roach
It is an abbreviation, one example being Dr. for a doctor.
neon, pony, page, cage, gone
abdomen abysmal
The only capital letters which produce the same letter after being rotated 270 degrees are the letters 'O' and 'X'
The longest word consisting strictly of alternating consonants and vowels is 27 letters long.That 27 letter word is honorificabilitudinitatibus.It is a medieval word which translates to "the state of being able to achieve honours". It most famously appears in Shakespeare's work "Love's Labour's Lost".
dreidel
velvet
soldier
Silverware is 10 letters, but not the ones you need. How about chopsticks?
testes
Bern (Switzerland)
Forty Love