Anagrams of Apresoline
Word Apresoline has
1183 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Apresoline.
- seriplane
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noun,
a test for evaluating the quality of raw silk by inspecting it under controlled conditions for variations in the diameter of the yarn and for imperfections and content.
- naperies
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- espalier
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noun,
a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane.
- sea-lion
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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.
- parolees
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noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- pelorias
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- leporine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.
- ailerons
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- peroneal
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated near the fibula.
- isoprene
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- Personae
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noun,
a collection of poems (1926) by Ezra Pound.
- alienors
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- sleep-in
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noun,
a person who sleeps in at a place of employment.
- pioneers
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- personal
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noun,
a short news paragraph in a newspaper concerning a particular person, as one who is socially prominent, or a group of particular persons who are socially prominent.
a brief, private notice in a newspaper or magazine, often addressed to a particular person, and typically bearing an abbreviated salutation and signature to preserve its confidentiality, usually printed in a special part of the classified advertising section.
Also called personal ad. a similar notice, as in a newspaper or on a website, placed by a person seeking companionship, a spouse, etc.
Usually, personals. a column, page, or section, as of a newspaper, magazine, or website, featuring such notices or items.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- pralines
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- Elsinore
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noun,
Helsingør.
- prolines
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noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- psoralen
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noun,
a toxic substance, C 11 H 6 O 3 , found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.
- liernes
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- Salerno
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noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- areoles
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noun,
an areola.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- seleno-
-
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- Spieler
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noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- loaners
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- arseno-
-
- leprose
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adjective,
leprous.
- Epsilon
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noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- Lenapes
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noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- leaners
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elepaio
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noun,
a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
- Elpenor
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noun,
(in the Odyssey) a companion of Odysseus who was killed when he fell off the roof of Circe's palace.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- espanol
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noun,
the Spanish language.
- spaniel
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noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- openers
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- pinoles
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- reposal
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noun,
the act of reposing.
- replies
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noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- repines
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- repeals
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- reopens
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- relapse
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noun,
an act or instance of relapsing.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- proline
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noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- presale
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noun,
a sale held in advance of an advertised sale, as for select customers.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- Polaris
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noun,
Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
- planers
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- Pioneer
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- Pilsner
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noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- Orleans
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- peonies
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- pensile
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adjective,
hanging, as the nests of certain birds.
- Peneios
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noun,
Modern Greek name of Salambria.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- paroles
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- parolee
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noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- aperies
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- arenose
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adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- spleno-
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- spoiler
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noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- alpines
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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.
- anisole
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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.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- liners
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Searle
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noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- lesion
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- serape
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noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- Alpine
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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.
- lepers
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noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- pleio-
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- please
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Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- Serena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Senora
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Lorens
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- lorans
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noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- lopers
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noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- loners
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noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- plano-
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- Plains
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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.
- aloins
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- loaner
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- planer
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- plani-
-
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- leones
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noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Lenore
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Silone
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noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- aneles
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verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- sloper
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noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- Sloane
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noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- splore
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noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- spiral
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noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- Aeolis
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noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- proles
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noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- preens
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noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- leaner
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Lenape
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noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- polers
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noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- Leipoa
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noun,
mallee fowl.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- polies
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noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- learns
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- silane
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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.
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- larees
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noun,
lari.
- lapins
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noun,
a rabbit.
- lanose
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adjective,
lanate.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- lories
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noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Alison
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- senile
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noun,
a senile person.
- peasen
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noun,
a plural of pease.
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- A-line
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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.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- opener
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- splen-
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- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- pensil
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noun,
pencel.
- spleen
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noun,
a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
- Orense
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noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- oriels
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Pelion
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noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- paeons
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- paleo-
-
- paleon
-
- spiro-
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- panels
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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.
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- Pansil
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noun,
Pancha Sila.
- parens
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- parles
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- parole
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- parols
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noun,
something stated or declared.
- Parsee
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noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- parson
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noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- sailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- oleins
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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.
- selen-
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- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- resole
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verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- aeron.
-
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Aerope
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noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- Naples
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noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- Pinole
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- spline
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noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- Pilsen
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noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Aileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Perlis
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noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- oilers
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- sapele
-
noun,
Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
- sapro-
-
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- nopals
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noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- nerols
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noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- Repeal
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- anoles
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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.
- areole
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noun,
an areola.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- repels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- elopes
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- aniso-
-
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- asleep
-
adverb,
in or into a state of sleep:
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- arsen-
-
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- 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.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- repose
-
noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- elapse
-
noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- 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.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- reni-
-
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- 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.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- nears
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- 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.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- aero-
-
- naso-
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- 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.
- span-
-
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- 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.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- pale-
-
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- areo-
-
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- 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.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- 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.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- 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.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- Parl.
-
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- pari-
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Arnel
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- peri-
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- 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.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- 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.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orial
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- pene-
-
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- 30-30
-
- OPers
-
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- prae-
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- 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.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sino-
-
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Pres.
-
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- sero-
-
- 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:
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- 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.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- pros.
-
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- resp.
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Iran.
-
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- 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.
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- insp.
-
- insol
-
- ileo-
-
- insep
-
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Epis.
-
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- pron.
-
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- anis-
-
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- lipo-
-
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- pleo-
-
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- aeri-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- spor-
-
- plan-
-
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- plio-
-
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- 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.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rel.
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- psia
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Sra.
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- repl
-
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- prs.
-
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- RNAS
-
- prin
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- PERL
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- pil-
-
- Rep.
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- Pers
-
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- per.
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pro-
-
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Aire
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Pen.
-
- RONA
-
- pnea
-
- 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.
- Pol.
-
- 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.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pre-
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- aer-
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- ANSI
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- iso-
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- opia
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Ire.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- 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 = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inae
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- ile-
-
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- esp.
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- eso-
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- 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.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- 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.
- 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.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Lani
-
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- 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.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Soni
-
- ano-
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- 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.
- Apr.
-
- apo-
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- 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.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- 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.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epi-
-
- ELAS
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- soln
-
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- 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.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- lin.
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- 1080
-
- nos-
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- 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.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Alis
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- NIRA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- 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.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPer
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- sepn
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- 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.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- 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.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- 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-
-
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neo-
-
- Sr.
-
- So.
-
- RSE
-
- SPR
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Sp.
-
- RSA
-
- RPO
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- 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.
- Rs.
-
- ROI
-
- ROA
-
- SAR
-
- SLE
-
- SLA
-
- SLP
-
- SLR
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ROP
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SRO
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- SAE
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- RNA
-
- ise
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IPA
-
- 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.
- ior
-
- 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 = .
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILS
-
- ILP
-
- ILO
-
- il-
-
- ipr
-
- ier
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- ese
-
- IPO
-
- IPS
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Les
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lep
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Ir.
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- La.
-
- ISR
-
- Isl
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- ESA
-
- ERP
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- APS
-
- Apl
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- aor
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ase
-
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- ap-
-
- ARS
-
- ASI
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOE
-
- ene
-
- en-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EIS
-
- ASN
-
- eir
-
- EEO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- eo-
-
- ASR
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Pr.
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- 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:
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- Pa.
-
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- PIO
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- PSE
-
- REA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSA
-
- pl.
-
- PRA
-
- POR
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- PLR
-
- PLO
-
- pli
-
- PLA
-
- 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.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ola
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- NOP
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NES
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NEA
-
- NSA
-
- ne-
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LSI
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LPN
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- LON
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- NRA
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- NIA
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- op.
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- OAP
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- OIr
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- oil
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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.
- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OAS
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- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OSA
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- R.
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- OA
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- i.
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- le
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- NP
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- NI
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- RI
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- RN
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- LR
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- AO
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- AI
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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.
- SN
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- A.
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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.
- N.
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- ln
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- SL
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- RP
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- O.
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- IP
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- P.
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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.
- S.
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
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- SA
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- L2
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- ol
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- EI
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- ee
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- L.
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L1
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- RO
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products: