Anagrams of capillarities
Word capillarities has
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- capillaries
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noun,
Anatomy. one of the minute blood vessels between the terminations of the arteries and the beginnings of the veins.
- ipsilateral
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adjective,
pertaining to, situated on, or affecting the same side of the body:
- alacrities
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noun,
cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness:
- altricial
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adjective,
helpless at birth or hatching and requiring parental care for a period of time (opposed to precocial. )
- clarities
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noun,
clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- parietals
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noun,
Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
- aerialist
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noun,
a trapeze artist.
- parasitic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
- palliates
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verb (used with object),
to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
- realistic
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adjective,
interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical:
- psalteria
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noun,
the omasum.
- Priscilla
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noun,
a female given name: from a Roman family name.
- callipers
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noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- slip-rail
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noun,
one of a horizontal set of fence rails that can be removed easily to leave a gateway.
- tailraces
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noun,
the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
- satirical
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire:
- spectral
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adjective,
of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- septaria
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noun,
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- parietal
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noun,
Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
- 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.
- parasite
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noun,
an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
- all-star
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noun,
Sports. a player selected for an all-star team.
- palliate
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verb (used with object),
to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
- allspice
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noun,
the dried, unripe berries of an aromatic tropical American tree, Pimenta dioica, used whole or ground as a spice.
- tilapias
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noun,
any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
- 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.
- Listeria
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- literals
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noun,
a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
- lacteals
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noun,
Anatomy. any of the minute lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct.
- apiaries
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noun,
a place in which a colony or colonies of bees are kept, as a stand or shed for beehives or a bee house containing a number of beehives.
- apiarist
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noun,
a person who keeps an apiary.
- Castilla
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noun,
Ramón [rah-mawn] /rɑˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1797–1867, Peruvian general and statesman: president of Peru 1845–51 and 1855–62.
- replicas
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noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- partials
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noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- Reptilia
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noun,
the class comprising the reptiles.
- 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.
- laterals
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noun,
a lateral part or extension, as a branch or shoot.
- spiracle
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noun,
a breathing hole; an opening by which a confined space has communication with the outer air; air hole.
- crispate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- parities
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noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- palestra
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noun,
a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics.
- particle
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noun,
a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit:
- 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.
- pillaret
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noun,
a small pillar.
- calipers
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noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- calliper
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noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- pilaster
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noun,
a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- practise
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- picrites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- picrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- 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.
- plaister
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- arillate
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adjective,
having an aril.
- piracies
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noun,
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
- tailrace
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noun,
the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
- capitals
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noun,
the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.:
- plastral
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adjective,
of or relating to a plastron.
- aspirate
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noun,
Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
- pastille
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noun,
a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.
- Patricia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “patrician.”.
- Carlisle
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noun,
John Griffin [grif-in] /ˈgrɪf ɪn/ (Show IPA), 1835–1910, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1883–89.
- patellas
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noun,
Anatomy. the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap.
- earlaps
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noun,
earflap.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- spectra
-
noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- special
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- Sicilia
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noun,
Italian name of Sicily.
- spatial
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adjective,
of or relating to space.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- spacial
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adjective,
spatial.
- caliper
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noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- silici-
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- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- tailles
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noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- silicle
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noun,
a short silique.
- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- clasper
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noun,
a person or thing that clasps.
- citrals
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- callers
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noun,
a person or thing that calls.
- caplets
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- Carlita
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noun,
a female given name.
- Carlist
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noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- carpals
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noun,
a carpale.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- carpels
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noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- carpets
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- epicist
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noun,
a writer of epic poetry.
- cartels
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- stapler
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- 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.
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- capital
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noun,
the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.:
- Capella
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noun,
Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Auriga.
- cellist
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noun,
a person who plays the cello.
- splicer
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noun,
a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
- stellar
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adjective,
of or relating to the stars; consisting of stars.
- Ciliata
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noun,
the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
- 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.
- Spiraea
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noun,
spirea.
- carpale
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noun,
any of the bones of the wrist.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- clarets
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- paellas
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noun,
a Spanish dish prepared by simmering together chicken, seafood, rice, vegetables, and saffron and other seasonings.
- Israeli
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- 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.
- Psalter
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noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- recalls
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noun,
an act of recalling.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- 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.
- pallets
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noun,
a bed or mattress of straw.
- palters
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- parcels
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noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- partial
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noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- rallies
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noun,
a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
- patella
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noun,
Anatomy. the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap.
- patrial
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noun,
a native of any country who, by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent in Great Britain, has citizenship and residency rights there.
- 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.
- persalt
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noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- Pescara
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noun,
a city in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- Piarist
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noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- literal
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noun,
a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- picaras
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noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- picrite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- 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:
- pitiers
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noun,
a person who pities.
- 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.
- placers
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noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- 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).
- plaster
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noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- 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.
- platers
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- relicts
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- Ercilla
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noun,
Alonso de [ah-lawn-saw th e] /ɑˈlɔn sɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1533–94, Spanish epic poet; soldier in the conquest of Chile.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- Script.
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- scrapie
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noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- scleral
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adjective,
sclerotic (def 1).
- iatrics
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- Ileitis
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noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- Scarlet
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- illicit
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adjective,
not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
- illites
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noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- scalpel
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noun,
a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.
- Ipiales
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noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- scalare
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noun,
any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Liestal
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Basel-Land, in NW Switzerland.
- lateral
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noun,
a lateral part or extension, as a branch or shoot.
- Liatris
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noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- replica
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noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Leclair
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noun,
Jean Marie [zhahn ma-ree] /ʒɑ̃ maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1697–1764, French violinist and composer.
- latrias
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- rillets
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noun,
a little rill; streamlet.
- Salieri
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noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- lariats
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Laplace
-
noun,
Pierre Simon [pyer see-mawn] /pyɛr siˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Marquis de, 1749–1827, French astronomer and mathematician.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- lacteal
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noun,
Anatomy. any of the minute lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct.
- lactase
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noun,
an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- Lacerta
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noun,
the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.
- Asiatic
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noun,
an Asian person.
- plicate
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adjective,
Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- trellis
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noun,
a frame or structure of latticework; lattice.
- Arcella
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noun,
a genus of freshwater, ameboid protozoa that secrete a hard, umbrellalike shell having a single opening through which the pseudopodia extend.
- Tarpeia
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noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- triceps
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noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- apteral
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adjective,
(of a classical temple) not having a surrounding colonnade; not peripteral.
- 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.
- apteria
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noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- apicals
-
noun,
Phonetics. an apical sound.
- tallies
-
noun,
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- triples
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- article
-
noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- tillers
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noun,
a person who tills; farmer.
- tilapia
-
noun,
any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- Parcel
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noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- Alaric
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noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- aerial
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noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- 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.
- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- parica
-
noun,
a snuff used by certain Indians of South America containing dimethyltryptamine and other hallucinogenic agents, obtained from the seeds of the tree Piptadenia peregrina.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- 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.
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- pastel
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noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- parles
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- 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.
- tiaras
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noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- illite
-
noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- racial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- pellas
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- cellar
-
noun,
a room, or set of rooms, for the storage of food, fuel, etc., wholly or partly underground and usually beneath a building.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Alsace
-
noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- cerat-
-
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- patri-
-
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Spirit
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- Icaria
-
noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- 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.
- Scilla
-
noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- scler-
-
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Tarlac
-
noun,
a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- Parcae
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- earlap
-
noun,
earflap.
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- paella
-
noun,
a Spanish dish prepared by simmering together chicken, seafood, rice, vegetables, and saffron and other seasonings.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- 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.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- recti-
-
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- siller
-
noun,
silver.
- recall
-
noun,
an act of recalling.
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- listel
-
noun,
a narrow list or fillet.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- lilies
-
noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- craals
-
noun,
kraal.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Rascal
-
noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- pallia
-
noun,
a large, rectangular mantle worn by men in ancient Greece and Rome.
- Tiller
-
noun,
a person who tills; farmer.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- pallet
-
noun,
a bed or mattress of straw.
- Pallas
-
noun,
Also called Pallas Athena. Classical Mythology. Athena (def 1).
- Crispi
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- Palila
-
noun,
a stout Hawaiian honeycreeper, Loxioides bailleui, having a thick, stubby bill, yellow head and breast, and gray back: an endangered species.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- Sparta
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- septi-
-
- palate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- apical
-
noun,
Phonetics. an apical sound.
- palais
-
noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- palace
-
noun,
the official residence of a king, queen, bishop, or other sovereign or exalted personage.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Calles
-
noun,
Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- pistil
-
noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- calesa
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- Laelia
-
noun,
any of several epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Laelia, having fleshy leaves and showy flowers.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Callas
-
noun,
Maria Meneghini [men-i-gee-nee] /ˌmɛn ɪˈgi ni/ (Show IPA), 1923–77, U.S. soprano.
- caller
-
noun,
a person or thing that calls.
- Tallis
-
noun,
Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- calli-
-
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- pisci-
-
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Israel
-
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.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- tepals
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- Stella
-
noun,
a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
- aaliis
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- pillar
-
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:
- capias
-
noun,
a writ commanding an officer to take a specified person into custody.
- capita
-
noun,
plural of caput.
- caplet
-
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- Pitris
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- sallet
-
noun,
a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- sacral
-
adjective,
of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- Platas
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- 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):
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- plasia
-
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Alicia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- taille
-
noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- placet
-
noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- trills
-
noun,
the act or sound of trilling.
- placer
-
noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- sarape
-
noun,
serape.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- picara
-
noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- carpal
-
noun,
a carpale.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- carpel
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- rillet
-
noun,
a little rill; streamlet.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- scalar
-
noun,
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Compare vector (def 1a).
- acetal
-
noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- al-Lat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying the sun and considered to be a daughter of Allah.
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- lascar
-
noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- staple
-
noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Caspar
-
noun,
one of the three Magi.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- 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.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- licet
-
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rills
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- 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.
- rect.
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- 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:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- resp.
-
- lect.
-
- rept.
-
- Alas.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- lalia
-
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lact-
-
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- tera-
-
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- lapel
-
noun,
either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- lilts
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- recpt
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- petr-
-
- pret.
-
- 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.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- acet-
-
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- treas
-
- petri
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- peta-
-
- pert.
-
- 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.
- acpt.
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- peri-
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pella
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- 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.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- 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.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- 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.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- 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).
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- 30-30
-
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- 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.
- plat.
-
- plast
-
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- Trill
-
noun,
the act or sound of trilling.
- prae-
-
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- 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.
- Pres.
-
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- tills
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- Palla
-
noun,
a voluminous square of cloth draped around the body as a mantle or wrap, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- palis
-
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-
-
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- 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.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacas
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rcpt.
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- 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.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- recip
-
- Recit
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- palls
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- para-
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- patr-
-
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rall.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- 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.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- part.
-
- 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.
-
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- pari-
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Parca
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- salal
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Gaultheria shallon, of the heath family, native to the western coast of North America, having leathery, oblong leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers and purplish-black fruit.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- 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.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- 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.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- 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.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cert.
-
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Srta.
-
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- cata-
-
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- 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.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- crit.
-
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- spall
-
noun,
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- spec.
-
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- clase
-
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- 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.
- spell
-
noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stall
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- 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.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- Still
-
noun,
stillness or silence:
- 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.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- ster.
-
- step-
-
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- ASCAP
-
noun,
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
- 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.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- ASPCA
-
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- 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.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carp-
-
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Capt.
-
- 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.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Capra
-
noun,
Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- caps.
-
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- 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.
- Icel.
-
- IATSE
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Alta.
-
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- sect.
-
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Sept.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Seric
-
- Epist
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- Epis.
-
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Ital.
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- istic
-
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- sarc-
-
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- 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.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- 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.
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- tells
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- Episc
-
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- alti-
-
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- tears
-
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- apace
-
adverb,
with speed; quickly; swiftly.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- seti-
-
- 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.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- pre-
-
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- prec
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- SPCA
-
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIIA
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Tell
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- 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.
- 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.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- ter.
-
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- rpt.
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- 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.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- str.
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- sec.
-
- repl
-
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- Sra.
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Rep.
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- tel-
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rel.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tri-
-
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 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.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- prs.
-
- sci.
-
- scil
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- psia
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- SLIC
-
- pts.
-
- scr.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- psec
-
- PSAT
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 1080
-
- Cal.
-
- APSA
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- Apr.
-
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- 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.
- 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.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- 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).
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- ARIS
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- 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.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- all-
-
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alt.
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- lea.
-
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- ELAS
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- ical
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ill.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- 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.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- IATA
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- 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.
- IAEA
-
- esp.
-
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- est.
-
- cap.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- cat.
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- itis
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- art.
-
- epi-
-
- 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.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- epit
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- 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).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- cir.
-
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- PERL
-
- per.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- 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.
- ACLS
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pct.
-
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- pat.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Pers
-
- clep
-
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clar
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- ctr.
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- AARP
-
- cts.
-
- Pet.
-
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- acea
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- 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.
- 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.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Ala.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Cres
-
- ect-
-
- Cels
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- crat
-
- 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.
- lit.
-
- 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:
- 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.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- AISI
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- 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.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- Pall
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- aer-
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- cet-
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Aire
-
- 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.
- CLI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CLR
-
- CIA
-
- cle
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CIP
-
- CIE
-
- CEA
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SPR
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Sr.
-
- spt
-
- pli
-
- TCA
-
- STI
-
- AIC
-
- TPI
-
- tlr
-
- TLC
-
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- tr.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- ALC
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tpr
-
- tra
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- al.
-
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- trp
-
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- AIA
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Ar.
-
- AAE
-
- AAP
-
- Aar
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACP
-
- ACS
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- CAI
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ast
-
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ATC
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ATP
-
- ca.
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- STP
-
- STL
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- CAA
-
- ASR
-
- TAL
-
- APC
-
- APS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- TCS
-
- CPI
-
- Apl
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ASI
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ARS
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ase
-
- CPA
-
- EPT
-
- CPL
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- LCT
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LCA
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ll.
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- LCI
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LTL
-
- SAA
-
- ite
-
- La.
-
- LCL
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Lt.
-
- CPR
-
- 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).
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sp.
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ltr
-
- ITA
-
- 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:
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PSA
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- RCP
-
- PRC
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pl.
-
- 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
-
- PRA
-
- PLR
-
- PLC
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- RCS
-
- Pa.
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- RCA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Re.
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- PCI
-
- PCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ITC
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ESL
-
- EAA
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ist
-
- ESR
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- 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.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ea.
-
- ERT
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- SLE
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- ial
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- eir
-
- SLA
-
- EIS
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Ep.
-
- 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).
- EPA
-
- EPS
-
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERP
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- ec-
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- Ia.
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- ECA
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- sc.
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- Ir.
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- IAS
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- CRP
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- CSR
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- SAR
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- CSA
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- IRC
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- ipr
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- CRS
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- IRL
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- IRS
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
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- CRT
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- IPS
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- IPA
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- Isl
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- SPA
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noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SCP
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- SLP
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- SLR
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- ISR
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- CPS
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- ier
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- CST
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- il-
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- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- SAP
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noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- cte
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- ILP
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- CTA
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- ILS
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- ise
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- EI
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- RC
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RI
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- T1
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- L.
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- LC
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L1
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- SL
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- SA
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- S.
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- IP
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- TC
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- RP
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- t.
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- TP
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- le
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- CE
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- ic
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- i.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LR
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TL
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- L2
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