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- cat-o-nine-tails
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noun,
a whip, usually having nine knotted lines or cords fastened to a handle, used for flogging.
- placentation
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the formation of a placenta.
the manner of placement or construction of a placenta.
- Palestinian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Palestine.
- alienations
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noun,
the act of alienating, or of causing someone to become indifferent or hostile:
- nationalist
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noun,
a person devoted to nationalism.
- pinnatisect
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adjective,
(of a leaf) divided in a pinnate manner.
- neapolitans
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Naples.
- Pleasanton
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noun,
a town in W California.
- alienation
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noun,
the act of alienating, or of causing someone to become indifferent or hostile:
- intestinal
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adjective,
occurring in or affecting the intestines.
- inspection
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noun,
the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically:
- seal-point
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noun,
a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- salientian
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noun,
a salientian amphibian.
- inpatients
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noun,
a patient who stays in a hospital while receiving medical care or treatment.
- Neapolitan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Naples.
- Constantia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- constipate
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verb (used with object),
to cause constipation in; make costive.
- inceptions
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noun,
beginning; start; commencement.
- tonalities
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noun,
Music.
the sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system.
a particular scale or system of tones; a key.
- catenation
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noun,
the act or process of catenating.
- speciation
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noun,
the formation of new species as a result of geographic, physiological, anatomical, or behavioral factors that prevent previously interbreeding populations from breeding with each other.
- poincianas
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noun,
royal poinciana.
- anticlines
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noun,
an anticlinal rock structure.
- antilepton
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noun,
the antiparticle of a lepton.
- antipoetic
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adjective,
of or relating to elements or techniques used in a poem not conventionally thought to be suitable or traditional.
- antiseptic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affecting antisepsis.
- antisocial
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noun,
a person exhibiting antisocial traits.
- non-placet
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noun,
(especially in a church or university assembly) an expression or vote of dissent or disapproval.
- Poinsettia
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noun,
a plant, Euphorbia (Poinsettia) pulcherrima, of the spurge family, native to Mexico and Central America, having variously lobed leaves and brilliant scarlet, pink, or white petallike bracts.
- sanitation
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noun,
the development and application of sanitary measures for the sake of cleanliness, protecting health, etc.
- sapiential
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adjective,
containing, exhibiting, or affording wisdom; characterized by wisdom.
- lactations
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noun,
the secretion or formation of milk.
- point-lace
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noun,
lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
- capitalist
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noun,
a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
- capitation
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noun,
a numbering or assessing by the head.
- Capitoline
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adjective,
of or relating to the Capitoline or to the ancient temple of Jupiter that stood on this hill.
- actinolite
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noun,
a variety of amphibole, occurring in greenish bladed crystals or in masses.
- anticipate
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verb (used with object),
to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee:
- Plantation
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noun,
a usually large farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country, on which cotton, tobacco, coffee, sugar cane, or the like is cultivated, usually by resident laborers.
- psittacine
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adjective,
of or relating to parrots.
- potentials
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noun,
possibility; potentiality:
- Plasticine
-
- natalities
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noun,
birthrate.
- sciential
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adjective,
having knowledge.
- taconites
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- Neopilina
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noun,
any primitive mollusk of the genus Neopilina, having a serial repetition of internal organs that suggests a close relationship to the annelids.
- saltation
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noun,
a dancing, hopping, or leaping movement.
- laitances
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noun,
a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
- opticians
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- nicotines
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- polianite
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noun,
a variety of pyrolusite, MnO 2 , having well-developed crystals.
- anticline
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noun,
an anticlinal rock structure.
- Cisalpine
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adjective,
on this (the Roman or south) side of the Alps.
- Poinciana
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noun,
royal poinciana.
- intonates
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- petitions
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noun,
a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit:
- lancinate
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verb (used with object),
to stab or pierce.
- potential
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noun,
possibility; potentiality:
- slant-top
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adjective,
(especially of a desk) having a slant front.
- octennial
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adjective,
occurring every eight years.
- Neo-Latin
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noun,
New Latin.
- pittances
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noun,
a small amount or share.
- anaptotic
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adjective,
(of languages) tending to become uninflected, in accordance with a theory that languages evolve from uninflected to inflected and back.
- picolines
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noun,
any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of pyridine having the formula C 6 H 7 N, obtained from coal tar as a colorless oily liquid with a strong odor.
- Annapolis
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Maryland, in the central part, on Chesapeake Bay: U.S. Naval Academy.
- Plotinian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or in accordance with Plotinus or his philosophy.
- neoplasia
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noun,
Pathology. tumor growth.
- Tocantins
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noun,
a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- Placentia
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noun,
a town in S California.
- Toscanini
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noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- laciniate
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adjective,
cut into narrow, irregular lobes; slashed; jagged.
- analities
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noun,
the condition or quality of having an anal character; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the anal stage of psychosexual development.
- analeptic
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noun,
a pharmacological substance that stimulates the central nervous system and also acts as an anticonvulsant.
- point-set
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adjective,
(of spaces) cast in widths that conform to standard point measure.
- analcites
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noun,
a white or slightly colored zeolite mineral, Na(AlSi 2 O 6)⋅H 2 O, generally found in crystalline form.
- postnatal
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adjective,
subsequent to childbirth:
- santonica
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noun,
the dried flower heads of any of several species of wormwood, belonging to the genus Artemisia, used as a vermifuge.
- cantilena
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noun,
a simple, lyric, melodic passage for voice or instrument.
- Pensacola
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noun,
a seaport in NW Florida, on Pensacola Bay.
- lactation
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noun,
the secretion or formation of milk.
- cattaloes
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noun,
beefalo.
- tenonitis
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noun,
tendinitis.
- caseation
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noun,
Pathology. transformation of tissue into a soft cheeselike mass, as in tuberculosis.
- ancipital
-
- Castilian
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noun,
the dialect of Spanish spoken in Castile.
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- Canaletto
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Canale) 1697–1768, Italian painter.
- plantains
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noun,
a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana.
- lineation
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noun,
an act or instance of marking with or tracing by lines.
- Nicotiana
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Nicotiana, of the nightshade family, especially one grown for its ornamental value, as flowering tobacco.
- Alopecias
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noun,
loss of hair; baldness.
- placentas
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organ in most mammals, formed in the lining of the uterus by the union of the uterine mucous membrane with the membranes of the fetus, that provides for the nourishment of the fetus and the elimination of its waste products.
- Clintonia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Clintonia, of the lily family, comprising stemless plants with a few broad, ribbed, basal leaves, and white, greenish-yellow, or rose-colored flowers on a short stalk.
- insatiate
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adjective,
insatiable:
- antipoles
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- inelastic
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adjective,
not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- pantalets
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noun,
Sometimes, pantalet. long drawers extending below the skirt, with a frill or other finish at the bottom of the leg, commonly worn by women and girls in the 19th century.
- nationals
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noun,
a citizen or subject of a particular nation who is entitled to its protection:
- epistolic
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adjective,
epistolary.
- Constanta
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noun,
a seaport in SE Romania, on the Black Sea.
- scalation
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noun,
an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
- platinate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of platinic acid.
- palatines
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noun,
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
- inception
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noun,
beginning; start; commencement.
- sectional
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noun,
a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
- tin-plate
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noun,
thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin.
- topcastle
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noun,
a large fighting top used in medieval ships.
- antipasto
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noun,
a course of appetizers consisting of an assortment of foods, as olives, anchovies, sliced sausage, peppers, and artichoke hearts.
- natations
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noun,
an act or the skill of swimming.
- inactions
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- antinoise
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adjective,
designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:
- ice-plant
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noun,
a plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, native to the Mediterranean region, having fleshy leaves that are covered with glistening vesicles and are sometimes eaten as greens.
- Platinite
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- Anticosti
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noun,
an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).
- actinians
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noun,
any sea anemone.
- cotenants
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noun,
a joint tenant.
- nine-spot
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noun,
a playing card the face of which bears nine pips.
- planation
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noun,
the process whereby an irregular land surface is made flat or level by erosion.
- coattails
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noun,
the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket.
- coastline
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noun,
the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
- opacities
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noun,
the state or quality of being opaque.
- nilpotent
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adjective,
equal to zero when raised to a certain power.
- talapoins
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noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- socialite
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noun,
a socially prominent person.
- annotates
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verb (used with object),
to supply with critical or explanatory notes; comment upon in notes:
- plication
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noun,
the act or procedure of folding.
- inpatient
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noun,
a patient who stays in a hospital while receiving medical care or treatment.
- scapolite
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noun,
any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- Leninist
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noun,
an advocate or supporter of Lenin or Leninism.
- lactates
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noun,
an ester or salt of lactic acid.
- potlines
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- opticist
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noun,
a person engaged in the fields of theoretical or applied optics.
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- canopies
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noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- tilapias
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noun,
any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- laotians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- astatine
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noun,
a rare element of the halogen family. Symbol: At; atomic number: 85.
- lactones
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- cantinas
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noun,
a saloon; bar.
- Latinate
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adjective,
of, like, pertaining to, or derived from Latin.
- Latinian
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noun,
Latino-Faliscan.
- Latinist
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noun,
a specialist in Latin.
- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- Socinian
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noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- antipole
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- tinstone
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noun,
cassiterite.
- optician
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- Atlantic
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noun,
Atlantic Ocean.
- lenition
-
noun,
Phonetics. a phonological process that weakens consonant articulation at the ends of syllables or between vowels, causing the consonant to become voiced, spirantized, or deleted.
- calottes
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noun,
zucchetto.
- societal
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- apatites
-
noun,
a common mineral, calcium fluorophosphate, Ca 5 FP 3 O 12 , occurring in individual crystals and in masses and varying in color, formerly used in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers.
- laitance
-
noun,
a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
- apatetic
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adjective,
assuming colors and forms that effect deceptive camouflage.
- nitinols
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noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- Atlantis
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noun,
a legendary island, first mentioned by Plato, said to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar and to have sunk beneath the sea, but linked by some modern archaeologists with the island of Thera, the surviving remnant of a much larger island destroyed by a volcanic eruption c1500 b.c.
- lections
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- picoline
-
noun,
any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of pyridine having the formula C 6 H 7 N, obtained from coal tar as a colorless oily liquid with a strong odor.
- pinitols
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noun,
a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
- apostate
-
noun,
a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc.
- ten-spot
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noun,
a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
- petition
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noun,
a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit:
- Tientsin
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noun,
Older Spelling. Tianjin.
- stonecat
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noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- Laetitia
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noun,
a female given name.
- atlantes
-
noun,
plural of atlas (def 5).
- capelins
-
noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- Palencia
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noun,
a city in Castilla y León, N Spain.
- pentosan
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noun,
any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.
- Stapelia
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Stapelia, of the milkweed family, native to southern Africa, having short, fleshy, leafless stems, and flowers that are oddly colored or mottled and in most species emit a fetid, carrionlike odor.
- colistin
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noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- pantalet
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noun,
Sometimes, pantalet. long drawers extending below the skirt, with a frill or other finish at the bottom of the leg, commonly worn by women and girls in the 19th century.
- pantiles
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- pantonal
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adjective,
marked by or using pantonality.
- coattail
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noun,
the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket.
- tailspin
-
noun,
spin (def 23).
- Politian
-
noun,
(Angelo Poliziano) 1454–94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet.
- coal-pit
-
noun,
a pit where coal is dug.
- inclines
-
noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- tannates
-
noun,
a salt of tannic acid.
- psilocin
-
noun,
a psilocybin metabolite with strong hallucinogenic potency, produced after ingestion of the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
- Pasolini
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noun,
Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- ectopias
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- close-in
-
adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- Tantalic
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adjective,
of or relating to tantalum, especially in the pentavalent state.
- insolate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- colpitis
-
noun,
vaginitis.
- talipots
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noun,
a tall palm, Corypha umbraculifera, of southern India and Ceylon, having large fronds used for making fans and umbrellas, for covering houses, and in place of writing paper: also grown as an ornamental.
- poli-sci
-
noun,
political science:
- panelist
-
noun,
a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- cotenant
-
noun,
a joint tenant.
- spoliate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to plunder, rob, or ruin.
- paletots
-
noun,
any of various loose or fitted coats or jackets for men and women, especially a close-fitting jacket worn over a dress by women in the 19th century.
- inaction
-
noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- Taliesin
-
noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- polities
-
noun,
a particular form or system of government:
- politics
-
noun,
the science or art of political government.
- contents
-
noun,
Usually, contents.
something that is contained:
the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
- coniines
-
noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- contains
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- Palatine
-
noun,
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
- stannate
-
noun,
a salt of a stannic acid.
- stannite
-
noun,
a mineral, iron-black to steel-gray in color, with a metallic luster, copper iron tin sulfide, Cu 2 FeSnS 4 : an ore of tin.
- Constant
-
noun,
something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- panicles
-
noun,
a compound raceme.
- incienso
-
noun,
a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- insolent
-
noun,
an insolent person.
- tactions
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- Capetian
-
noun,
a member of this dynasty.
- platino-
-
- Tacitean
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Publius Cornelius Tacitus.
- pontiacs
-
noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- Catiline
-
noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- penicils
-
noun,
a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.
- salt-pan
-
noun,
an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt.
- castanet
-
noun,
either of a pair of concave pieces of wood held in the palm of the hand and clicked together, usually to accompany dancing.
- sanction
-
noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sanitate
-
verb (used with object),
to make sanitary; equip with sanitary appliances:
- cattalos
-
noun,
beefalo.
- Estonian
-
noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- captains
-
noun,
a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
- capstone
-
noun,
a finishing stone of a structure.
- enations
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- Estancia
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- capitate
-
adjective,
Botany. forming or shaped like a head or dense cluster.
- capitals
-
noun,
the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.:
- cattails
-
noun,
any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, especially T. latifolia, having long, sword-shaped leaves and dense, cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers.
- talapoin
-
noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- instance
-
noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- intonate
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- patients
-
noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- instinct
-
noun,
an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.
- tapiocas
-
noun,
a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- patinate
-
verb (used with object),
to cover or encrust with a patina.
- INTELSAT
-
noun,
a global communications satellite network under international control.
- elations
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- intitles
-
verb (used with object),
entitle.
- Citation
-
noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- isocline
-
noun,
a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- Taconite
-
noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- cipolins
-
noun,
an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.
- ciliates
-
noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- peacoats
-
noun,
pea jacket.
- polentas
-
noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- polecats
-
noun,
a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed.
Compare ferret1 (def 1).
- pelicans
-
noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- policies
-
noun,
a definite course of action adopted for the sake of expediency, facility, etc.:
- sonatina
-
noun,
a short or simplified sonata.
- annattos
-
noun,
Also called lipstick tree. a small tree, Bixa orellana, of tropical America.
- alienist
-
noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- pinnaces
-
noun,
a light sailing ship, especially one formerly used in attendance on a larger ship.
- natation
-
noun,
an act or the skill of swimming.
- placenta
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organ in most mammals, formed in the lining of the uterus by the union of the uterine mucous membrane with the membranes of the fetus, that provides for the nourishment of the fetus and the elimination of its waste products.
- Sicanian
-
adjective,
Sicilian.
- neonatal
-
adjective,
of or relating to newborn children.
- silicone
-
noun,
any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, as (–Si–O–Si–O–) n, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent: used as adhesives, lubricants, and hydraulic oils and in electrical insulation, cosmetics, etc.
- tontines
-
noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- placates
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor of the 15th to the 18th century protecting the lower part of the torso in front: used especially as a reinforcement over a breastplate.
- pintanos
-
noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- silicate
-
noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- pintails
-
noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- annalist
-
noun,
a chronicler of events, especially yearly ones; historian.
- Platonic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines:
- analcite
-
noun,
a white or slightly colored zeolite mineral, Na(AlSi 2 O 6)⋅H 2 O, generally found in crystalline form.
- tonalist
-
noun,
a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.
- actinons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- ancients
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- annotate
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with critical or explanatory notes; comment upon in notes:
- analects
-
plural noun,
selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors.
- Anapolis
-
noun,
a city in central Brazil.
- anilines
-
noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- Alicante
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- actinias
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- actinian
-
noun,
any sea anemone.
- pittance
-
noun,
a small amount or share.
- aconites
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- alencons
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- Anatolic
-
adjective, noun,
Anatolian.
- plantain
-
noun,
a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana.
- National
-
noun,
a citizen or subject of a particular nation who is entitled to its protection:
- alanines
-
noun,
any of several isomers of a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, CH 3 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and produced synthetically: used chiefly in biochemical research. Symbol: A. Abbreviation: Ala;
- litanies
-
noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- nicotine
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- Alpinist
-
noun,
a mountain climber, especially in the Alps.
- alopecia
-
noun,
loss of hair; baldness.
- sinapine
-
noun,
an alkaloid, C 16 H 25 NO 5 , found in the seeds of the black mustard.
- platinas
-
noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- tonetics
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- platinic
-
adjective,
of or containing platinum, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Pleasant
-
adjective,
pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure:
- Aesopian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables:
- sea-lion
-
noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- pisolite
-
noun,
limestone composed of rounded concretions about the size of a pea.
- titanias
-
noun,
synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
- 11-point
-
- pinnati-
-
- scalepan
-
noun,
scale2 (def 2).
- antepast
-
noun,
a foretaste; appetizer.
- pinnacle
-
noun,
a lofty peak.
- toenails
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- placets
-
noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- instant
-
noun,
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment:
- Clinton
-
noun,
De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
- patient
-
noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- Alencon
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- pantile
-
noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- patents
-
noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- politic
-
adjective,
shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic.
- clip-on
-
noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- tannate
-
noun,
a salt of tannic acid.
- inscape
-
noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- splenic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
- alanine
-
noun,
any of several isomers of a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, CH 3 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and produced synthetically: used chiefly in biochemical research. Symbol: A. Abbreviation: Ala;
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- coastal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast:
- Neilson
-
noun,
William Allan, 1869–1946, U.S. educator and lexicographer, born in Scotland.
- spleno-
-
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- pastina
-
noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- placate
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor of the 15th to the 18th century protecting the lower part of the torso in front: used especially as a reinforcement over a breastplate.
- inspect
-
verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- in-line
-
adjective,
(of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- Toltecs
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- pinnace
-
noun,
a light sailing ship, especially one formerly used in attendance on a larger ship.
- citoles
-
noun,
cittern.
- tapioca
-
noun,
a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- catties
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- pectins
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- pelican
-
noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- Oceania
-
noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- spicate
-
adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- Celosia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- Pelotas
-
noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- isation
-
- saltant
-
adjective,
dancing; leaping; jumping.
- litotes
-
noun,
understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
- cattalo
-
noun,
beefalo.
- centals
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- pistole
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- cattail
-
noun,
any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, especially T. latifolia, having long, sword-shaped leaves and dense, cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers.
- pencils
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- catnips
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- isoline
-
noun,
isogram.
- catnaps
-
noun,
a short, light nap or doze.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- alpines
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- Ipiales
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- patinas
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- patties
-
noun,
any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked:
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- patines
-
noun,
patina.
- intens.
-
- intents
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- Clapton
-
noun,
Eric, born 1945, English blues and rock guitarist and composer.
- intines
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- intitle
-
verb (used with object),
entitle.
- spittle
-
noun,
saliva; spit.
- pattens
-
noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- locates
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- Pitocin
-
- peasant
-
noun,
a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- cipolin
-
noun,
an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.
- teapots
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- silicon
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- ciliate
-
noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- Ciliata
-
noun,
the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
- peacoat
-
noun,
pea jacket.
- iolites
-
noun,
cordierite.
- polenta
-
noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- panties
-
noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- salicin
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- pottles
-
noun,
a former liquid measure equal to two quarts.
- topsail
-
noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- elitist
-
noun,
a person having, thought to have, or professing superior intellect or talent, power, wealth, or membership in the upper echelons of society:
- elision
-
noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- etalons
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- topline
-
adjective,
so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
- opiates
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- step-on
-
adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- elicits
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- step-in
-
noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- plastic
-
noun,
Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- Pontiac
-
noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- tactile
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
- taction
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- acetals
-
noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- stencil
-
noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- ectopia
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- Opaline
-
adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- steato-
-
- opiatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- Natalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- optical
-
noun,
opticals, optical effects.
- potline
-
noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- episcia
-
noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- Platina
-
noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- platies
-
noun,
platyfish.
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- Epsilon
-
noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- entopic
-
adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- entoils
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Toscana
-
noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- potties
-
noun,
a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
- espanol
-
noun,
the Spanish language.
- Pontine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pons.
- pontils
-
noun,
punty.
- Stilton
-
- enclasp
-
verb (used with object),
to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
- encinas
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- Pontian
-
noun,
pope a.d. 230–235.
- sealant
-
noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- plaints
-
noun,
a complaint.
- Scottie
-
noun,
Scottish terrier.
- tontine
-
noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- contest
-
noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- content
-
noun,
Usually, contents.
something that is contained:
the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
- incepts
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- Aeolian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- aeonian
-
adjective,
eternal; everlasting.
- panicle
-
noun,
a compound raceme.
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- talipes
-
noun,
a clubfoot.
- planate
-
adjective,
having a plane or flat surface.
- coniine
-
noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- inclasp
-
verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- incline
-
noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- pannose
-
adjective,
having the texture of felt or woolen cloth.
- tonlets
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- inclips
-
verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- colitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- Aetolia
-
noun,
an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
- inclose
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- inconel
-
- talipot
-
noun,
a tall palm, Corypha umbraculifera, of southern India and Ceylon, having large fronds used for making fans and umbrellas, for covering houses, and in place of writing paper: also grown as an ornamental.
- Plantae
-
noun,
the taxonomic kingdom comprising all plants.
- paisano
-
noun,
paisan.
- taipans
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- Seconal
-
- palaeo-
-
- Stanton
-
noun,
Edwin McMasters [muh k-mas-terz,, -mah-sterz] /məkˈmæs tərz,, -ˈmɑ stərz/ (Show IPA), 1814–69, U.S. statesman: Secretary of War 1862–67.
- topical
-
noun,
Philately. any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
- nancies
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- stannic
-
adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Plantin
-
noun,
Christophe [kree-stawf] /kriˈstɔf/ (Show IPA), c1520–1589, French typographer.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- palato-
-
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Actaeon
-
noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- talcose
-
adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- actinal
-
adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- paletot
-
noun,
any of various loose or fitted coats or jackets for men and women, especially a close-fitting jacket worn over a dress by women in the 19th century.
- Actinia
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- talents
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- costate
-
adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- actino-
-
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- penicil
-
noun,
a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.
- polecat
-
noun,
a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed.
Compare ferret1 (def 1).
- special
-
noun,
a special person or thing.
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- solicit
-
verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- poetics
-
noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- attains
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- atopies
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- solatia
-
noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- tiepins
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- lancets
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- anlaces
-
noun,
anelace.
- pintano
-
noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- atiptoe
-
adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- tilapia
-
noun,
any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
- pintail
-
noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- Ploesti
-
noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- Astolat
-
noun,
a place in the Arthurian romances, possibly in Surrey, England.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- Annatol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- astatic
-
adjective,
unstable; unsteady.
- poietic
-
- Pianola
-
noun,
(lowercase) Bridge. a hand, as a laydown, that is very easy to play.
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- piolets
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- linnets
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- lactose
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- canines
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- epinaos
-
noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- canapes
-
noun,
a thin piece of bread or toast or a cracker spread or topped with cheese, caviar, anchovies, or other savory food.
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- anconas
-
noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- pointal
-
noun,
pointel.
- Sinaloa
-
noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- calotte
-
noun,
zucchetto.
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- aniline
-
noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- Caitlin
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Caelian
-
noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- pintles
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- pianist
-
noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- saponin
-
noun,
any of a group of amorphous glycosides of terpenes and steroids, occurring in many plants, characterized by an ability to form emulsions and to foam in aqueous solutions, and used as detergents.
- tetanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- annatto
-
noun,
Also called lipstick tree. a small tree, Bixa orellana, of tropical America.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- cannoli
-
plural noun,
tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- tipcats
-
noun,
a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
- slip-on
-
noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- apicals
-
noun,
Phonetics. an apical sound.
- snap-on
-
adjective,
attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion:
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- leptons
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- lenitic
-
adjective,
lentic.
- anopias
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- apatite
-
noun,
a common mineral, calcium fluorophosphate, Ca 5 FP 3 O 12 , occurring in individual crystals and in masses and varying in color, formerly used in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers.
- pinions
-
noun,
Machinery.
a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
- lectins
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- pinites
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- pinitol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
- Titania
-
noun,
synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
- nitinol
-
noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- Antonia
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Antonius.
- Lepanto
-
noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- Ansonia
-
noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- Titanic
-
noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- pinnate
-
adjective,
resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis:
- aplites
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- satiate
-
adjective,
satiated.
- asocial
-
adjective,
not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- liaison
-
noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- asinine
-
adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- Latitia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Asiatic
-
noun,
an Asian person.
- anneals
-
noun,
an act, instance, or product of annealing.
- aseptic
-
noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- lattens
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- lattice
-
noun,
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- satanic
-
adjective,
of Satan.
- pinoles
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- plicate
-
adjective,
Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- tin-pan
-
adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- Letitia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- tin-pot
-
adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- Sno-Cat
-
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- pinatas
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- apostle
-
noun,
any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- apostil
-
noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- lactone
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- epicist
-
noun,
a writer of epic poetry.
- pointel
-
noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- piscine
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- anatine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.
- caption
-
noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- captans
-
noun,
a powder, C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO 2 S, of white to cream color, used as a fungicide on vegetables, fruits, and flowers.
- Lacoste
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- Laconia
-
noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- tension
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- spacial
-
adjective,
spatial.
- tenpins
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- CAPTAIN
-
noun,
a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
- capelin
-
noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- toecaps
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- anapest
-
noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- spaniel
-
noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- lacinia
-
noun,
Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- cantles
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- spancel
-
noun,
a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- pension
-
noun,
a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.:
- caplins
-
noun,
capelin.
- Santali
-
noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- caplets
-
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- capotes
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- capstan
-
noun,
any of various windlasses, rotated in a horizontal plane by hand or machinery, for winding in ropes, cables, etc.
- piscina
-
noun,
a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- Capitol
-
noun,
the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
- altoist
-
noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- Nicaean
-
adjective,
Nicene.
- capital
-
noun,
the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.:
- Capsian
-
adjective,
of or designating an Epipaleolithic culture of northwestern Africa, characterized by the use of geometric microlithic tools.
- lactase
-
noun,
an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- niacins
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- anattos
-
noun,
annatto.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- Nicolai
-
noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- pointes
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Castile
-
noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- Catalin
-
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Pistoia
-
noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- cantina
-
noun,
a saloon; bar.
- sanicle
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- Caspian
-
noun,
Caspian Sea.
- Italian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- spatial
-
adjective,
of or relating to space.
- lactate
-
noun,
an ester or salt of lactic acid.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- Lettic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Letts or their language.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- staple
-
noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- natant
-
adjective,
swimming; floating.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- Espana
-
noun,
Spanish name of Spain.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- Lepton
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- steno-
-
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- pottle
-
noun,
a former liquid measure equal to two quarts.
- lepto-
-
- litten
-
adjective,
lighted1 .
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- nocti-
-
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- inline
-
noun,
an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- septi-
-
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- intent
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- inclip
-
verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- lacto-
-
- inspan
-
verb (used with object),
to yoke or harness.
- Nelson
-
noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- Scipio
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- splen-
-
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Sapota
-
noun,
sapote.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Saipan
-
noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- sapote
-
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.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- Iletin
-
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- scato-
-
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- tinct.
-
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Tilsit
-
noun,
former name of Sovetsk.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- Attica
-
noun,
a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
- Attila
-
noun,
("Scourge of God") a.d. 406?–453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe: defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 at Châlons-sur-Marne in France.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- tipcat
-
noun,
a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- pinion
-
noun,
Machinery.
a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- apical
-
noun,
Phonetics. an apical sound.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- apneas
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- piloti
-
noun,
a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- tepals
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- calesa
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- pennis
-
- captan
-
noun,
a powder, C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO 2 S, of white to cream color, used as a fungicide on vegetables, fruits, and flowers.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- catnap
-
noun,
a short, light nap or doze.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- cattle
-
noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- tenant
-
noun,
a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Cantal
-
noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- canape
-
noun,
a thin piece of bread or toast or a cracker spread or topped with cheese, caviar, anchovies, or other savory food.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- Cannae
-
noun,
an ancient town in SE Italy: Hannibal defeated the Romans here 216 b.c.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- penta-
-
- capias
-
noun,
a writ commanding an officer to take a specified person into custody.
- capita
-
noun,
plural of caput.
- caplet
-
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- tenpin
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- tonlet
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- placet
-
noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- Toltec
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- Alcott
-
noun,
(Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Platte
-
noun,
a river flowing E from the junction of the North and South Platte rivers in central Nebraska to the Missouri River S of Omaha. 310 miles (500 km) long.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Alicia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- planet
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- toilet
-
noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- aceto-
-
- T-stop
-
noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- aaliis
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Platas
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- acetal
-
noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- plasia
-
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- plants
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- actin-
-
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- plano-
-
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- plani-
-
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- aniso-
-
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- annals
-
noun,
a record of events, especially a yearly record, usually in chronological order.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- anneal
-
noun,
an act, instance, or product of annealing.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- pinons
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- anopia
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- pinnas
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- Alpena
-
noun,
a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- Alsace
-
noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- pistil
-
noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- pisci-
-
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- anatto
-
noun,
annatto.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- pleio-
-
- Ancona
-
noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- pencil
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- cannas
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- contin
-
- Panoan
-
noun,
a family of South American Indian languages spoken in Peru, Bolivia, and western Brazil.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- pannes
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Panini
-
noun,
flourished c400 b.c, Indian grammarian of Sanskrit.
- panels
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- copals
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- paleon
-
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- Tanoan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family of which the three surviving languages are spoken in several pueblos, including Taos, in northern New Mexico near the Rio Grande.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- coalas
-
noun,
koala.
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Pascal
-
noun,
the standard unit of pressure or stress in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one newton per square meter. Abbreviation: Pa.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- panto-
-
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- colent
-
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- paleo-
-
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- potent
-
noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- cteno-
-
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- palate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- palais
-
noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- palace
-
noun,
the official residence of a king, queen, bishop, or other sovereign or exalted personage.
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- paisan
-
noun,
compatriot.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- paeans
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- polit.
-
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- patent
-
noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- centi-
-
- clino-
-
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- tapeta
-
noun,
Botany. a layer of cells often investing the archespore in a developing sporangium and absorbed as the spores mature.
- Patten
-
noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- pectin
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- cleans
-
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- celto-
-
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- pattle
-
noun,
paddle1 (def 11).
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Patton
-
noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- police
-
noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- 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.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- sanit
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- plast
-
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- plat.
-
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- oste-
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- naso-
-
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- octa-
-
- Penn.
-
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- Scot.
-
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pacas
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- plan-
-
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- natl.
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- pale-
-
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- noct-
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- pant-
-
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- plio-
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- pico-
-
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- 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.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- OIcel
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- nona-
-
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- poet.
-
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- scat-
-
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- pleo-
-
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- peta-
-
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- 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.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- clase
-
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- telo-
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Canna
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- cent.
-
- caps.
-
- Capt.
-
- teno-
-
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- cata-
-
- Tenn.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- ecol.
-
- econ.
-
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- ecto-
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- cont.
-
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coel-
-
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Const
-
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- colat
-
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- post-
-
- Conn.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Cons.
-
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Alas.
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Alta.
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- anal.
-
- anat.
-
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- 30-30
-
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- toti-
-
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- acet-
-
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acpt.
-
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- actos
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- 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.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonia
-
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- ASCAP
-
noun,
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- asco-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- ASEAN
-
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ASPCA
-
- 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.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- ation
-
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- atto-
-
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Apoc.
