Anagrams of aspergillus
Word aspergillus has
1040 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of aspergillus.
- spur-gall
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noun,
a hairless and indurated area or gall on the side of a horse, caused by the irritation of a spur.
- guerillas
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noun,
a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.
- salesgirl
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noun,
a woman who sells goods, especially in a store; saleswoman.
- spillages
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noun,
the act or process of spilling.
- spillage
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noun,
the act or process of spilling.
- Serpasil
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- earplugs
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noun,
a plug of soft, pliable material inserted into the opening of the outer ear, especially to keep out water or noise.
- graupels
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noun,
snow pellets.
- upraises
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- plussage
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noun,
a surplus amount.
- guerilla
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noun,
a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.
- pillages
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noun,
the act of plundering, especially in war.
- sea-slug
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noun,
a nudibranch.
- Pelagius
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noun,
360?–420? English monk and theologian who lived in Rome: teachings opposed by St. Augustine.
- perillas
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noun,
any of several aromatic Asian plants belonging to the genus Perilla, of the mint family, especially P. frutescens, which has become naturalized in the eastern U.S. and from which perilla oil is obtained.
- perusals
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noun,
a reading:
- spireas
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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.
- gallies
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verb (used with object),
to frighten or scare.
- lugsail
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noun,
a quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely.
- espials
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noun,
the act of spying.
- sparges
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noun,
a sprinkling.
- palsies
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noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- paresis
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noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- Perilla
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noun,
any of several aromatic Asian plants belonging to the genus Perilla, of the mint family, especially P. frutescens, which has become naturalized in the eastern U.S. and from which perilla oil is obtained.
- spirals
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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.
- earplug
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noun,
a plug of soft, pliable material inserted into the opening of the outer ear, especially to keep out water or noise.
- superl.
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- sullage
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noun,
refuse or waste; sewage.
- Spirula
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noun,
any cephalopod of the genus Spirula, having a flat, spiral shell that is partly inside and partly outside the posterior part of the body.
- splurge
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verb (used without object),
to indulge oneself in some luxury or pleasure, especially a costly one:
- Sprague
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noun,
Frank Julian, 1857–1934, U.S. electrical engineer and inventor.
- parulis
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noun,
gumboil.
- Pelasgi
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plural noun,
the Pelasgians.
- Prussia
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noun,
a former state in N Europe: became a military power in the 18th century and in 1871 led the formation of the German empire; formally abolished as an administrative unit in 1947.
- spurges
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia, having a milky juice and flowers with no petals or sepals.
- aspires
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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):
- Pegasus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a winged horse, created from the blood of Medusa, that opened the spring of Hippocrene with a stroke of its hoof, and that carried Bellerophon in his attack on the Chimera.
- sullies
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noun,
Obsolete. a stain; soil.
- sailers
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- gaspers
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noun,
a cigarette.
- rallies
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noun,
a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
- grilles
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noun,
a grating or openwork barrier, as for a gate, usually of metal and often of decorative design.
- Russell
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noun,
Bertrand (Arthur William), 3rd Earl, 1872–1970, English philosopher, mathematician, and author: Nobel Prize in literature 1950.
- sallies
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noun,
a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
- ill-use
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noun,
Also, ill-usage. bad, unjust, or cruel treatment.
- saugers
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noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- saurels
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noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- sauries
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noun,
a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
- seagull
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noun,
a gull, especially any of the marine species.
- gullies
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noun,
a small valley or ravine originally worn away by running water and serving as a drainageway after prolonged heavy rains.
- largess
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noun,
generous bestowal of gifts.
- resails
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Legaspi
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noun,
a seaport on SE Luzon, in the Philippines.
- grilses
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noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- graupel
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noun,
snow pellets.
- Silures
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plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- Lepsius
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noun,
Karl Richard [kahrl rikh-ahrt] /kɑrl ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1810–84, German philologist and Egyptologist.
- glassie
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noun,
glassy (def 4).
- glaires
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- ligases
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- Serapis
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noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- ligulas
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noun,
Botany, Zoology. a tonguelike or strap-shaped part or organ.
- serials
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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.
- ligules
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noun,
a thin, membranous outgrowth from the base of the blade of most grasses.
- ligures
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noun,
a precious stone, probably the jacinth. Ex. 28:19.
- silages
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noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- lipases
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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.
- sillers
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noun,
silver.
- Persius
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noun,
(Aulus Persius Flaccus) a.d. 34–62, Roman satirist.
- arguses
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- pulsars
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noun,
Astronomy. one of several hundred known celestial objects, generally believed to be rapidly rotating neutron stars, that emit pulses of radiation, especially radio waves, with a high degree of regularity.
- upraise
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- pillars
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noun,
an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument:
- ullages
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noun,
the amount by which the contents fall short of filling a container, as a cask or bottle.
- airless
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adjective,
lacking air.
- uprises
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noun,
an act of rising up.
- plurals
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noun,
the plural number.
- pleural
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adjective,
Anatomy. of or relating to the pleura.
- prisage
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noun,
the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
- pilular
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling pills.
- Piraeus
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noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- allures
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noun,
fascination; charm; appeal.
- pillage
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noun,
the act of plundering, especially in war.
- praises
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- pilules
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noun,
a small pill (contrasted with bolus).
- Perugia
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noun,
a city in central Umbria, in central Italy.
- plagues
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noun,
an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
- Algiers
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
- perusal
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noun,
a reading:
- Pigalle
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noun,
Place Pigalle.
- suspire
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verb (used with object),
to sigh; utter with long, sighing breaths.
- legals
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noun,
a person who acts in a legal manner or with legal authority.
- gruels
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noun,
a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.
- lisles
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noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- pluses
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noun,
a plus quantity.
- raises
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- gripes
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noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- Segura
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noun,
Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pancho Segura"Segoo") born 1921, Ecuadorian tennis player.
- gapers
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noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- supra-
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- Gallup
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noun,
George Horace, 1901–84, U.S. statistician.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- purses
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noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- sirups
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noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- pulses
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noun,
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- spares
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- spalls
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noun,
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- 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.
- slurps
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noun,
an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- guiles
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noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- prases
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Lassie
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noun,
a young girl; lass.
- pagers
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noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- plages
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noun,
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
- slipes
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noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- purges
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noun,
the act or process of purging.
- Laurel
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noun,
Also called bay, sweet bay. a small European evergreen tree, Laurus nobilis, of the laurel family, having dark, glossy green leaves.
Compare laurel family.
- Laurie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Sisera
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noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- uprise
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noun,
an act of rising up.
- plisse
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noun,
a textile finish characterized by a puckered or blistered effect, produced by chemical treatment.
- Gasper
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noun,
a cigarette.
- Glaser
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noun,
Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
- Leguia
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noun,
Augusto Bernardino [ou-goos-taw ber-nahr-th ee-naw] /aʊˈgus tɔ ˌbɛr nɑrˈði nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1932, president of Peru 1908–12, 1919–30.
- ligase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- glaire
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- glairs
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- repass
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verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- glares
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noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- Glarus
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noun,
a canton in E central Switzerland. 264 sq. mi. (684 sq. km).
- Agrius
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noun,
one of the Gigantes.
- ligers
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noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- Prague
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noun,
a city in and the capital of the Czech Republic, in the W central part, on the Vltava: formerly capital of Czechoslovakia.
- Grasse
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noun,
François Joseph Paul [frahn-swa zhaw-zef pawl] /frɑ̃ˈswa ʒɔˈzɛf pɔl/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Grasse-Tilly) 1722–1788, French admiral.
- sepias
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- regius
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adjective,
of or belonging to a king.
- sepals
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noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- regula
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noun,
(in a Doric entablature) a fillet, continuing a triglyph beneath the taenia, from which guttae are suspended.
- grails
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- ligula
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noun,
Botany, Zoology. a tonguelike or strap-shaped part or organ.
- aisles
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- grills
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noun,
a grated utensil for broiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc., over a fire; gridiron.
- urials
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noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Gasser
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noun,
Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
- silure
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plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- pulsar
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noun,
Astronomy. one of several hundred known celestial objects, generally believed to be rapidly rotating neutron stars, that emit pulses of radiation, especially radio waves, with a high degree of regularity.
- pillar
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noun,
an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument:
- siller
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noun,
silver.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- pisser
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noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- 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.
- rassle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- silage
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noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- ligure
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noun,
a precious stone, probably the jacinth. Ex. 28:19.
- urases
-
noun,
urease.
- ligule
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noun,
a thin, membranous outgrowth from the base of the blade of most grasses.
- pilule
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noun,
a small pill (contrasted with bolus).
- Gilels
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noun,
Emil (Grigoryevich) [ee-mil gri-gawr-yuh-vich,, ey-mil;; Russian e-myeel gryi-gaw-ryi-vyich] /ˈi mɪl grɪˈgɔr yə vɪtʃ,, ˈeɪ mɪl;; Russian ɛˈmyil gryɪˈgɔ ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1916–85, Russian pianist.
- grille
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noun,
a grating or openwork barrier, as for a gate, usually of metal and often of decorative design.
- grilse
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noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- sparge
-
noun,
a sprinkling.
- grasps
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noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- pleur-
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- ullage
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noun,
the amount by which the contents fall short of filling a container, as a cask or bottle.
- salugi
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noun,
a gamelike prank in which a youth grabs something belonging to another and throws it to a third, preventing the owner from retrieving it as it is tossed back and forth.
- plegia
-
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- 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.
- lapses
-
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:
- parses
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- sprags
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noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- sprigs
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- pellas
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- Aussie
-
noun,
an Australian.
- sprues
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- Epirus
-
noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- sauger
-
noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- Gussie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Augusta.
- Augier
-
noun,
Guillaume Victor Émile [gee-yohm veek-tawr ey-meel] /giˈyoʊm vikˈtɔr eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1820–89, French dramatist.
- saleps
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noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- passel
-
noun,
a group or lot of indeterminate number:
- Passer
-
noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- spurge
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia, having a milky juice and flowers with no petals or sepals.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- assure
-
verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- supers
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noun,
Informal.
a superintendent, especially of an apartment house.
supermarket.
supernumerary.
supervisor.
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- lagers
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noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- pauses
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- Puglia
-
noun,
Italian name of Apulia.
- sarges
-
noun,
sergeant.
- sugars
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- spirea
-
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.
- Superi
-
plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- 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):
- lapsus
-
noun,
a slip or lapse.
- sparse
-
adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- plague
-
noun,
an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
- Persia
-
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.
- argils
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- pileus
-
noun,
Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
- Spears
-
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.
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- larges
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- argues
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- spells
-
noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- pleura
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a delicate serous membrane investing each lung in mammals and folded back as a lining of the corresponding side of the thorax.
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- spiels
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- allure
-
noun,
fascination; charm; appeal.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- Russia
-
noun,
Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- usages
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Gursel
-
noun,
Cemal [je-mahl] /dʒɛˈmɑl/ (Show IPA), 1895–1966, Turkish army officer and statesman: president 1961–66.
- plural
-
noun,
the plural number.
- spiles
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- super-
-
- spills
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- surges
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- plur.
-
- 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).
- prae-
-
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sages
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- Legis
-
- resp.
-
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- 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.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- plage
-
noun,
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- legal
-
noun,
a person who acts in a legal manner or with legal authority.
- 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:
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapel
-
noun,
either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- rills
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- relig
-
- 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.
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- pass.
-
- pases
-
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.
- pules
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- pilau
-
noun,
pilaf.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pulas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Parl.
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- pari-
-
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Pregl
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1869–1930, Austrian chemist: Nobel prize 1923.
- 30-30
-
- pulls
-
- prigs
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- 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.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- peri-
-
- Prus.
-
- Pella
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- 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.
- 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.
- Pres.
-
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- 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.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- peags
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- pulis
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- palls
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- Lepus
-
noun,
the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rall.
-
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- 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.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- pilus
-
noun,
a hair or hairlike structure.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Lugar
-
noun,
Richard G(reen) born 1932, U.S. politician: senator 1977–2013.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- purge
-
noun,
the act or process of purging.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- pale-
-
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pulse
-
noun,
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- pagus
-
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- purls
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- puses
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- Lulea
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- luges
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- Luger
-
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Pauli
-
noun,
Wolfgang [woo lf-gang;; German vawlf-gahng] /ˈwʊlf gæŋ;; German ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1900–58, Austrian physicist in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1945.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- gaurs
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- gauls
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- gasps
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- Gaspe
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- gapes
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- apses
-
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.
- Gauss
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic induction, equal to the magnetic induction of a magnetic field in which one abcoulomb of charge, moving with a component of velocity perpendicular to the field and equal to one centimeter per second, is acted on by a force of one dyne; 1 maxwell per square centimeter or 10− 4 weber per square meter. Symbol: G.
- surg.
-
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Glass
-
noun,
a hard, brittle, noncrystalline, more or less transparent substance produced by fusion, usually consisting of mutually dissolved silica and silicates that also contain soda and lime, as in the ordinary variety used for windows and bottles.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- spies
-
- Sugar
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- surge
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- uglis
-
- slurp
-
noun,
an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- 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.
- slues
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- slugs
-
noun,
any of various snaillike terrestrial gastropods having no shell or only a rudimentary one, feeding on plants and a pest of leafy garden crops.
- supes
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- 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.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- spall
-
noun,
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Epis.
-
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- galls
-
noun,
impudence; effrontery.
- Gaius
-
noun,
a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- Galle
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Sri Lanka.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- spell
-
noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- slags
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- Argus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- slaps
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- saris
-
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.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- Iglau
-
noun,
Jihlava.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Sauls
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- auger
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- Sulla
-
noun,
(Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix) 138–78 b.c, Roman general and statesman: dictator 82–79.
- gulps
-
noun,
the act of gulping:
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- gulls
-
noun,
any of numerous long-winged, web-toed, aquatic birds of the family Laridae, having usually white plumage with a gray back and wings.
- gules
-
noun,
the tincture red.
- gulas
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- aeri-
-
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- sails
-
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.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Ipsus
-
noun,
an ancient village in central Asia Minor, in Phrygia: the scene of a battle (301 b.c.) between the successors of Alexander the Great.
- sugis
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- Salus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of health and prosperity: identified with the Greek goddess Hygeia.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- spues
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- usage
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- illus
-
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- glues
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- urges
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- grill
-
noun,
a grated utensil for broiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc., over a fire; gridiron.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Sells
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- GRASS
-
noun,
any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.
Compare grass family.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- Urgel
-
noun,
a town in NE Spain, SSW of Andorra: cathedral.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Guise
-
noun,
general external appearance; aspect; semblance:
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- guile
-
noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- guess
-
noun,
an opinion that one reaches or to which one commits oneself on the basis of probability alone or in the absence of any evidence whatever.
- guars
-
noun,
a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.
- guar.
-
- agues
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Grues
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- gruel
-
noun,
a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- sprag
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- psia
-
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- psig
-
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- 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.
- supr
-
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- USPS
-
- plug
-
noun,
a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge.
- USIS
-
- USIA
-
- USGA
-
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USAR
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- uria
-
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- prs.
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- ugli
-
- pre-
-
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sur-
-
- sups
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- repl
-
- PLSS
-
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Rep.
-
- rel.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Reg.
-
- seps
-
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.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rus.
-
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- 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.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- SASE
-
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- saur
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- pugs
-
noun,
one of a breed of small, short-haired dogs having a tightly curled tail, a deeply wrinkled face, and a smooth coat that is black or silver and fawn with black markings.
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- slug
-
noun,
any of various snaillike terrestrial gastropods having no shell or only a rudimentary one, feeding on plants and a pest of leafy garden crops.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- 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.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- purs
-
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- Sra.
-
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- purl
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sers
-
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).
- 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.
- Sig.
-
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Puss
-
noun,
a cat.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- Gall
-
noun,
impudence; effrontery.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ASSR
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Aug.
-
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- aur-
-
- isls
-
- Aus.
-
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ELAS
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- leg.
-
- Arg.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- lea.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- asis
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Gill
-
noun,
the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Eur.
-
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- gaup
-
verb (used without object),
gawp.
- Gaul
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- Gal.
-
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- glue
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- 1080
-
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- ESIS
-
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ill.
-
- ile-
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elul
-
noun,
the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar.
- epi-
-
- ergs
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- guls
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- gras
-
- gulp
-
noun,
the act of gulping:
- gull
-
noun,
any of numerous long-winged, web-toed, aquatic birds of the family Laridae, having usually white plumage with a gray back and wings.
- Gula
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- esp.
-
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- gres
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Alg.
-
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- Pegu
-
noun,
a city in central Burma: pagodas.
- per.
-
- PERL
-
- Pers
-
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alis
-
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- all-
-
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- aer-
-
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- 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.
- Aire
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- agr.
-
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- 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.
- Pal.
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Pall
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- 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.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Apr.
-
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- luge
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- 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.
- lugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- 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.
- ae.
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Ga.
-
- SLP
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- USP
-
- SLR
-
- ESA
-
- USR
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- SLE
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- gi.
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- eu-
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- ap-
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- GPU
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- GAR
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noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- USE
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noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ESU
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- Ar.
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- ess
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noun,
the letter S, s.
- age
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noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ESR
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- ALP
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noun,
a high mountain.
- AES
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noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SPA
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noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- al.
-
- ESL
-
- ag-
-
- SLA
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- sis
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noun,
sister.
- ERP
-
- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ail
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verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Sui
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noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Sue
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noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ASS
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noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- SUG
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- ASR
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- ule
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noun,
caucho.
- ALS
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noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ALU
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- ASP
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noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- UAE
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- USS
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- USA
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- UAR
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- SSI
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- ASI
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- APE
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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.
- API
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abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Sus
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- Apl
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- Sup
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noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- APS
-
- ase
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- ARU
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- ARS
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- ARP
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noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARE
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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.
- SSR
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- SSE
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- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- UPS
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noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- EPS
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- EPA
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- Ep.
-
- AIR
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ure
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- els
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Ell
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noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- EIS
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- eir
-
- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- AIS
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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.
- ur-
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- SPR
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- SSA
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- ear
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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.
- ea.
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- Eg.
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- ale
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noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- SPS
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- UPI
-
- up-
-
- ASU
-
- Sr.
-
- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- PLR
-
- GSR
-
- gap
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noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- lis
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- lg.
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- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- REA
-
- Lir
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noun,
Ler.
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rap
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noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Les
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- ll.
-
- LPG
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- LPS
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSI
-
- LSS
-
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- leu
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Ler
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noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- rag
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noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- lag
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noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPG
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- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Lae
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noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lep
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- LAP
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noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- rig
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noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LUG
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noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rue
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noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- pir
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noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PSA
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- pes
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noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PGA
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- PIA
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noun,
a female given name.
- pie
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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:
- pig
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noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- pis
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PSG
-
- PRA
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- pl.
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- PL1
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noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
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- pli
-
- PSE
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- PSI
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noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- RPS
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- Pr.
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- RIP
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noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- pus
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noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- Pa.
-
- PEI
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noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pg.
-
- Ps.
-
- Peg
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noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- PaG
-
- PAS
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noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PAU
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- Pul
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- pea
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noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pug
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noun,
one of a breed of small, short-haired dogs having a tightly curled tail, a deeply wrinkled face, and a smooth coat that is black or silver and fawn with black markings.
- PSS
-
- RSS
-
- SAG
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noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- ier
-
- Sau
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noun,
German name of Sava.
- ipr
-
- IPA
-
- gl.
-
- ILS
-
- SAP
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noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SER
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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).
- ILP
-
- SAR
-
- GPS
-
- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Sep
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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.
- il-
-
- gre
-
- se-
-
- rug
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noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- IAS
-
- SEL
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noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ial
-
- GSA
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- Ia.
-
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- gul
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noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- Gur
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noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- GUS
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noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- IUS
-
- Gel
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noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- ISR
-
- La.
-
- SIP
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noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- Sp.
-
- GIs
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noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- SAE
-
- Gr.
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRL
-
- Ges
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- G.
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- PU
-
- GU
-
- GP
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- L1
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- le
-
- RU
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L.
-
- RP
-
- SU
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SG
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SL
-
- rg
-
- i.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- IP
-
- LR
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- U.
-
- IG
-
- RI
-
- UI
-
- UL
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- L2
-