Petra i Pavla, Kn. Vladimira i Kn. Agrippiny. Priobrieteny Tverskim muzeem iz Rzheva. Credit: Library of Congress.

Sobor vo imia Sv. Ap. Petra i Pavla v g. Lod. pole. Credit: Library of Congress.

Pamiatnik u sobora [vo imia Sv. Ap. Petra i Pavla v g. Lod. pole] na beregu r. Sviri. Credit: Library of Congress.

Selo Pervinka. TSerkov' Ap. Petra i Pavla. Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: AP
 

"Rainbow in Fermo" by Djalma Patricio
Commentary: "Fermo - AP, Italia."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Non-Fiction Usage: AP

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Other U.S. suppliers include Automation Products and AP Corporation. (references)

Economic History

Spain

Among broadcast media, CBS, ABC and CNN are all represented by stringers; the AP bureau includes the television operation APTN. (references)

Spain

In 1966, with the inauguration of the Buenos Aires bureau, EFE entered the American market where AP, UPI, Reuters and AFP were already in close competition. (references)

Greece

The Secretary General of Press and Information prepares the Athens News Agency (ANA) Bulletin, which is used, with AP and Reuters, as a primary source of information by the Greek press. (references)

Trade

Sri Lanka

In the case of an import made on AP basis, goods will be released on submission of satisfactory proof of payment such as bank memos. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: AP

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Rush Limbaugh

On Saturday, the Associated Press reported that the Justice Department's chief spokeswoman recommended a subpoena for the home telephone records of an AP reporter.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: AP

"AP" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 30.64% of the time. "AP" is used about 173 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)30.64%5346,657
Lexical Verb (base form)21.97%3855,818
Noun (proper)18.5%3261,292
Noun (common)16.18%2865,706
Unclassified Items12.14%2176,261
Lexical Verb (infinitive)0.58%1339,140
                    Total100.00%173N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: AP

CountryNameCountryName
France

AP Consultants

Singapore

AP Oil International Ltd.

 (more examples...)  

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: AP

Expression using "AP": signing AP. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "AP": ap-analytical, ap-art-ment, ap-chagi, ap-conjugated, ap-navigator, Ap-ono-get-on.

Ending with "AP": 3-AP, pro-ap.

Containing "AP": dis-ap-point-ment.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: AP

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

ap

1,157

ap physics

34

ap news

288

ap english

33

ap wire

242

ap cp

32

ap central

120

ap stylebook

31

ap test

96

ap world history

30

photo ap

91

ap ar gl peoplesoft resume

30

ap guitar tuner

83

42 ap

28

ap biology

83

ap government

28

ap us history

79

ap breaking news

28

ap exam

77

ap news wire

28

ap chemistry

61

ap college board

27

ap style

59

ap result test

27

ap calculus

49

ap guide style

24

ap score

49

ap history

23

ap score test

41

ap industry

23

ap newswire

40

ap sports

22

ap magazine

39

ap psychology

22

ap racing

39

ap photographer

22

ap european history

36

ap us history note

22

ap statistics

35

ap ap.tbo.com breaking index.htm

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: AP

Language Translations for "AP"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

tillæg for ny deltagelse (signing AP). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

aanhangsel van nieuw Syndicate (signing AP). (various references)

   

French

  

avenant de nouvelle participation (signing AP). (various references)

   

German

  

gezeichneter Anteil der Zusatzprämie (signing AP). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

robotpilóta (automatic pilot, autopilot). (various references)

   

Italian

  

signing A.P. (signing AP). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

apay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

agente de subscrição (signing AP). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

prima adicional de firma (signing AP). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

signing AP (signing AP). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: AP

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 22, Verse 43
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintWfqh de autw aggeloV ap ouranou eniscuwn auton
Latin405VulgateApparuit autem illi angelus de caelo confortans eum et factus in agonia prolixius orabat
Old English990West Saxonþa ætywde him godes engel. of heofone and hyne gestrangode and he wæs on gewinne and hine lange gebæd
Middle English1395WyclifAnd an aungel apperide to hym fro heuene, and coumfortide hym. And he was maad in agonye, and preyede the lenger;
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd ther appered an angell vnto him from heaven confortinge him.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd an angel from heaven came to him, to give him strength.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: AP

LanguageLuke Chapter 22, Verse 43
CebuanoUg dihay manolunda nga mitungha kaniya gikan sa langit sa pagpalig-on kaniya.
Chinese有 一 位 天 使 從 天 上 顯 現 、 加 添 他 的 力 量 。
CroatianA ukaza mu se anðeo s neba koji ga ohrabri. A kad je bio u smrtnoj muci, usrdnije se molio.
DanishMen en Engel fra Himmelen viste sig for ham og styrkede ham.
DutchEn van Hem werd gezien een engel uit den hemel, die Hem versterkte.
FinnishNiin hänelle ilmestyi taivaasta enkeli, joka vahvisti häntä.
FrenchAlors un ange lui apparut du ciel, pour le fortifier.
GermanEs erschien ihm aber ein Engel vom Himmel und stärkte ihn.
HungarianÉs angyal jelenék meg néki mennybõl, erõsítvén õt.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka kelihatanlah kepada-Nya seorang malaekat dari langit menguatkan Dia.
ItalianGli apparve allora un angelo dal cielo a confortarlo.
Korean사 자 가 하 늘 로 부 터 예 수 께 나 타 나 힘 을 돕 더 라
MaoriNa ka puta mai ki a ia tetahi anahera i te rangi, e whakakaha ana i a ia.
NorwegianOg en engel fra himmelen åpenbarte sig for ham og styrket ham.
PortugueseEntão lhe apareceu um anjo do céu, que o confortava.   
RumanianAtunci I s`a arqtat un knger din cer, ca sq -L kntqreascq.
RussianсЧЙМУС ЦЕ еНХ бОЗЕМ У ОЕВЕУ Й ХЛТЕРМСМ еЗП.
ShuarNuyá, Ikiakártaj tusa Yusa suntari nayaimpinmaya tarimiayi.
SwahiliHapo, malaika kutoka mbinguni, akamtokea ili kumtia moyo.
SwedishDå visade sig för honom en ängel från himmelen, som styrkte honom.
UmaNgkai ree, mehupa' -mi hadua mala'eka ngkai suruga mporohoi-i.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: AP

Derivations

Words beginning with "AP": apace, apache, apaches, apagoge, apagoges, apagogic, apanage, apanages, aparejo, aparejos, apart, apartheid, apartheids, apartment, apartmental, apartments, apartness, apartnesses, apatetic, apathetic, apathetically, apathies, apathy, apatite, apatites, apatosaurus, apatosauruses, ape, apeak, aped, apeek, apelike, aper, apercu, apercus, aperient, aperients, aperies, aperiodic, aperiodically, aperiodicities, aperiodicity, aperitif, aperitifs, apers, aperture, apertures, apery, apes, apetalies, apetalous. (additional references)

Words ending with "AP": afterclap, atap, baaskaap, backslap, backwrap, bap, becap, beleap, bewrap, blackcap, bluecap, bootstrap, burlap, caltrap, cantrap, cap, catnap, chap, cheap, clap, claptrap, cowflap, crap, dap, deathtrap, dewlap, dognap, dustheap, earflap, earlap, entrap, enwrap, firetrap, flap, flatcap, flytrap, foolscap, frap, gap, genipap, giddap, giddyap, giftwrap, gingersnap, haircap, handicap, hap, heap, heeltap, hubcap, icecap. (additional references)

Words containing "AP": abapical, acapnia, acapnias, adapt, adaptabilities, adaptability, adaptable, adaptation, adaptational, adaptationally, adaptations, adapted, adaptedness, adaptednesses, adapter, adapters, adapting, adaption, adaptions, adaptive, adaptively, adaptiveness, adaptivenesses, adaptivities, adaptivity, adaptor, adaptors, adapts, afterclaps, agapae, agapai, agapanthus, agapanthuses, agape, agapeic, agoraphobe, agoraphobes, agoraphobia, agoraphobias, agoraphobic, agoraphobics, agrapha, agraphia, agraphias, agraphic, airscape, airscapes, allograph, allographic, allographs, allotetraploid. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: AP

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: pa.

 Words containing the letters "a-p"
 

+1 letter: alp, amp, ape, apt, asp, bap, cap, dap, gap, hap, lap, map, nap, pac, pad, pah, pal, pam, pan, pap, par, pas, pat, paw, pax, pay, pea, pia, pya, rap, sap, spa, tap, wap, yap, zap.

 

+2 letters: alps, amps, aped, aper, apes, apex, apod, apse, asps, atap, atop, baps, camp, cape, caph, capo, caps, carp, chap, clap, crap, damp, daps, dopa, epha, flap, frap, gamp, gape, gaps, gapy, gasp, gawp, haps, harp, hasp, heap, jape, jaup, kapa, kaph, knap, lamp, laps, leap, lipa, maps, nape, naps, neap, nipa, opah, opal, paca, pace, pack, pacs, pact, padi, pads, page, paid, paik, pail, pain, pair, pale, pall, palm, palp, pals, paly, pams, pane, pang, pans, pant, papa, paps, para, pard, pare, park, parr, pars, part, pase, pash, pass, past, pate, path, pats, paty, pave, pawl, pawn, paws, pays, peag, peak, peal, pean, pear, peas, peat, phat, pial, pian, pias, pica, pika, pima, pina, pita, plan, plat, play, plea, pram, prao, prat, prau, pray, proa, puja, pula, puma, puna, pupa, pyas, ramp, rape, raps, rapt, rasp, reap, salp, samp, saps, slap, snap, soap, spae, spam, span, spar, spas, spat, spay, spaz, swap, tamp, tapa, tape, taps, tarp, tepa, trap, upas, vamp, waps, warp, wasp, whap, wrap, yaps, yaup, yawp, zaps.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Images: Digital Art
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Quotations: Spoken
8. Usage Frequency
9. Names: Company Usage
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern
13. Bible Trace
14. Abbreviations
15. Acronyms
16. Derivations
17. Anagrams
18. Bibliography


  

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