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- annal
-
noun,
a record of events of a particular year:
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- annot
-
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- anon.
-
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- 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.
- apace
-
adverb,
with speed; quickly; swiftly.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- insp.
-
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- istic
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- spec.
-
- Ital.
-
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- ition
-
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- lipo-
-
- span-
-
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- insep
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insol
-
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- inst.
-
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- lect.
-
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- licet
-
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- lact-
-
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Sino-
-
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- sito-
-
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- init.
-
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- Epist
-
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- step-
-
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- encl.
-
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- 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.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nano-
-
- 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.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- sect.
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- NAACP
-
- Sept.
-
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- seti-
-
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ileo-
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- ilio-
-
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- icons
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- incl.
-
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- Icel.
-
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- IATSE
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stat.
-
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- ician
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- sec.
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- top-
-
- SLIC
-
- 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.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sepn
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- sci.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- scil
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- tonn
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- psia
-
- Ste.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- pts.
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- 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.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- psec
-
- PSAT
-
- tel-
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- pot.
-
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- 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.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Sat.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- pnea
-
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- 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.
- tion
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Tit.
-
- 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.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- ten.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Pol.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- SPCA
-
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- 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.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- soln
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Soni
-
- 1080
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Can.
-
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- cap.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- att.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- NACA
-
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- 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.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCAA
-
- 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.
- attn
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lani
-
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- asc-
-
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Con.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- IAEA
-
- est.
-
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- iana
-
- Col.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- IATA
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- esp.
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- cts.
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enc.
-
- enl.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epit
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- eso-
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- iso-
-
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- itis
-
- cis-
-
- itol
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Ceto
-
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- cen.
-
- Cels
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- ile-
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- ins.
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- int.
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- clep
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NCTE
-
- atic
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opia
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aet.
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- 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.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- paca
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Pal.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- ole-
-
- alt.
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Ala.
-
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alco
-
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Ont.
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pil-
-
- 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.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Pet.
-
- Pan.
-
- pct.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- ACLS
-
- 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.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- 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.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acea
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- 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.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pen.
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Anas
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- non-
-
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- neo-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- 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.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- nos-
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- NOAA
-
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 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.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- APSA
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- ANSI
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- NTIA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ann.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Oct.
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- apo-
-
- ance
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- OAPC
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- ano-
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- ANPA
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ast
-
- at.
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- APS
-
- AAE
-
- AAP
-
- ASN
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ANC
-
- ASI
-
- an.
-
- TPI
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- EAA
-
- TSP
-
- ea.
-
- TSI
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- TSE
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ap-
-
- cte
-
- ase
-
- TPN
-
- TAL
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSO
-
- CSA
-
- CPS
-
- CPO
-
- CPL
-
- ac-
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- AIA
-
- CPI
-
- CPA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- al.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ATA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- cl.
-
- AIC
-
- CIP
-
- CIE
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CIA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEO
-
- CAA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TCA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CAI
-
- 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.
- CEA
-
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- TLC
-
- tlo
-
- TNT
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TCS
-
- ct.
-
- ATC
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- Apl
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CNN
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ca.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- 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.
- APC
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TIA
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- AEC
-
- Co.
-
- Clo
-
- cp.
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- CLI
-
- ACP
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- cle
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- AOA
-
- cs.
-
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- PLA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- NSA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- sc.
-
- NNE
-
- NNP
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOP
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Npt
-
- NSC
-
- NIA
-
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- OAP
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- 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:
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- LPN
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- 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.
- NCO
-
- NAA
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- NES
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SCP
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- oic
-
- OIt
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PCI
-
- PCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- Pa.
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- POA
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PLO
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pli
-
- PIO
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PLC
-
- pl.
-
- pc.
-
- OTS
-
- Ola
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- SAE
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAA
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- PTT
-
- ONI
-
- ons
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- ote
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- PSA
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- TTS
-
- LON
-
- IOC
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- spt
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- ist
-
- il-
-
- IAS
-
- ITC
-
- EPA
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- EIS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- STP
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- EPS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- EPT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- STL
-
- ESL
-
- STI
-
- ETO
-
- ETS
-
- ics
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ITA
-
- IPS
-
- SLP
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ite
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- SLA
-
- lep
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- SLE
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Lt.
-
- LOC
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- La.
-
- A.
-
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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NC
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TT
-
- N.
-
- CE
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- TP
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- AO
-
- NI
-
- t.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- NP
-
- IP
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- OA
-
- TL
-
- O.
-
- TC
-
- TN
-
- L.
-
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- ol
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- L1
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- NL
-
- L2
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- le
-
- SN
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- P.
-
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.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .