Anagrams of capabilities
Word capabilities has
974 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of capabilities.
- bicipital
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adjective,
having two heads; two-headed.
- abilities
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noun,
power or capacity to do or act physically, mentally, legally, morally, financially, etc.
- basipetal
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adjective,
growing or moving toward the base of a structure or part.
- Basilica
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noun,
an early Christian or medieval church of the type built especially in Italy, characterized by a plan including a nave, two or four side aisles, a semicircular apse, a narthex, and often other features, as a short transept, a number of small semicircular apses terminating the aisles, or an atrium. The interior is characterized by strong horizontality, with little or no attempt at rhythmic accents. All spaces are usually covered with timber roofs or ceilings except for the apse or apses, which are vaulted.
- placates
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noun,
a piece of plate armor of the 15th to the 18th century protecting the lower part of the torso in front: used especially as a reinforcement over a breastplate.
- cabalist
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noun,
a student of or expert in the cabala.
- basilect
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noun,
the variety of language in a creole continuum that is most distinct from the acrolect.
- capitals
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noun,
the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.:
- labiates
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noun,
a labiate plant.
- pitiable
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adjective,
evoking or deserving pity; lamentable:
- Stapelia
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Stapelia, of the milkweed family, native to southern Africa, having short, fleshy, leafless stems, and flowers that are oddly colored or mottled and in most species emit a fetid, carrionlike odor.
- ciliates
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- sibilate
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verb (used with object),
to utter or pronounce with a hissing sound.
- tilapias
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noun,
any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
- satiable
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adjective,
capable of being satiated.
- silicate
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- epiblast
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noun,
the primordial outer layer of a young embryo before the segregation of the germ layers, capable of becoming the ectoderm and containing cells capable of becoming the mesoderm and endoderm.
- ciliate
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- Ciliata
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noun,
the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- spacial
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adjective,
spatial.
- spatial
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adjective,
of or relating to space.
- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- special
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- apicals
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noun,
Phonetics. an apical sound.
- stabile
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noun,
a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.
Compare mobile (def 10).
- stibial
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adjective,
of or resembling antimony.
- albites
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- epicist
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noun,
a writer of epic poetry.
- Asiatic
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noun,
an Asian person.
- caplets
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- Astilbe
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noun,
any plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- placate
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noun,
a piece of plate armor of the 15th to the 18th century protecting the lower part of the torso in front: used especially as a reinforcement over a breastplate.
- blastic
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- plicate
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adjective,
Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- bestial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the form of a beast:
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- beclasp
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verb (used with object),
to clasp all around or on all sides.
- plastic
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noun,
Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- placets
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noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- basilic
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adjective,
kingly; royal.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- basiate
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verb (used with or without object),
to kiss.
- cablets
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noun,
a small cable, especially a cablelaid rope under 10 inches (25 cm) in circumference.
- capable
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Idioms,
capable of,
having the ability or capacity for:
open to the influence or effect of; susceptible of:
predisposed to; inclined to:
- capital
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noun,
the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.:
- actable
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adjective,
capable of being acted or suitable for acting:
- Sicilia
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noun,
Italian name of Sicily.
- silici-
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- episcia
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noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Tbilisi
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noun,
a city in and the capital of the Georgian Republic, in the SE part, on the Kura.
- ablates
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verb (used with object),
to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.:
- abacist
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noun,
a person skilled in using an abacus.
- Ileitis
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noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- Isabela
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noun,
a city in NW Puerto Rico.
- labiate
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noun,
a labiate plant.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- acetals
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noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- Ipiales
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noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- lactase
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noun,
an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- tilapia
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noun,
any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
- pities
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noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- aaliis
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noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- Bastia
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noun,
a seaport on the NE coast of Corsica: the former capital of Corsica.
- tibias
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noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- abseil
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noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- Isabel
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noun,
a female given name.
- Blaise
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noun,
a male given name.
- aplite
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- places
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noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- apices
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noun,
a plural of apex.
- apical
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noun,
Phonetics. an apical sound.
- placet
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noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- capias
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noun,
a writ commanding an officer to take a specified person into custody.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- ticals
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- ablate
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verb (used with object),
to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.:
- cables
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- pibals
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noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- Abelia
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noun,
any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Abelia, of the honeysuckle family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers.
- abatis
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noun,
an obstacle or barricade of trees with bent or sharpened branches directed toward an enemy.
- septal
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adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- tepals
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noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- Bailie
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noun,
(in Scotland) a municipal officer or magistrate, corresponding to an English alderman.
- septi-
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- caplet
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- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- abates
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verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- pisci-
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- casita
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noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- silica
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- calesa
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noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- cabals
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noun,
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- Pilate
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noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- Calais
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noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Baltic
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noun,
the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.
- C-bias
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noun,
grid bias.
- pistil
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noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- ceibas
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noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- cablet
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noun,
a small cable, especially a cablelaid rope under 10 inches (25 cm) in circumference.
- basalt
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noun,
the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene and often displaying a columnar structure.
- plaice
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noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- aspect
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noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- splice
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noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- spital
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noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- capita
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noun,
plural of caput.
- albeit
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conjunction,
although; even if:
- palate
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noun,
Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- palais
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noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- palace
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noun,
the official residence of a king, queen, bishop, or other sovereign or exalted personage.
- epacts
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- acetal
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noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- albite
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- plasia
-
- Alesia
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noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- tables
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noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- pleats
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- stipel
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noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- bleats
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noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- tablas
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noun,
an island in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippines, one of the Romblon Islands. 265 sq. mi. (686 sq. km).
- alates
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noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Itasca
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- blites
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noun,
sea blite.
- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- Taipei
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- Stacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- pastel
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noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- Altaic
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noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- Alsace
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noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- staple
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noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- Platas
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noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- stable
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noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- Pascal
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noun,
the standard unit of pressure or stress in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one newton per square meter. Abbreviation: Pa.
- Alicia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- bisect
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noun,
Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
- plates
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Italia
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noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- Caleb
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noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- blest
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- capes
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noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- Ital.
-
- blate
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noun,
bleat (def 4).
- bleat
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noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- Calpe
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noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- Sable
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noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- Capet
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noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- blats
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noun,
bleat (def 4).
- plait
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noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- blite
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noun,
sea blite.
- pitas
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noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- plast
-
- islet
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noun,
a very small island.
- plat.
-
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- labia
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noun,
plural of labium.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Isiac
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adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Islip
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noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- istic
-
- piste
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- plats
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noun,
a plot of ground.
- pleat
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Cabal
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noun,
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- istle
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- Cable
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- plebs
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the common people, as contrasted with the patricians and later with the senatorial nobility or the equestrian order.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Libia
-
noun,
Libya.
- lact-
-
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Iblis
-
noun,
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- IATSE
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- pasta
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noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- palis
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noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- pale-
-
- leaps
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- eclat
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- least
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- licet
-
- licit
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adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- Epist
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- lect.
-
- Episc
-
- Epis.
-
- epact
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- pacas
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noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- caps.
-
- picas
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noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Capt.
-
- piles
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noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pilea
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- caste
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noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- cata-
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- Cates
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noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- ceils
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verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- estab
-
- Iliac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- clase
-
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- peta-
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- 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:
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- pibal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Icel.
-
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- ASCAP
-
noun,
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- ASPCA
-
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- acpt.
-
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- spec.
-
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- bact.
-
- seti-
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- acet-
-
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- step-
-
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- alibi
-
noun,
Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- albas
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- Alas.
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- alti-
-
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- apace
-
adverb,
with speed; quickly; swiftly.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Alta.
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Sept.
-
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- abase
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- Abate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- scat-
-
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- belts
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- 30-30
-
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- bicep
-
noun,
a biceps muscle, especially the one at the front of the upper arm.
- tibia
-
noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- basta
-
interjection,
enough; stop.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- Balas
-
noun,
a rose-red variety of spinel.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- sect.
-
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- balsa
-
noun,
a tropical American tree, Ochroma pyramidale (lagopus), of the bombax family, yielding an exceedingly light wood used for life preservers, rafts, toy airplanes, etc.
- Balt.
-
- sebi-
-
- BAPCT
-
- basal
-
adjective,
of, at, or forming the base.
- tabla
-
noun,
a small drum or pair of drums of India tuned to different pitches and played with the hands.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- itis
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- lit.
-
- tel-
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LitB
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Lib.
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Lab.
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- lip-
-
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lat.
-
- lea.
-
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- 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.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- scil
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sec.
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- ScBE
-
- 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.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- pil-
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sci.
-
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- psec
-
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- Sab.
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- pts.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- psia
-
- PSAT
-
- SBLI
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Sat.
-
- pleb
-
noun,
a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
- SATB
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- SBIC
-
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- pct.
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- Pal.
-
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- tab.
-
- paca
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- PABA
-
noun,
para-aminobenzoic acid.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- SLIC
-
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Peba
-
noun,
nine-banded armadillo.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SPCA
-
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- 1080
-
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Cels
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- CBEL
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cit.
-
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- cap.
-
- alt.
-
- ect-
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alis
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- cts.
-
- 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.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- APSA
-
- 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.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- clep
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- BLit
-
- blip
-
noun,
Also called pip. Electronics.
a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object.
(loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
- BASc
-
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- bet.
-
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- Cal.
-
- BSEP
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- btl.
-
- BSPT
-
- BSPE
-
- BSPA
-
- BSIT
-
- BSIE
-
- BSEc
-
- bal.
-
- BSCP
-
- BSCE
-
- BSAE
-
- BSAA
-
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- ELAS
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- ible
-
- IAEA
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- IATA
-
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epit
-
- aet.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- acea
-
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ABLS
-
- ical
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- Alb.
-
- abs-
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- Ice.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abl.
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- ile-
-
- ACLS
-
- ibis
-
noun,
any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill.
Compare sacred ibis.
- AISI
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- bl.
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- BSC
-
- Bac
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- bp.
-
- ALC
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- AIA
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- BCS
-
- TPI
-
- TLC
-
- SCB
-
- ap-
-
- ab-
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- BCP
-
- ac-
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- al.
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- AAE
-
- SCP
-
- se-
-
- AAP
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- TIA
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Abp
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ATB
-
- be-
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- APS
-
- Apl
-
- bec
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- TAL
-
- APC
-
- spt
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- APB
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- STB
-
- STP
-
- STL
-
- STI
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- asb
-
- ae.
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- SLE
-
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- BCL
-
- BCE
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- SLA
-
- ATP
-
- Tbi
-
- TBA
-
- ATC
-
- ase
-
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- abt
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- SLP
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ACP
-
- ACS
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ASI
-
- ITA
-
- TSP
-
- sc.
-
- LSI
-
- Ps.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSC
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- pt.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Esc
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- CPI
-
- CPL
-
- CPS
-
- CSA
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EIS
-
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EBS
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ESA
-
- ESL
-
- PCB
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- IPA
-
- IPS
-
- ISA
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- ist
-
- ite
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- il-
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ETS
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ics
-
- Les
-
- lep
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- PBS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- PCI
-
- BPS
-
- BPA
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- BPE
-
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- BPI
-
- PSA
-
- BSL
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- BSA
-
- pli
-
- PCS
-
- PLC
-
- BSP
-
- BST
-
- Bt.
-
- BTE
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- CBE
-
- BIE
-
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- BEP
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- BLS
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- BLA
-
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ble
-
- SAA
-
- Sp.
-
- ITC
-
- ca.
-
- BSE
-
- CBS
-
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- CAA
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- CIP
-
- CIE
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ct.
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- cp.
-
- CEA
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CIB
-
- CIA
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
-
- CPA
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- cs.
-
- CLI
-
- pl.
-
- cle
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- L1
-
- TP
-
- L.
-
- TL
-
- 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.
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- 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.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- L2
-
- CE
-
- IP
-
- ic
-
- B-
-
- CB
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BC
-
- 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.
- PB
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- i.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- SL
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- TB
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- t.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- le
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- TC
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- S.
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- Eb
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- SA
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