Anagrams of Carpentersville

Word Carpentersville has 3338 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of Carpentersville.

12 letter words you can make with Carpentersville

irrelevances
noun, the quality or condition of being irrelevant.
irrelevance
noun, the quality or condition of being irrelevant.
percentiles
noun, one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into 100 groups having equal frequencies:
cantilevers
noun, any rigid structural member projecting from a vertical support, especially one in which the projection is great in relation to the depth, so that the upper part is in tension and the lower part in compression.
privateers
noun, an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.
interlaces
verb (used with object), to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
varletries
noun, varlets collectively.
plane-tree
noun, any tree of the genus Platanus, especially P. occidentalis, the buttonwood or sycamore of North America, having palmately lobed leaves and bark that sheds.
pericenter
noun, the point at which a heavenly body orbiting around a primary other than the earth or sun is closest to the primary.
respective
adjective, pertaining individually or severally to each of a number of persons, things, etc.; particular:
percentile
noun, one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into 100 groups having equal frequencies:
alpestrine
adjective, subalpine (def 2).
pestilence
noun, a deadly or virulent epidemic disease.
interspace
noun, a space between things.
eviscerate
verb (used with object), to remove the entrails from; disembowel:
cantilever
noun, any rigid structural member projecting from a vertical support, especially one in which the projection is great in relation to the depth, so that the upper part is in tension and the lower part in compression.
irrelevant
adjective, not relevant; not applicable or pertinent:
presentive
adjective, notional (def 7).
Enterprise
noun, a project undertaken or to be undertaken, especially one that is important or difficult or that requires boldness or energy:
epicenters
noun, Also, epicentrum. Geology. a point, directly above the true center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate.
Carpentier
noun, Alejo [uh-ley-hoh;; Spanish ah-le-haw] /əˈleɪ hoʊ;; Spanish ɑˈlɛ hɔ/ (Show IPA), 1904–80, Cuban novelist, writer, and musicologist.
terreplein
noun, the top platform or horizontal surface of a rampart where guns are mounted.
relevances
noun, the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand:
re-present
verb (used with object), to present again or anew.
replicates
noun, something that is replicated, as an experiment or procedure.
Naperville
noun, a city in NE Illinois.
clienteles
noun, the clients or customers, as of a professional person or shop, considered collectively; a group or body of clients:
secretaire
noun, any writing desk resembling a secretary.
vespertine
adjective, of, relating to, or occurring in the evening:
Pearlstein
noun, Philip, born 1924, U.S. painter.
crenelates
adjective, crenelated.
parceners
noun, a joint heir; coheir.
recliners
noun, a person or thing that reclines.
versatile
adjective, capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.:
ternaries
noun, a group of three.
recreants
noun, a coward.
levanters
noun, a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean.
vellicate
verb (used with object), to pluck; twitch.
ill-spent
adjective, misspent; wasted.
reclinate
adjective, bending or curved downward.
verticals
noun, something vertical, as a line or plane.
pretences
noun, pretense.
aperients
noun, a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
panetiere
noun, a small, decorative livery cupboard, made especially in Provence in the 18th century.
privateer
noun, an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.
sea-level
noun, the horizontal plane or level corresponding to the surface of the sea at mean level between high and low tide.
careerist
noun, a person who follows a career.
epicenter
noun, Also, epicentrum. Geology. a point, directly above the true center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate.
ice-plant
noun, a plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, native to the Mediterranean region, having fleshy leaves that are covered with glistening vesicles and are sometimes eaten as greens.
prevalent
adjective, widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance.
callipers
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.
Esperance
noun, hope.
patencies
noun, the state of being patent.
arrestive
adjective, tending to arrest or take hold of the attention, interest, etc.
Leicester
noun, 1st Earl of, Robert Dudley.
selective
adjective, having the function or power of selecting; making a selection.
vernicles
noun, veronica1 .
terrapins
noun, any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
veratrine
noun, a white or grayish-white, slightly water-soluble, poisonous mixture of alkaloids obtained by extraction from the seeds of the sabadilla: formerly used in medicine as a counterirritant in the treatment of rheumatism and neuralgia.
ventricle
noun, Zoology. any of various hollow organs or parts in an animal body.
traceries
noun, ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
errancies
noun, the state or an instance of erring.
receivers
noun, a person or thing that receives.
lenticels
noun, a body of cells formed on the periderm of a stem, appearing on the surface of the plant as a lens-shaped spot, and serving as a pore.
receptive
adjective, having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.
secretive
adjective, having or showing a disposition to secrecy; reticent:
pearlites
noun, Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
venerates
verb (used with object), to regard or treat with reverence; revere.
preventer
noun, a person or thing that prevents.
patiences
noun, the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
revelries
noun, reveling; boisterous festivity:
replevins
noun, an action for the recovery of goods or chattels wrongfully taken or detained.
reveilles
noun, a signal, as of a drum or bugle, sounded early in the morning to awaken military personnel and to alert them for assembly.
replicate
noun, something that is replicated, as an experiment or procedure.
reliances
noun, confident or trustful dependence.
reserpine
noun, an alkaloid, C 33 H 40 N 2 O 9 , obtained from the root of the rauwolfia, Rauwolfia serpentina, used in the treatment of hypertension.
treenails
noun, a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
Easterner
noun, a native or inhabitant of an eastern area, especially of the eastern U.S.
earpieces
noun, a piece that covers or passes over the ear, as on a cap or eyeglasses.
reprieval
noun, reprieve; respite.
represent
verb (used with object), to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize:
relievers
noun, a person or thing that relieves.
clarinets
noun, a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
livetraps
noun, a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.
nectaries
noun, Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
prelacies
noun, the office or dignity of a prelate, or high-ranking member of the Christian clergy.
replevies
noun, a seizure in replevin.
clientele
noun, the clients or customers, as of a professional person or shop, considered collectively; a group or body of clients:
crevalles
noun, any of several marine fishes of the jack family, Carangidae.
Praeneste
noun, ancient name of Palestrina.
valencies
noun, valence.
repartees
noun, a quick, witty reply.
crenelate
adjective, crenelated.
repellent
adjective, causing distaste or aversion; repulsive.
praelects
verb (used without object), prelect.
repeaters
noun, a person or thing that repeats.
cervelats
noun, a type of smoked sausage made of beef or pork, fat, and seasonings: originally made of brains.
travelers
noun, a person or thing that travels.
Carpenter
noun, a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.
prescient
adjective, having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight:
Palestine
noun, Also called Holy Land. Biblical name Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
levirates
noun, the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
retrieval
noun, the act of retrieving.
retrainee
noun, a person who is being retrained.
scrivener
noun, scribe1 (defs 1, 2).
pistareen
noun, peseta (def 2).
enervates
adjective, enervated.
presenter
noun, a person or thing that presents.
presenile
adjective, pertaining to or exhibiting the characteristics of presenility; prematurely old.
preselect
verb (used with object), to select in advance; choose beforehand.
splenetic
noun, a splenetic person.
relevance
noun, the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand:
celestial
noun, an inhabitant of heaven.
retainers
noun, a person or thing that retains.
transpire
verb (used with object), to emit or give off (waste matter, watery vapor, an odor, etc.) through the surface, as of the body or of leaves.
cellarers
noun, a person in a monastery or community who is responsible for supplying food and drink.
cellarets
noun, a compartment, cabinet, or stand fitted for wine bottles.
relatives
noun, a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
re-strain
verb (used with or without object), to strain again.
prentices
noun, a male given name.
centiares
noun, a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
electives
respecter
noun, someone or something that is influenced by the social standing, importance, power, or any deterrent put forth by persons or things (used chiefly in negative constructions):
reentries
noun, an act of reentering.
re-create
verb (used with object), to create anew.
creatines
noun, an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
Intervale
noun, a low-lying tract of land along a river.
Pelletier
noun, Wilfrid, 1896–1982, Canadian orchestra conductor.
vice-pres
virescent
adjective, turning green.
pelerines
noun, a woman's cape of fur or cloth, usually waist-length in back with long descending ends in front.
iterances
noun, iteration.
sparteine
noun, a bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth.
seriplane
noun, a test for evaluating the quality of raw silk by inspecting it under controlled conditions for variations in the diameter of the yarn and for imperfections and content.
Periclean
adjective, of or relating to Pericles or to the period (Periclean Age) when Athens was intellectually, artistically, and materially preeminent.
periclase
noun, a cubic mineral, native magnesia, MgO, occurring usually in metamorphosed dolomite.
pentacles
noun, pentagram.
Severance
noun, the act of severing or the state of being severed.
penalties
noun, a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
taverners
noun, the owner of a tavern.
larcenies
noun, the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
inverters
noun, a person or thing that inverts.
interlace
verb (used with object), to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
lancelets
noun, any of several small, lancet-shaped burrowing marine animals of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having a notochord and bearing structural similarities to both vertebrates and invertebrates.
increaser
noun, a person or thing that increases.
percenter
noun, a person or thing that charges or pays a certain percentage, cooperates to a specified degree, etc. (used in combination):
invertase
noun, an enzyme, occurring in yeast and in the digestive juices of animals, that causes the inversion of cane sugar into invert sugar.
larceners
noun, a person who commits larceny.
latencies
noun, the state of being latent.
percaline
noun, a fine, lightweight cotton fabric, usually finished with a gloss and dyed in one color, used especially for linings.
presence
noun, the state or fact of being present, as with others or in a place.
re-lease
noun, a contract for re-leasing land or property.
enlistee
noun, a person who enlists for military service. Compare draftee.
trailers
noun, a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road. Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
sclerite
noun, any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
retirees
noun, a person who has retired from an occupation or profession.
enervate
adjective, enervated.
caterers
noun, one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
spiracle
noun, a breathing hole; an opening by which a confined space has communication with the outer air; air hole.
restrain
verb (used with object), to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
retinals
noun, an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
celeries
noun, a plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family, whose leafstalks are eaten raw or cooked.
Celanese
preserve
noun, something that preserves.
enactive
adjective, having power to enact or establish, as a law.
spirelet
noun, a small spire, as on a turret.
retainer
noun, a person or thing that retains.
pentacle
noun, pentagram.
perceive
verb (used with object), to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses:
relative
noun, a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
sarcenet
noun, a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
trainers
noun, a person or thing that trains.
Elsevier
noun, Louis, c1540–1617, Dutch printer: founder of a printing firm at Leyden (1591?) that was operated by his descendants through the 18th century.
cellarer
noun, a person in a monastery or community who is responsible for supplying food and drink.
cellaret
noun, a compartment, cabinet, or stand fitted for wine bottles.
percales
noun, a closely woven, smooth-finished, plain or printed cotton cloth, used for bed sheets, clothing, etc.
reenters
verb (used with object), to enter again:
veinlets
noun, a small vein.
erectile
adjective, capable of being erected or set upright.
leverets
noun, a young hare.
reversal
noun, an act or instance of reversing.
preteens
noun, Also called preteenager [pree-teen-ey-jer] /priˈtinˌeɪ dʒər/ (Show IPA), preteener. a boy or girl under the age of 13, especially one between the ages of 9 and 12.
panicles
noun, a compound raceme.
pretence
noun, pretense.
levelers
noun, a person or thing that levels.
alienees
noun, a person to whom property is alienated.
capelins
noun, either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
panelist
noun, a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
capeline
noun, Armor. an iron skullcap worn by medieval archers.
erective
adjective, tending to erect.
capelets
noun, a short cape usually covering just the shoulders.
pretense
noun, pretending or feigning; make-believe:
creative
adjective, having the quality or power of creating.
cantrips
noun, Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
recreate
verb (used with object), to refresh by means of relaxation and enjoyment, as restore physically or mentally.
inverter
noun, a person or thing that inverts.
reverent
adjective, feeling, exhibiting, or characterized by reverence; deeply respectful:
re-trace
verb (used with object), to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
Sancerre
noun, a dry white wine from the Loire valley region of France.
licensee
noun, a person, company, etc., to whom a license is granted or issued.
Taverner
noun, the owner of a tavern.
releaser
noun, a person or thing that releases.
painters
noun, an artist who paints pictures.
Increase
noun, growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
entrails
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
retrieve
noun, an act of retrieving; recovery.
entrelac
noun, a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
epicenes
noun, a person or thing that is epicene.
levirate
noun, the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
reenlist
verb (used with or without object), to enlist again.
reveille
noun, a signal, as of a drum or bugle, sounded early in the morning to awaken military personnel and to alert them for assembly.
Carlisle
noun, John Griffin [grif-in] /ˈgrɪf ɪn/ (Show IPA), 1835–1910, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1883–89.
carlines
noun, an old woman.
pinaster
noun, a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
Epicaste
noun, Jocasta.
larcener
noun, a person who commits larceny.
strainer
noun, a person or thing that strains.
prelects
verb (used without object), to lecture or discourse publicly.
cleanser
noun, a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
plenties
noun, a full or abundant supply or amount:
crispate
adjective, (of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
replevin
noun, an action for the recovery of goods or chattels wrongfully taken or detained.
cleavers
noun, a North American plant, Galium aparine, of the madder family, having short, hooked bristles on the stems and leaves and bearing very small white flowers.
pralines
noun, a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
sirvente
noun, a medieval poem or song of heroic or satirical character, as composed by a troubadour.
laetrile
noun, a controversial drug, purported to cure cancer, prepared from the pits of apricots or peaches and containing about 6 percent cyanide by weight: banned by the FDA.
televise
verb (used with or without object), to send or receive by television.
perlites
noun, a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
triplane
replicas
noun, a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
claviers
noun, the keyboard of a musical instrument.
livetrap
noun, a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.
iterance
noun, iteration.
clarinet
noun, a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
reliever
noun, a person or thing that relieves.
rentiers
noun, a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
telerans
noun, a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
perisarc
noun, the horny or chitinous outer case or covering protecting the soft parts of hydrozoans.
lancelet
noun, any of several small, lancet-shaped burrowing marine animals of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having a notochord and bearing structural similarities to both vertebrates and invertebrates.
creatine
noun, an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
naperies
noun, table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
naivetes
noun, the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
practise
noun, habitual or customary performance; operation:
creepers
noun, a person or thing that creeps.
repeater
noun, a person or thing that repeats.
praelect
verb (used without object), prelect.
pertains
verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
replants
verb (used with object), to plant again.
repartee
noun, a quick, witty reply.
repaints
noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
crevalle
noun, any of several marine fishes of the jack family, Carangidae.
replaces
verb (used with object), to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing):
visceral
adjective, of or relating to the viscera.
nacelles
noun, the enclosed part of an airplane, dirigible, etc., in which the engine is housed or in which cargo or passengers are carried.
renverse
adjective, performed with the body bent from the waist:
perverse
adjective, willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary.
reprieve
noun, a respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a sentence of death.
centares
noun, centiare.
Perceval
noun, Spencer, 1762–1812, British statesman: prime minister 1809–12.
cervelat
noun, a type of smoked sausage made of beef or pork, fat, and seasonings: originally made of brains.
traveler
noun, a person or thing that travels.
resinate
noun, Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
prelates
noun, an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
prelease
noun, a lease on a building, apartment, etc., that is offered or signed before construction has begun.
Vaseline
Percival
noun, Also, Perceval, Percivale. Arthurian Romance. a knight of King Arthur's court who sought the Holy Grail: comparable to Parzival or Parsifal in Teutonic legend.
elatives
noun, an elative case.
re-serve
verb (used with or without object), to serve again.
percents
noun, Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
centrals
noun, a main telephone exchange. a telephone operator at such an exchange.
plaister
noun, verb (used with object), plaster.
centiles
noun, (not in technical use) a percentile.
centiare
noun, a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
elevates
adjective, Archaic. raised; elevated.
splinter
noun, a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
traverse
noun, the act of passing across, over, or through.
relevant
adjective, bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent:
earpiece
noun, a piece that covers or passes over the ear, as on a cap or eyeglasses.
eateries
noun, a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food.
perillas
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.
reprints
noun, a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
trenails
noun, treenail.
reprisal
noun, (in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries.
Nepalese
noun, a native or inhabitant of Nepal.
cistvaen
noun, cist2 .
cisterna
noun, cistern (def 2).
treenail
noun, a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
treacles
noun, contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
literals
noun, a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
precents
verb (used with object), to lead as a precentor in singing.
rescript
noun, a written answer, as of a Roman emperor or a pope, to a query or petition in writing.
cineaste
noun, any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
planters
noun, a person who plants.
perverts
noun, a person who practices sexual perversion.
Pericles
noun, c495–429 b.c, Athenian statesman.
Reliance
noun, confident or trustful dependence.
petaline
adjective, pertaining to or resembling a petal.
retrains
verb (used with object), to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
arteries
noun, Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
prevents
verb (used with object), to keep from occurring; avert; hinder:
verniers
noun, Also, vernier scale. a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, barometer, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale.
terraces
noun, a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
receiver
noun, a person or thing that receives.
partiers
noun, partyer.
pearlite
noun, Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
ventails
noun, the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
vesperal
noun, the part of an antiphonary containing the chants for vespers.
secretin
noun, a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
particle
noun, a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit:
arenites
noun, psammite.
tiercels
noun, tercel.
reactive
adjective, tending to react.
screever
noun, an artist who draws pictures on sidewalks, as with colored chalks, earning a living from the donations of spectators and passersby.
ventrals
adjective, of or relating to the venter or belly; abdominal.
selenite
noun, Mineralogy. a variety of gypsum, found in transparent crystals and foliated masses.
Terceira
noun, an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 153 sq. mi. (395 sq. km). Capital: Angra do Heroismo.
espalier
noun, a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane.
lenticel
noun, a body of cells formed on the periderm of a stem, appearing on the surface of the plant as a lens-shaped spot, and serving as a pore.
terpenes
noun, (originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
versicle
noun, a little verse.
lenticle
noun, a window in a clock case revealing the motion of the pendulum bob.
versiera
noun, witch of Agnesi.
veneries
noun, the gratification of sexual desire.
scienter
noun, a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
venereal
adjective, arising from, connected with, or transmitted through sexual intercourse, as an infection.
allspice
noun, the dried, unripe berries of an aromatic tropical American tree, Pimenta dioica, used whole or ground as a spice.
picrates
noun, a salt or ester of picric acid.
terranes
noun, any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
vesicate
verb (used with object), to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.
pastille
noun, a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.
evictees
noun, a person who has been evicted.
Patience
noun, the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
salience
noun, the state or condition of being salient.
terrenes
noun, the earth.
arsenite
noun, a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
Verlaine
noun, Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1844–96, French poet.
pelicans
noun, any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
realties
noun, real property or real estate.
lecterns
noun, a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
spectral
adjective, of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
arrestee
noun, a person who is under arrest.
evanesce
verb (used without object), to disappear gradually; vanish; fade away.
terrines
noun, a casserole dish made of pottery.
terrapin
noun, any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
Leinster
noun, a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
ratlines
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
Vercelli
noun, a city in NW Italy, W of Milan.
Terrence
noun, a male given name.
vernicle
noun, veronica1 .
sleep-in
noun, a person who sleeps in at a place of employment.
pilaster
noun, a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
selenate
noun, a salt or ester of selenic acid.
partners
noun, a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
eternals
noun, something that is eternal.
pelerine
noun, a woman's cape of fur or cloth, usually waist-length in back with long descending ends in front.
ateliers
noun, a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
venerate
verb (used with object), to regard or treat with reverence; revere.
especial
adjective, special; exceptional; outstanding:
sericate
adjective, sericeous; silky.
calipees
noun, the part of a turtle next to the lower shield, consisting of a yellowish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
reclines
verb (used with object), to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
prevails
verb (used without object), to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally:
vesicant
noun, a vesicant agent or substance.
pretrial
noun, a proceeding held by a judge, arbitrator, etc., before a trial to simplify the issues of law and fact and stipulate certain matters between the parties, in order to expedite justice and curtail costs at the trial.
pillaret
noun, a small pillar.
vertices
noun, a plural of vertex.
recliner
noun, a person or thing that reclines.
silencer
noun, a person or thing that silences.
peltries
noun, fur skins; pelts collectively.
calipers
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.
printers
noun, a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
allecret
noun, a half suit of light plate armor.
seapiece
noun, seascape (def 1).
erratics
noun, an erratic or eccentric person.
increate
adjective, not created; uncreated.
calliper
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.
interval
noun, an intervening period of time:
aperient
noun, a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
parcener
noun, a joint heir; coheir.
privates
noun, a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
vertical
noun, something vertical, as a line or plane.
Levanter
noun, a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean.
recreant
noun, a coward.
pantiles
noun, a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
learners
noun, a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
Teresina
noun, a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
Antilles
plural noun, a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles) the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S (Lesser Antilles or Caribees)
pantries
noun, a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
Teresian
noun, a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
canister
noun, a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
ravelins
noun, a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
several
noun, several persons or things; a few; some.
privets
noun, any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
repeals
noun, the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
evinces
verb (used with object), to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
relicts
noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
tellies
noun, television.
eclairs
noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
Terrell
noun, a city in NE Texas.
Insecta
noun, the class comprising the insects.
Leclair
noun, Jean Marie [zhahn ma-ree] /ʒɑ̃ maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1697–1764, French violinist and composer.
private
noun, a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
Travers
noun, P(amela) L. 1899–1996, Australian writer, especially of children's stories, in England.
Eastern
adjective, lying toward or situated in the east:
travels
noun, the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
teeners
noun, a teenager.
steeple
noun, an ornamental construction, usually ending in a spire, erected on a roof or tower of a church, public building, etc.
Sevener
noun, Ismaʿilian.
treacle
noun, contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
realist
noun, a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
precent
verb (used with object), to lead as a precentor in singing.
leaners
noun, a person or thing that leans.
precise
adjective, definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
Servite
noun, a member of an order of mendicant friars, founded in Florence in 1233, engaged in fostering devotion to the Virgin Mary.
lectern
noun, a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
incepts
verb (used with object), to take in; ingest.
ecartes
noun, a card game for two players.
creeper
noun, a person or thing that creeps.
reliant
adjective, having or showing dependence:
Terrene
noun, the earth.
eclipse
noun, Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
literal
noun, a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
lisente
noun, plural of sente.
naivete
noun, the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
rentier
noun, a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
crenate
adjective, having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
trellis
noun, a frame or structure of latticework; lattice.
learner
noun, a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
prances
noun, the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
Teleran
noun, a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
cretins
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
evictee
noun, a person who has been evicted.
step-in
noun, step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
ravelin
noun, a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
leavens
noun, a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
stencil
noun, a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
triples
noun, an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
stellar
adjective, of or relating to the stars; consisting of stars.
repaint
noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
sternal
adjective, of or relating to the sternum.
terpene
noun, (originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
crisper
noun, a person or thing that crisps, corrugates, or curls.
princes
noun, a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
Crispen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become crisp.
Printer
noun, a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
seriate
adjective, arranged or occurring in one or more series.
Service
noun, an act of helpful activity; help; aid:
praline
noun, a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
nacelle
noun, the enclosed part of an airplane, dirigible, etc., in which the engine is housed or in which cargo or passengers are carried.
Steiner
noun, Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
sterile
adjective, free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
lancers
noun, a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
precast
adjective, (of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
earnest
noun, full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
tercels
noun, the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
trenail
noun, treenail.
nailers
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
servile
adjective, slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning:
terrane
noun, any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
terrain
noun, a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
inlaces
verb (used with object), enlace.
trepans
noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
reliers
noun, a person or thing that relies.
tellers
noun, a person or thing that tells, relates, or communicates; narrator:
crenels
noun, any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
lancets
noun, a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
relieve
Idioms, to relieve oneself, to urinate or defecate.
rallies
noun, a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
inscape
noun, the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
steerer
noun, a person or thing that steers.
triceps
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.
terrace
noun, a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
trienes
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
ralline
adjective, belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.
repairs
noun, an act, process, or work of repairing:
Terence
noun, (Publius Terentius Afer) c190–159? b.c, Roman playwright.
silence
noun, absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
terrine
noun, a casserole dish made of pottery.
servant
noun, a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
entices
verb (used with object), to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
entries
noun, an act of entering; entrance.
recepts
noun, an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
tarsier
noun, a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
latrine
noun, a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
larries
noun, a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
entrees
noun, a dish served as the main course of a meal.
Serpent
noun, a snake.
entraps
verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
escapee
noun, a person who escapes, especially from a prison or other place of detention.
entrail
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
entires
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
serrate
adjective, Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
leviter
adverb, (in prescriptions) lightly.
license
noun, formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
prevent
verb (used with object), to keep from occurring; avert; hinder:
enteric
noun, enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
tensive
adjective, stretching or straining.
enteral
adjective, enteric.
entails
noun, the act of entailing.
enspell
verb (used with object), to cast a spell on.
enslave
verb (used with object), to make a slave of; reduce to slavery:
eserine
noun, physostigmine.
trailer
noun, a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road. Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
tensile
adjective, of or relating to tension:
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
Seville
noun, a port in SW Spain, on the Guadalquivir River: site of the Alcazar; cathedral.
enlaces
verb (used with object), to interlace; intertwine:
liernes
noun, an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
reenter
verb (used with object), to enter again:
enviers
noun, a person who feels envy.
rapines
noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
reelers
noun, a person or thing that reels.
levants
noun, the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
Eritrea
noun, a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
Persian
noun, a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
preter-
latices
noun, a plural of latex.
leveler
noun, a person or thing that levels.
Ercilla
noun, Alonso de [ah-lawn-saw th e] /ɑˈlɔn sɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1533–94, Spanish epic poet; soldier in the conquest of Chile.
recline
verb (used with object), to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
tincals
noun, a former name for crude native borax.
Epstein
noun, Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
leveret
noun, a young hare.
Epistle
noun, a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication.
tailles
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.
epilate
verb (used with object), to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
tracers
noun, a person or thing that traces.
sincere
adjective, free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
erratic
noun, an erratic or eccentric person.
recites
verb (used with object), to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
inverts
noun, a person or thing that is inverted.
epicene
noun, a person or thing that is epicene.
tarries
noun, a stay; sojourn.
prevail
verb (used without object), to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally:
sectile
adjective, capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
leviers
noun, a person who levies.
Laertes
noun, the father of Odysseus.
recital
noun, a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
Sievert
noun, the standard unit in the International System of Units (SI) of dose equivalent having the same biological effect as one joule of x-rays per kilogram of recipient mass (or one gray): Abbreviation: Sv.
tillers
noun, a person who tills; farmer.
preteen
noun, Also called preteenager [pree-teen-ey-jer] /priˈtinˌeɪ dʒər/ (Show IPA), preteener. a boy or girl under the age of 13, especially one between the ages of 9 and 12.
install
verb (used with object), to place in position or connect for service or use:
tierces
noun, an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
prelate
noun, an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
Electra
noun, Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
linters
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
release
noun, a freeing or releasing from confinement, obligation, pain, emotional strain, etc.
inspect
verb (used with object), to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
leister
noun, a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
elevens
noun, a cardinal number, ten plus one.
recants
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
tallies
noun, an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
elevate
adjective, Archaic. raised; elevated.
inverse
noun, an inverted state or condition.
relents
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
recalls
noun, an act of recalling.
prelect
verb (used without object), to lecture or discourse publicly.
terries
noun, the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
electr-
rapiers
noun, a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
pricers
noun, (especially in retail stores) an employee who establishes prices at which articles will be sold, or one who affixes price tags to merchandise.
Eleatic
noun, a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
Psalter
noun, the Biblical book of Psalms.
silvern
adjective, made of or like silver.
elative
noun, an elative case.
Everest
noun, Mount, a mountain in S Asia, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world. 29,028 feet (8848 meters).
elaters
noun, Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
reapers
noun, a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
tenaces
noun, a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
elastin
noun, a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
elastic
noun, webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
tanrecs
noun, tenrec.
lectins
noun, any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
Elinvar
talipes
noun, a clubfoot.
tenrecs
noun, any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
Linares
noun, a city in S Spain.
enclave
noun, a country, or especially, an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country.
enclasp
verb (used with object), to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
Liestal
noun, a town in and the capital of Basel-Land, in NW Switzerland.
present
noun, the present time.
trainee
noun, a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
Teniers
noun, David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
tiercel
noun, tercel.
striper
noun, Military. a naval officer whose uniform sleeve displays stripes: an enlisted person of any of the armed services whose sleeve displays stripes denoting years of service:
Estelle
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “star.”.
presell
verb (used with object), to sell in advance, as before manufacture or construction:
Trainer
noun, a person or thing that trains.
Linacre
noun, Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
estival
adjective, pertaining or appropriate to summer.
previse
verb (used with object), to foresee.
relates
verb (used with object), to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
traipse
noun, a tiring walk.
receive
verb (used with object), to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered):
lineate
adjective, marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
presale
noun, a sale held in advance of an advertised sale, as for select customers.
Lenapes
noun, Delaware (defs 5, 6).
ellipse
noun, a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the axis and the surface of the cone. Typical equation: (x 2 / a 2) + (y 2 / b 2) = 1. If a = b the ellipse is a circle.
transl.
receipt
noun, a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
relapse
noun, an act or instance of relapsing.
eternal
noun, something that is eternal.
transp.
ratline
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
etesian
adjective, (of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
lintels
noun, a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
inclasp
verb (used with object), enclasp.
epeeist
noun, a person who fences with an épée.
creates
adjective, Archaic. created.
carpels
noun, a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
reveals
noun, an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
carnets
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
peelers
noun, a person or thing that peels.
carnies
noun, a person employed by a carnival.
pincers
noun, a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
sparver
noun, a tentlike bed curtain or canopy.
carpets
noun, a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
Carline
noun, an old woman.
petrels
noun, any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
vesical
adjective, of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
Script.
carrels
noun, Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
spicate
adjective, having spikes, as a plant.
Carlist
noun, a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
Antlers
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
Painter
noun, an artist who paints pictures.
reveres
noun, revers.
caplets
caplins
noun, capelin.
caprine
adjective, of or relating to goats.
panicle
noun, a compound raceme.
reverie
noun, a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing:
captive
noun, a prisoner.
pectins
noun, a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
Carleen
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
careens
noun, a careening.
Spencer
noun, a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
Pevsner
noun, Antoine [French ahn-twan] /French ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1886–1962, French sculptor and painter, born in Russia (brother of Naum Gabo).
palters
verb (used without object), to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
Petrine
adjective, of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
pallets
noun, a bed or mattress of straw.
cartels
noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
carters
noun, Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
aperies
noun, apish behavior; mimicry.
retells
verb (used with object), to tell (a story, tale, etc.) over again or in a new way:
spirant
noun, fricative (def 2).
reticle
noun, a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
arteri-
retenes
noun, a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
placers
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.
veeries
noun, a thrush, Catharus fuscescens, common in the eastern and northern U.S., noted for its song.
alpines
noun, (initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
retinal
noun, an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
pelters
noun, a person or thing that pelts.
Celesta
noun, a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
saltern
noun, a saltworks.
Celeste
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “heavenly.”.
cave-in
noun, a collapse, as of anything hollow:
catnips
noun, a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
Cartier
noun, Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
retrace
verb (used with object), to trace backward; go back over:
retrain
verb (used with object), to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
carvels
noun, caravel.
vesicle
noun, a small sac or cyst.
pintles
noun, a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
Spieler
noun, a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
veinlet
noun, a small vein.
vespine
adjective, of or relating to wasps.
pelites
noun, any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
pelican
noun, any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
Castile
noun, Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
retires
noun, a place of withdrawal; retreat:
retiree
noun, a person who has retired from an occupation or profession.
caterer
noun, one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
salient
noun, a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
Apelles
noun, 360?–315? b.c, Greek painter.
reverse
noun, the opposite or contrary of something.
veteran
noun, a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like:
selenic
adjective, of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
partner
noun, a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
Vernier
noun, Also, vernier scale. a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, barometer, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale.
venters
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the abdomen or belly. a bellylike cavity or concavity. a bellylike protuberance.
parties
noun, a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
ventail
noun, the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
partier
noun, partyer.
picrate
noun, a salt or ester of picric acid.
ventri-
secrete
noun, a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
arenite
noun, psammite.
Avertin
sleeper
noun, a person or thing that sleeps.
speller
noun, a person who spells words.
parries
noun, an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
ventral
adjective, of or relating to the venter or belly; abdominal.
special
noun, a special person or thing.
Venetic
noun, an Indo-European language of NE Italy, possibly belonging to the Italic branch, known from inscriptions from the 4th to 2nd centuries b.c.
veritas
noun, truth.
pierces
noun, Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
patines
noun, patina.
verites
noun, truth; truthfulness.
spectra
noun, a plural of spectrum.
aseptic
noun, a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
spectre
noun, specter.
veriest
adverb, in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly:
atelier
noun, a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
Vereins
noun, a union, association, or society.
pastern
noun, the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
arpents
noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
specter
noun, a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
rillets
noun, a little rill; streamlet.
Ventris
noun, Michael George Francis, 1922–56, English architect and linguist.
parrels
noun, Nautical. a sliding ring or collar of rope, wood, or metal that confines a yard or the jaws of a gaff to the mast but allows vertical movement.
Venetia
noun, an ancient district in NE Italy: later a Roman province bounded by the Alps, the Po River, and the Adriatic Sea.
paniers
noun, pannier.
panties
noun, underpants or undershorts for women and children.
revisal
noun, the act of revising; revision.
reviles
verb (used with object), to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
Pilsner
noun, a pale, light lager beer.
pectase
noun, an enzyme occurring in various fruits and involved in the formation of pectic acid from pectin.
pantile
noun, a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
canters
noun, an easy gallop.
cantles
noun, the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
Calvert
noun, Charles (3rd Baron Baltimore) 1637–1715, English colonial administrator in America: governor (1661–75) and proprietor (1675–89) of Maryland (grandson of George Calvert).
cantrip
noun, Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
steepen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become steeper.
capelet
noun, a short cape usually covering just the shoulders.
capelin
noun, either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
reverts
noun, a person or thing that reverts.
pectens
noun, Zoology, Anatomy. a comblike part or process. a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
parcels
noun, an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
Spelter
noun, zinc, especially in the form of ingots.
versant
noun, a slope of a mountain or mountain chain.
peavies
noun, peavey.
venerer
noun, a huntsman.
pileate
adjective, having a pileus.
veneers
noun, a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
Parnell
noun, Charles Stewart, 1846–91, Irish political leader.
piaster
noun, a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
Cairene
noun, a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
calipee
noun, the part of a turtle next to the lower shield, consisting of a yellowish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
pellets
noun, a small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine.
caliper
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.
venatic
adjective, of or relating to hunting.
versine
noun, versed sine.
aplites
noun, a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
callers
noun, a person or thing that calls.
pillars
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:
placets
noun, an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
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.
cellist
noun, a person who plays the cello.
platies
noun, platyfish.
platers
noun, a person or thing that plates.
claires
noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
reprint
noun, a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
Pereira
noun, Irene Rice, 1907–71, U.S. artist.
valines
noun, an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
scalene
adjective, Geometry. (of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base. (of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
clarets
noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
reprise
noun, Usually, reprises. Law. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.
claries
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.
actives
noun, Grammar. the active voice. a form or construction in the active voice.
replies
noun, an answer or response in words or writing.
clasper
noun, a person or thing that clasps.
Perilla
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.
scalpel
noun, a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.
percent
noun, Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
scleral
adjective, sclerotic (def 1).
stapler
noun, a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
sapient
adjective, having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
pensile
adjective, hanging, as the nests of certain birds.
nervate
adjective, (of leaves) having veins.
scraper
noun, a person or thing that scrapes.
pensive
adjective, dreamily or wistfully thoughtful:
varices
noun, plural of varix.
rescale
verb (used with object), to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
cirrate
adjective, having cirri.
saltier
noun, saltire.
plaster
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
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.
reptile
noun, any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
cistern
noun, a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
percale
noun, a closely woven, smooth-finished, plain or printed cotton cloth, used for bed sheets, clothing, etc.
Villars
noun, Claude Louis Hector de [klohd lwee ek-tawr duh] /kloʊd lwi ɛkˈtɔr də/ (Show IPA), 1653–1734, marshal of France.
pervert
noun, a person who practices sexual perversion.
clavers
noun, idle talk; gossip.
Alceste
noun, an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
natives
noun, Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
plicate
adjective, Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
persalt
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.
pertain
verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
clivers
noun, cleavers.
Valence
noun, Chemistry. the quality that determines the number of atoms or groups with which any single atom or group will unite chemically. the relative combining capacity of an atom or group compared with that of the standard hydrogen atom. The chloride ion, Cl–, with a valence of one, has the capacity to unite with one atom of hydrogen or its equivalent, as in HCl or NaCl.
repines
verb (used without object), to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
scepter
noun, a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
replace
verb (used with object), to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing):
repents
adjective, creeping.
sceptre
noun, a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
steelie
noun, a playing marble made of steel.
repeats
noun, the act of repeating.
craters
noun, the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
cravens
noun, a coward.
stearin
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
stearic
adjective, of or relating to suet or fat.
Scarlet
noun, a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
cleaver
noun, a heavy, broad-bladed knife or long-bladed hatchet, especially one used by butchers for cutting meat into joints or pieces.
clavier
noun, the keyboard of a musical instrument.
nectars
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
cleaner
noun, a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
cleanse
verb (used with object), to make clean.
replica
noun, a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
acetins
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
Valerie
noun, a female given name.
Perrine
noun, a town in S Florida.
perlite
noun, a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
replete
noun, Entomology. (among honey ants) a worker with a distensible crop in which honeydew and nectar are stored for the use of the colony.
scarper
verb (used without object), to flee or depart suddenly, especially without having paid one's bills.
viscera
plural noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
valeric
adjective, pertaining to or derived from valerian.
perries
noun, a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
replant
verb (used with object), to plant again.
planter
noun, a person who plants.
citrals
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.
plaints
noun, a complaint.
centals
noun, hundredweight (def 1).
splicer
noun, a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
pencils
noun, a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
pencels
noun, a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
central
noun, a main telephone exchange. a telephone operator at such an exchange.
saltine
noun, a crisp, salted cracker.
spaniel
noun, one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
cerates
noun, Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
respite
noun, a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
Nicetas
noun, Saint Ignatius (def 2).
plancer
noun, the soffit of a cornice, especially one of wood.
respect
noun, a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
planers
noun, Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
respell
verb (used with object), to spell again or anew.
centare
noun, centiare.
respire
verb (used with object), to breathe; inhale and exhale.
alevins
noun, a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
centri-
saltire
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.
centres
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
Penates
plural noun, gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
alienee
noun, a person to whom property is alienated.
centile
noun, (not in technical use) a percentile.
Neville
noun, Richard, Warwick, Earl of.
restive
adjective, impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy.
scrapie
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.
splenic
adjective, of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
retails
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
cervine
adjective, resembling or characteristic of deer; deerlike.
cetanes
noun, a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
spancel
noun, a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
reserve
noun, Finance. cash, or assets readily convertible into cash, held aside, as by a corporation, bank, state or national government, etc., to meet expected or unexpected demands. uninvested cash held to comply with legal requirements.
sanicle
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
certain
Idioms, for certain, without a doubt; surely:
varlets
noun, a knavish person; rascal.
Silvan
noun, a person dwelling in a woodland region.
lancer
noun, a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
teaser
noun, a person or thing that teases.
Leavis
noun, F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
pieces
noun, a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
Pierce
noun, Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
Lavern
noun, Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
lavers
noun, Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
Perret
noun, Auguste [oh-gyst] /oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1954, French architect.
patine
noun, patina.
pellas
noun, a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
lectin
noun, any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
pelvis
noun, the basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates, formed in humans by the innominate bones, sacrum, etc.
Perrin
noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
siller
noun, silver.
Pellet
noun, a small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine.
latins
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
Priest
noun, a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
latens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
Racine
noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
pavins
noun, pavane.
piecer
noun, a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
pavers
noun, a person or thing that paves.
pelvic
adjective, of or relating to the pelvis.
specie
noun, coined money; coin.
racers
noun, a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
pelter
noun, a person or thing that pelts.
teasel
noun, any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads. Compare teasel family.
racist
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.
ptisan
noun, a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
silent
noun, Usually, silents. silent films.
peaces
noun, the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
slicer
noun, a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
patri-
Petrie
noun, Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
Prince
noun, a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
leaves
noun, plural of leaf.
penta-
pecten
noun, Zoology, Anatomy. a comblike part or process. a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
pencil
noun, a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
Petrel
noun, any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
privet
noun, any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
pester
verb (used with object), to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
Peerce
noun, Jan (Jacob Pincus Perelmuth) 1904–84, U.S. opera singer.
Sierra
noun, a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
tavern
noun, a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
Sparti
noun, Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
pectin
noun, a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
severe
adjective, harsh; unnecessarily extreme:
sevier
noun, John, 1745–1815, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier and politician: first governor of Tennessee.
prints
noun, the state of being printed.
tapers
noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
Petain
noun, Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
pestle
noun, a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
Larine
adjective, characteristic of or resembling a gull.
larees
noun, lari.
leaner
noun, a person or thing that leans.
peeler
noun, a person or thing that peels.
pensee
noun, a reflection or thought.
Severn
noun, a river in Great Britain, flowing from central Wales through W England into the Bristol Channel. 210 miles (338 km) long.
pencel
noun, a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
Pellan
noun, Alfred [French al-fred] /French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Canadian painter.
lateen
adjective, pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
lances
noun, a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
lancet
noun, a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
Peters
noun, penis.
peasen
noun, a plural of pease.
Perlis
noun, a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
leaven
noun, a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
sliver
noun, a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
pensil
noun, pencel.
pelite
noun, any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
snivel
noun, weak, whining, or pretended weeping.
Petras
noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
Lanier
noun, Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
learnt
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
pecans
noun, a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
silane
noun, Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
spavin
noun, a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs because of collected fluids (bog spavin) bony growth (bone spavin) or distention of the veins (blood spavin)
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.
lapins
noun, a rabbit.
learns
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
peseta
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
Peirce
noun, Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
Silver
noun, Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
sleave
noun, anything matted or raveled.
paters
noun, British Informal. father.
Plante
noun, Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
Nevers
noun, a city in and the capital of Nièvre, in central France, on the Loire River: Romanesque church.
planet
noun, Astronomy. Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun. (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
sprite
noun, an elf, fairy, or goblin.
plani-
stipel
noun, a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
preens
noun, a pin or brooch.
nestle
verb (used with object), to settle or ensconce snugly:
listel
noun, a narrow list or fillet.
planer
noun, Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
listen
Verb phrases, listen in, to listen to a radio or television broadcast: to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
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.
Nerval
noun, Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
plants
noun, any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
precis
noun, a concise summary.
Stalin
noun, Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
Nereis
noun, clamworm.
stiver
noun, Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
sprint
noun, a short race at full speed.
Nepali
noun, Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
Plains
noun, an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
liners
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
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.
lintel
noun, a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
plaice
noun, a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
linter
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
splice
noun, a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
spline
noun, a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
sprier
adjective, a comparative of spry.
splint
noun, a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
plaint
noun, a complaint.
sprain
noun, a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
sprent
adjective, sprinkled.
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.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
Niepce
noun, Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
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.
Nellie
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
linear
adjective, of, consisting of, or using lines:
nacres
noun, mother-of-pearl.
starve
verb (used with object), to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
praise
noun, the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
Pleven
noun, a city in N Bulgaria: siege of 143 days 1877.
sirree
noun, (used as an intensive with no or yes):
navies
noun, the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
navels
noun, umbilicus (def 1).
pliant
adjective, bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
steeve
noun, a long derrick or spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cargo in a ship's hold.
please
Idioms, if you please, if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer. (used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
native
noun, Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
Steele
noun, Sir Richard, 1672–1729, English essayist, journalist, dramatist, and political leader; born in Ireland.
nailer
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
nastic
adjective, of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
Naples
noun, Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
Napier
noun, neper.
pleats
noun, a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
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.
platen
noun, a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
livens
verb (used with object), to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
litres
noun, liter.
plater
noun, a person or thing that plates.
Stevin
noun, Simon [see-mawn] /ˈsi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1548–1620, Dutch mathematician and physicist.
stance
noun, the position or bearing of the body while standing:
Stevia
noun, a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
plates
noun, a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
livers
noun, Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
nectar
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
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.
prates
noun, act of prating.
livres
noun, a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
Steven
noun, a male given name.
L-line
noun, one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
Sterne
noun, Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
steric
adjective, of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
prance
noun, the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
nitres
noun, niter.
placet
noun, an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
tanrec
noun, tenrec.
paries
noun, Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
parrel
noun, Nautical. a sliding ring or collar of rope, wood, or metal that confines a yard or the jaws of a gaff to the mast but allows vertical movement.
lentil
noun, a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
lepers
noun, a person who has leprosy.
parles
noun, verb (used without object), talk; parley.
Lerner
noun, Alan Jay, 1918–86, U.S. lyricist and librettist.
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:
Leslie
noun, a male or female given name.
Lester
noun, a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
lentic
adjective, pertaining to or living in still water.
pareve
adjective, having no meat or milk in any form as an ingredient and being permissible for use with both meat and dairy meals as stated in the dietary laws:
parens
plural noun, parentheses:
Pilsen
noun, German name of Plzeň.
Parcel
noun, an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
Spence
noun, a pantry.
Levant
noun, the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
pantie
noun, panties.
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.
Parsee
noun, an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
panier
noun, pannier.
pastel
noun, a color having a soft, subdued shade.
Pierre
noun, a city in and the capital of South Dakota, in the central part, on the Missouri River.
patens
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
priers
noun, a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
prices
noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
Tallis
noun, Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
sleeve
noun, the part of a garment that covers the arm, varying in form and length but commonly tubular.
paster
noun, a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
Pietas
noun, the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
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.
Pascin
noun, Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
pricer
noun, (especially in retail stores) an employee who establishes prices at which articles will be sold, or one who affixes price tags to merchandise.
parvis
noun, a vacant enclosed area in front of a church.
Talien
noun, Wade-Giles. Dalian.
Lenape
noun, Delaware (defs 5, 6).
Lencas
noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
partis
noun, the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
talers
noun, thaler.
Pansil
noun, Pancha Sila.
levels
noun, a device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface.
lineal
adjective, being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
spiral
noun, Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
svelte
adjective, slender, especially gracefully slender in figure; lithe.
pacers
noun, a person or thing that paces.
lierne
noun, an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
spinal
noun, Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
spinel
noun, any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
spinet
noun, a small upright piano.
strive
verb (used without object), to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
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.
pirate
noun, a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
spital
noun, a hospital, especially one for lazars.
stripe
noun, a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
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.
spleen
noun, a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
linacs
noun, linear accelerator.
splen-
Strine
noun, Australian English.
Slater
noun, a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
pintle
noun, a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
Slavic
noun, a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian), West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian), and South Slavic (Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene).
Levins
noun, lightning.
levier
noun, a person who levies.
panels
noun, a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
Spener
noun, Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
palter
verb (used without object), to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
levies
noun, an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
pallet
noun, a bed or mattress of straw.
Levine
noun, Jack, 1915–2010, U.S. painter.
slaver
noun, a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
preset
noun, a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
pineal
adjective, resembling a pine cone in shape.
pineta
noun, an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
Levite
noun, a member of the tribe of Levi.
pairle
noun, a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
paints
noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
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.
pintas
noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
Pinter
noun, Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
Parent
noun, a father or a mother.
Erivan
noun, Yerevan.
Raetic
noun, an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
vesica
noun, Anatomy. a bladder.
varies
verb (used with object), to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
varier
noun, a person or thing that varies.
resect
verb (used with object), to do a resection on.
reseat
verb (used with object), to provide with a new seat or new seats.
Varese
noun, a city in N Italy, NW of Milan.
resale
noun, the act of selling a second time.
resail
verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
cisele
adjective, noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
Vanier
noun, Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
sailer
noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
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.
varlet
noun, a knavish person; rascal.
civets
noun, a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
Claire
noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
valise
noun, a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
clares
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
claret
noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
claver
noun, idle talk; gossip.
valine
noun, an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
cleans
clears
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
cleats
noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
Cleave
verb (used with object), to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood.
resent
verb (used with object), to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
cetane
noun, a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
clever
adjective, mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
Centre
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
apiece
adverb, for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
Senlac
noun, a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
censer
noun, a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
cental
noun, hundredweight (def 1).
centas
noun, a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
Center
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
centi-
centr-
centra
noun, a plural of centrum.
apices
noun, a plural of apex.
Searle
noun, Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
Anvers
noun, French name of Antwerp.
sealer
noun, an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
cerat-
cerate
noun, Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
cereal
noun, any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
seance
noun, a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
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.
cerise
adjective, noun, moderate to deep red.
resile
verb (used without object), to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
antler
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
certes
adverb, certainly; in truth.
Cervin
noun, Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
Cesena
noun, a city in E central Italy.
clepes
verb (used with object), to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
Cleves
noun, a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
retail
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
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.
Cretan
noun, a native or inhabitant of Crete.
cretin
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
criers
noun, a person who cries.
alters
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
cripes
interjection, (used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
rentes
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
renter
noun, a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
Crista
noun, a crest or ridge.
altern
adjective, alternate; following one another.
rental
noun, an amount received or paid as rent.
triple
noun, an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
saline
noun, a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
crepes
noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
artels
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
sallet
noun, a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
screen
noun, a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
vestal
noun, vestal virgin.
trinal
adjective, threefold; triple; trine.
vestee
noun, a decorative front piece worn under a woman's jacket or blouse so as to be visible at the neckline.
trills
noun, the act or sound of trilling.
Alpine
noun, (initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
Salten
noun, Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
triers
noun, a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
repair
noun, an act, process, or work of repairing:
crenel
noun, any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
clevis
noun, a U -shaped yoke at the end of a chain or rod, between the ends of which a lever, hook, etc., can be pinned or bolted.
ancile
noun, a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
client
noun, a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
clines
noun, Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
clints
noun, a male given name, form of Clinton.
valent
Valens
noun, Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c328–378, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 364–378.
clites
noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
Vesper
noun, (initial capital letter) the evening star, especially Venus; Hesperus.
aneles
verb (used with object), to administer extreme unction to.
repine
verb (used without object), to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
repent
adjective, creeping.
repels
verb (used with object), to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
crapes
noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
creese
noun, a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
alvine
adjective, of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
Crater
noun, the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
crates
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
repeat
noun, the act of repeating.
Craven
noun, a coward.
crease
noun, a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
create
adjective, Archaic. created.
Repeal
noun, the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
creels
noun, a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
repast
noun, a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
creeps
noun, Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
places
noun, a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
senile
noun, a senile person.
seater
noun, a person or thing that seats.
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
seller
noun, a person who sells; salesperson or vender.
Veneti
noun, Also, Venetia. Also called Veneto [ve-ne-taw] /ˈvɛ nɛ tɔ/ (Show IPA). a region in NE Italy. 7095 sq. mi. (18,375 sq. km).
ricers
noun, an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
Arlene
noun, a female given name.
Rivera
noun, Diego [dye-gaw] /ˈdyɛ gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1957, Mexican painter.
Arleen
noun, a female given name.
Cairns
noun, a seaport in NE Australia.
veneer
noun, a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
caller
noun, a person or thing that calls.
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.
calli-
rivets
noun, a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
calves
noun, plural of calf1 .
Venice
noun, Italian Venezia. a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice.
Calvin
noun, John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
revise
noun, an act of revising.
caners
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
revile
verb (used with object), to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
revets
verb (used with object), to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
Canter
noun, an easy gallop.
cantle
noun, the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
revest
verb (used with object), to vest (a person) again, as with ownership or office; reinvest; reinstate.
Velsen
noun, a seaport in W Netherlands.
capers
noun, a playful leap or skip.
revert
noun, a person or thing that reverts.
venial
adjective, able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
averts
verb (used with object), to turn away or aside:
caplin
noun, capelin.
Verner
noun, Karl Adolph [kahrl ah-dolf] /kɑrl ˈɑ dɒlf/ (Show IPA), 1846–96, Danish linguist.
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
seiner
noun, a person who fishes with a seine.
ascent
noun, an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
arsen-
verite
noun, truth; truthfulness.
select
adjective, chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
asleep
adverb, in or into a state of sleep:
Verein
noun, a union, association, or society.
aspect
noun, appearance to the eye or mind; look:
ripens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
rivals
noun, a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
arrive
noun, a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.
averse
adjective, having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed:
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):
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
selen-
arrest
noun, the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
rillet
noun, a little rill; streamlet.
ventr-
Selene
noun, the Greek goddess of the moon. Compare Thyone.
venter
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the abdomen or belly. a bellylike cavity or concavity. a bellylike protuberance.
Vernet
noun, Claude Joseph [klohd zhaw-zef] /kloʊd ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1714–89, French painter.
Venite
noun, the 95th Psalm (94th in the Vulgate and Douay), used as a canticle at matins or morning prayers.
Averil
noun, a male given name.
arpent
noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
caplet
Capris
noun, Capri pants.
cellar
noun, a room, or set of rooms, for the storage of food, fuel, etc., wholly or partly underground and usually beneath a building.
cavern
noun, a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
secret
noun, something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
verset
noun, Prosody. a brief verse, especially from Scripture.
Castle
noun, a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
secern
verb (used with object), to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
caters
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
retire
noun, a place of withdrawal; retreat:
Catlin
noun, George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
catnip
noun, a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
retina
noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
Cavell
noun, Edith Louisa, 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.
secant
noun, Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
cavers
noun, a person who studies or explores caves.
Casper
noun, a city in central Wyoming.
aplite
noun, a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
cavies
noun, any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
Seaver
noun, (George) Thomas ("Tom"; "Tom Terrific") born 1944, U.S. baseball pitcher.
Cavill
noun, Frederick, 1839–1927, Australian swimmer and coach, born in England: developed the Australian crawl.
cavils
noun, a trivial and annoying objection.
Cavite
noun, a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
retene
noun, a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
retell
verb (used with object), to tell (a story, tale, etc.) over again or in a new way:
Seneca
noun, a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
veenas
noun, vina.
Celine
noun, Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
Caster
noun, a person or thing that casts.
casern
noun, a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
revers
noun, a part of a garment turned back to show the lining or facing, as a lapel.
Carpet
noun, a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
velate
adjective, Biology. having a velum.
careen
noun, a careening.
career
noun, an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
Revere
noun, revers.
revels
noun, Hiram Rhoades [rohdz] /roʊdz/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, U.S. clergyman, educator, and politician: first black senator 1870–71.
carets
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
caries
noun, decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
velars
noun, Phonetics. a velar sound.
carnet
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
reveal
noun, an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
carpel
noun, a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
ariels
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
casein
noun, Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
aretes
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
Senate
noun, an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
versal
adjective, universal or whole.
Carrel
noun, Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
Carrie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
retral
adjective, at or toward the back; posterior.
cartel
noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
Carter
noun, Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
cartes
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
carvel
noun, caravel.
carven
adjective, carved.
Carver
noun, George Washington, 1864?–1943, U.S. botanist and chemist.
relive
verb (used with object), to experience again, as an emotion.
C-star
noun, carbon star.
Vernal
adjective, of or relating to spring:
terras
noun, earth; land.
Evarts
noun, William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
recall
noun, an act of recalling.
Sartre
noun, Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
Reaper
noun, a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
everts
noun, Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
serein
noun, fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
evicts
verb (used with object), to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
evince
verb (used with object), to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
Aileen
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
evites
verb (used with object), to avoid; shun.
Serena
noun, a female given name.
recant
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
re-act
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
sateen
noun, a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
Serene
noun, serenity; tranquillity.
serial
noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
ternes
noun, terne metal.
sclera
noun, a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
ravins
verb (used with or without object), noun, raven2 .
ravine
noun, a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
Teresa
noun, Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
terces
noun, tierce (def 3).
Terris
noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
scrape
noun, an act or instance of scraping.
Aeetes
noun, a king of Colchis, father of Medea and custodian of the Golden Fleece.
escent
tincal
noun, a former name for crude native borax.
recite
verb (used with object), to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
Tiller
noun, a person who tills; farmer.
vicars
noun, Church of England. a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong. the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
ervils
noun, a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
recipe
noun, a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
Ervine
noun, St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
sapele
noun, Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
escape
noun, an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
escarp
noun, Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
tilers
noun, a person who lays tiles.
recaps
noun, a recapped tire.
recept
noun, an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
Recent
noun, Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
espial
noun, the act of spying.
esprit
noun, sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
estral
adjective, estrous.
triene
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
tierce
noun, an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
etapes
noun, a place where troops camp after a day's march.
recast
noun, a recasting.
eterne
adjective, eternal.
ticals
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
scler-
incase
verb (used with object), encase.
Ernest
noun, a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
rapier
noun, a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
rastle
verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
raster
noun, Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
rasper
noun, a person or thing that rasps.
vineal
adjective, of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
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.
irreal
adjective, unreal.
serval
noun, a long-limbed, nocturnal African cat, Felis serval, about the size of a bobcat, having a tawny coat spotted with black: now rare in many former habitats.
tenrec
noun, any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
rapine
noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
tenias
noun, taenia.
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.
actin-
tenace
noun, a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
sclent
noun, any slanting surface, as a slope.
Server
noun, a person who serves.
Scilla
noun, modern name of Scylla.
tellin
noun, any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
Teller
noun, a person or thing that tells, relates, or communicates; narrator:
acetin
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
Servia
noun, former name of Serbia.
ranees
noun, the wife of a rajah.
teener
noun, a teenager.
vitals
plural noun, those bodily organs that are essential to life, as the brain, heart, liver, lungs, and stomach.
tepees
noun, a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
serine
noun, a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
incept
verb (used with object), to take in; ingest.
instr.
incest
noun, sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
Ravens
noun, any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
tercel
noun, the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
ravels
noun, a tangle or complication.
inlace
verb (used with object), enlace.
insect
noun, any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
vincas
noun, periwinkle2 .
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
instal
verb (used with object), install.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
instep
noun, the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
scaler
noun, a person or thing that scales.
actins
noun, a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
inter.
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
active
noun, Grammar. the active voice. a form or construction in the active voice.
intra-
raters
noun, a person who makes rates or ratings.
invars
invert
noun, a person or thing that is inverted.
invest
verb (used with object), to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
ratels
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
errant
adjective, deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
Estrin
noun, estrone.
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
Allies
noun, plural of ally.
Allier
noun, a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
Elsene
noun, Dutch name of Ixelles.
septi-
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
eclair
noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
Ecevit
noun, Bülent [by-lent] /büˈlɛnt/ (Show IPA), 1925–2006, Turkish journalist and political leader: prime minister 1974, 1978–80, 1998–2002.
ecarte
noun, a card game for two players.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
alines
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
elvers
noun, a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
Tralee
noun, a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
septic
adjective, pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
Elvira
noun, a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
A-line
noun, (especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
relict
noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
Reiner
noun, Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
enacts
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
enates
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
encase
verb (used with object), to enclose in or as in a case:
salver
noun, a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
treens
noun, treenware.
eclats
noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
trance
noun, a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
easier
noun, a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
relent
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
Elaine
noun, any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
elance
noun, a quick darting movement.
elapse
noun, the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
elater
noun, Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
elates
adjective, elated.
travel
noun, the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
elect.
releve
noun, a rising up onto full point or half point from the flat of the feet.
elects
noun, a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
eleven
noun, a cardinal number, ten plus one.
ecrase
adjective, (of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
trapes
noun, a tiring walk.
treasr
elints
noun, the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
relate
verb (used with object), to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
elites
noun, (often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
septal
adjective, of or relating to a septum.
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
Salter
noun, a person who makes or sells salt.
saltie
noun, an ocean-going sailor.
trans.
Eileen
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
Easter
noun, an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
trails
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
envier
noun, a person who feels envy.
envies
noun, a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.
traces
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
trices
noun, a very short time; an instant:
epacts
noun, the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
alerts
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
tracer
noun, a person or thing that traces.
reeler
noun, a person or thing that reels.
alerce
noun, the wood of the sandarac tree.
recti-
entire
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
rectal
adjective, of, relating to, or for the rectum.
all-in
adjective, Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
eraser
noun, a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
Santee
noun, a city in SW California.
serape
noun, a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
erects
adjective, upright in position or posture:
Erevan
noun, Yerevan.
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.
tinsel
noun, a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
entrap
verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
entree
noun, a dish served as the main course of a meal.
entice
verb (used with object), to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
alevin
noun, a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
enisle
verb (used with object), to make an island of.
relier
noun, a person or thing that relies.
enlace
verb (used with object), to interlace; intertwine:
enlist
verb (used with object), to engage for military service:
enrapt
adjective, rapt; transported; enraptured:
ensile
verb (used with object), to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
entail
noun, the act of entailing.
enter-
enters
Verb phrases, enter into, to participate in; engage in. to investigate; consider: to sympathize with; share in. to form a constituent part or ingredient of: to go into a particular state:
Travis
noun, William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
Aletes
noun, a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
relies
verb (used without object), to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
triacs
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
trepan
noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
scena
noun, an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
scent
noun, a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
sceat
noun, a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
scat-
slept
noun, the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
scape
noun, Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
piece
noun, a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
scant
adverb, Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
rivel
noun, a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
scart
verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
scalp
noun, the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
River
noun, a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
scare
noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
riven
verb, a past participle of rive.
scelp
noun, a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
scarp
noun, a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
scene
noun, the place where some action or event occurs:
Petra
noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
Snell
noun, a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
sarc-
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
pians
noun, yaws.
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
snail
noun, any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
Sarre
noun, French name of Saar.
scrap
noun, a small piece or portion; fragment:
Saree
noun, sari.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
scree
noun, a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
petri
Sapir
noun, Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
saice
noun, syce.
peta-
sanit
snarl
noun, the act of snarling.
scrip
noun, a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
petal
noun, one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
slice
noun, a thin, flat piece cut from something:
petr-
rivet
noun, a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
sect.
scall
noun, dandruff.
Salic
adjective, of or relating to the Salian Franks.
slier
adjective, a comparative of sly.
sneer
noun, a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
snipe
noun, any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
picas
noun, a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
satin
noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
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.
slipe
noun, a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
salep
noun, a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
slipt
noun, an act or instance of slipping.
savin
noun, a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
salve
noun, a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
Piave
noun, a river in NE Italy, flowing S and SE into the Adriatic. 137 miles (220 km) long.
Peter
noun, penis.
rept.
rival
noun, a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
preta
noun, a wandering or disturbed ghost.
prier
noun, a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
since
adverb, from then till now (often preceded by ever):
rears
Reave
verb (used with object), to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
recap
noun, a recapped tire.
Price
noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
recip
Recit
recpt
rect.
recta
noun, a plural of rectum.
seral
adjective, of or relating to a sere.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
reels
noun, a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
pret.
reals
noun, real number.
prees
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
renal
adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
septa
noun, plural of septum.
prats
noun, the buttocks.
Siple
noun, Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
relic
noun, a surviving memorial of something past.
preen
noun, a pin or brooch.
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.
prest
noun, a loan.
reive
verb (used with or without object), to rob; plunder.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
reins
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
Reeve
noun, an administrative officer of a town or district.
reest
verb (used with object), to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
serac
noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
reaps
verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
react
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
Renee
noun, a female given name, French form of Renata.
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.
seti-
rails
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
Rains
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
races
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
rales
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
rall.
Ranee
noun, the wife of a rajah.
ranis
noun, ranee.
racer
noun, a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
seven
noun, a cardinal number, 6 plus 1.
sever
verb (used with object), to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
serve
noun, the act, manner, or right of serving, as in tennis.
rares
adjective, coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
sinal
adjective, of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
Raven
noun, any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
rcpt.
print
noun, the state of being printed.
Seric
ravin
verb (used with or without object), noun, raven2 .
prise
noun, leverage.
priv.
Ravel
noun, a tangle or complication.
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
Silva
noun, the forest trees of a particular area.
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
rater
noun, a person who makes rates or ratings.
ratel
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
sieve
noun, an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
prate
noun, act of prating.
prase
noun, a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
riser
noun, a person who rises, especially from bed:
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
slant
noun, slanting or oblique direction; slope:
pirns
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
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.
Pinta
noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
Slave
noun, a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
Pines
noun, Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
Pinel
noun, Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
Reval
noun, former German name of Tallinn.
revel
noun, boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
pinas
noun, pineapple.
revet
verb (used with object), to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
selva
noun, a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
Sella
noun, Zillah.
rials
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
Sleep
noun, the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
slain
noun, sley.
Pilar
adjective, of, relating to, or covered with hair.
Seine
noun, a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
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.
sleet
noun, precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
Pieta
noun, a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
ripen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
rills
noun, a small rivulet or brook.
piles
noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
riles
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
riels
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
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.
rices
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
ricer
noun, an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
Seler
noun, Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
piste
noun, a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
Sivan
noun, the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
reni-
sepal
noun, one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
Sept.
rente
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
rents
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
prae-
siree
noun, sirree.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
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).
repel
verb (used with object), to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
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.
repic
noun, the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
sepia
noun, a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
plica
noun, Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
pleat
noun, a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
plats
noun, a plot of ground.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
pitas
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
resp.
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
place
noun, a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
plain
noun, an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
restr
plait
noun, a braid, especially of hair or straw.
plan-
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
Plate
noun, a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
plane
noun, a flat or level surface.
resin
noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
reset
noun, an act or instance of setting again.
plant
noun, any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
plast
plat.
Pres.
Crees
noun, a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
pert.
Trill
noun, the act or sound of trilling.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
triac
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
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.
trice
noun, a very short time; an instant:
Trier
noun, a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
tries
noun, plural of try.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
eaten
noun, eats, Informal. food.
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.
crit.
CRISP
noun, Chiefly British. potato chip.
crips
noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
crine
noun, hair; head of hair.
Crile
noun, George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
cries
noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
easel
noun, a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
treen
noun, treenware.
Crete
noun, Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
Elias
noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
Ellis
noun, Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
Ellen
noun, Mount, a mountain in S Utah. 11,522 feet (3514 meters).
Ellas
noun, Modern Greek name of Greece.
elite
noun, (often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
Elise
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Elisa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
elint
noun, the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
trave
noun, a crossbeam.
eclat
noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
Elena
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
elate
adjective, elated.
elans
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
Eilat
noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
eerie
adjective, uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
treas
ectal
adjective, external; outer; on the surface of.
crier
noun, a person who cries.
crest
noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
elver
noun, a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
claps
noun, an act or instance of clapping.
valet
noun, a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
clave
noun, one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
clast
noun, a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
CLASP
noun, a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
clase
Clare
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
clapt
verb, simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
clans
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
cleat
noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
valse
noun, waltz.
Clair
noun, René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
civet
noun, a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
Vance
noun, a male given name.
cites
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
Vanir
noun, a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
cires
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
clear
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
clepe
verb (used with object), to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
crept
noun, an act or instance of creeping:
vails
noun, a tip; gratuity.
crepe
noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
creep
noun, an act or instance of creeping:
Creel
noun, a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
crave
verb (used with object), to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
crate
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
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.
crape
noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
Crane
noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
clept
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
vairs
noun, a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly. Compare miniver (def 1).
Clive
noun, Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
Clite
noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
clipt
noun, the act of clipping.
Clint
noun, a male given name, form of Clinton.
cline
noun, Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
Cleve
noun, Per Teodor [par tey-aw-dawr] /pær ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1840–1905, Swedish chemist.
Elsie
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
elves
noun, plural of elf.
cines
noun, a film; motion picture.
evite
verb (used with object), to avoid; shun.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
terns
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
Ieper
noun, Ypres.
terr.
Icel.
Terra
noun, earth; land.
IATSE
Evita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
terne
noun, terne metal.
evils
noun, that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
evict
verb (used with object), to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
Evert
noun, Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
Evers
noun, (James) Charles, born 1922, U.S. civil-rights leader.
event
noun, something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.
evens
Terri
noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
ileac
adjective, of or relating to the ileum.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
Perse
noun, (Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
insp.
invt.
Invar
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
intr.
intel
noun, intelligence (defs 4, 6).
terce
noun, tierce (def 3).
inst.
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
inapt
adjective, not apt or fitting.
insep
inlet
noun, an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
inept
adjective, without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
incr.
incl.
incas
noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
evase
adjective, widened at the top, as a vase or chimney flue.
terse
adjective, neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
Elvis
noun, a male given name, form of Elwin.
epees
noun, a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
erase
verb (used with object), to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
tirls
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
Trace
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
Epist
Episc
Epis.
epact
noun, the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
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.
trail
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
Enlil
noun, the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
encl.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
enate
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
enact
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
erect
adjective, upright in position or posture:
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
Tesla
noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
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.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
tical
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
etape
noun, a place where troops camp after a day's march.
Ester
noun, a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
ESPEC
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.
Tiler
noun, a person who lays tiles.
ErvIn
noun, Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
ervil
noun, a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
tills
noun, a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
Ernst
noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
Ernie
noun, a male given name, form of Ernest.
ernes
noun, sea eagle.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
vari-
cine-
Tepic
noun, a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
ante-
verts
noun, English Forest Law. vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer. the right to cut such vegetation.
anvil
noun, a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
antic
noun, Usually, antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
anti-
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
apres
preposition, after; following (used in combination):
anis-
anils
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
anile
adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
anele
verb (used with object), to administer extreme unction to.
ancre
adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
Alvin
noun, a town in S Texas.
alti-
verst
noun, a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
April
noun, the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
Vesta
noun, the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
Arnel
ASPEN
noun, any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
Verna
noun, a female given name.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
artel
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
Verne
noun, Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
arris
noun, a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
Arles
noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
verse
noun, (not in technical use) a stanza.
Arlen
noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
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.
Ariel
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
Arete
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
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.
alter
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
Alsip
noun, a town in NE Illinois.
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.
acpt.
aeri-
vinas
noun, a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
Vinca
noun, periwinkle2 .
Vince
noun, a male given name, form of Vincent.
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.
Viper
noun, any of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, especially V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia.
viral
Idioms, go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
Viren
noun, Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
acnes
noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
virls
noun, ferrule (def 1).
acet-
Visct
VISTA
noun, a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
vital
adjective, of or relating to life:
30-30
aerie
noun, the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
vills
noun, a territorial division under the feudal system; township.
Allen
noun, (Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
Alene
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
veter
alive
Idioms, alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
alist
adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
Aline
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
alien
noun, Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen). See also resident alien, illegal alien.
Alice
noun, a city in S Texas.
alert
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
alecs
noun, a herring.
ville
vicar
noun, Church of England. a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong. the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
vice-
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
aisle
noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
airts
noun, a direction.
Vilas
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
Villa
noun, a country residence or estate.
asper
noun, a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
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.
Cates
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
Celia
noun, a female given name, form of Cecilia.
ceils
verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
veeps
noun, a vice president.
cease
noun, cessation:
Cavil
noun, a trivial and annoying objection.
caver
noun, a person who studies or explores caves.
veers
noun, a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
cater
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
cella
noun, the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
veils
noun, a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
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.
veins
noun, one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
carve
verb (used with object), to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
carts
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
Carte
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
carse
noun, bottom land.
veena
noun, vina.
cells
noun, a small room, as in a convent or prison.
carpi
noun, plural of carpus.
ceras
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
cetin
noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
cetes
noun, a number of badgers together.
Cesti
noun, Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
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.
cert.
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.
Ceres
noun, a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
cepes
noun, cep.
veals
noun, Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
cents
noun, a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
cent.
cense
verb (used with object), to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
Cenis
noun, Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
vatic
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
celts
noun, an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
Celt.
abbreviation, Celtic.
carps
noun, a peevish complaint.
carp-
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
Vener
noun, Vänern.
Calve
verb (used with object), to give birth to (a calf).
venal
adjective, willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
Calpe
noun, ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
calls
noun, a cry or shout.
cairn
noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
cains
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
caine
noun, (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
veni-
canes
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
avert
verb (used with object), to turn away or aside:
avers
avens
noun, any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
atrip
adjective, aweigh.
ative
vents
noun, an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
astr.
caner
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
canst
noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
carns
noun, cairn.
Caren
noun, a female given name.
carne
noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
velar
noun, Phonetics. a velar sound.
carls
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
Carin
noun, a female given name.
Carie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
caret
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
cares
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
velic
adjective, pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
Cant.
Capt.
caps.
Capri
noun, an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
Capet
noun, Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
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.
caper
noun, a playful leap or skip.
cants
noun, insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
tera-
Evans
noun, Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
tepee
noun, a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
Steen
noun, Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
stele
noun, an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
stela
noun, stele (defs 1–3).
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
spect
noun, single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
nacre
noun, mother-of-pearl.
pavis
noun, a large oblong shield of the late 14th through the early 16th centuries, often covering the entire body and used especially by archers and soldiers of the infantry.
pavin
noun, pavane.
nails
noun, a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
steer
noun, Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
naive
adjective, having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
napes
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
Steep
noun, a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
narcs
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
ster.
stave
noun, one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
Paten
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
nears
neaps
noun, neap tide.
Starr
noun, Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
Pater
noun, British Informal. father.
natl.
pates
noun, the crown or top of the head.
steal
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
patr-
navel
noun, umbilicus (def 1).
Steel
noun, any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
Paver
noun, a person or thing that paves.
step-
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
Neils
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
peals
noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
lilts
noun, rhythmic swing or cadence.
strip
noun, a striptease.
linac
noun, linear accelerator.
liner
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
pant-
Strep
noun, streptococcus.
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.
lints
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
strap
noun, a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
Lipan
noun, a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
spean
verb (used with object), to wean.
peans
noun, paean.
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.
liras
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
stirp
noun, a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
Steve
noun, a male given name, form of Steven or Stephen.
lites
noun, light2 (def 36).
livre
noun, a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
lives
noun, plural of life.
liver
noun, Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
Peace
noun, the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
liven
verb (used with object), to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
litre
noun, liter.
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.
Peale
noun, Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
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.
litas
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
spec.
Still
noun, stillness or silence:
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.
Lisle
noun, knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
neeps
noun, a turnip.
Neiva
noun, a city in W Colombia.
Lilas
noun, creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
paren
plural noun, parentheses:
parrs
noun, a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
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.
parle
noun, verb (used without object), talk; parley.
spirt
noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
spire
noun, a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
spine
noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
spina
noun, a spine or spinelike projection.
Parl.
Paris
noun, Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
pari-
spilt
noun, a spilling, as of liquid.
pares
noun, (of a female) first among equals.
spile
noun, a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
pacer
noun, a person or thing that paces.
paces
noun, a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
parse
verb (used with object), to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
Spica
noun, spike2 .
panel
noun, a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
palls
noun, a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
spent
verb, simple past tense and past participle of spend.
palis
noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
Pales
noun, a stake or picket, as of a fence.
pale-
pairs
noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
spier
noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
paint
noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
pains
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
Paine
noun, Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
spice
noun, any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
spiel
noun, a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
pants
noun, trousers (def 1).
spite
noun, a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
splat
noun, Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
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.
never
Idioms, never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
stall
noun, a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
Nepal
noun, a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
Neper
noun, the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
neral
noun, citral b. See under citral.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
Nerva
noun, Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
speel
verb (used with or without object), to climb; ascend; mount.
nerve
noun, one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
stale
adjective, not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
Speer
noun, Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
Srta.
spell
noun, a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
Nevil
noun, a male given name, form of Neville.
part.
Niles
noun, a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
nival
adjective, of or growing in snow:
nitre
noun, niter.
nitr-
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
nipas
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
nills
verb (used with object), to refuse or reject.
sprat
noun, a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
parve
adjective, pareve.
Spree
noun, a lively frolic or outing.
nieve
noun, Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
niece
noun, a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
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.
parts
noun, a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
Nevis
noun, one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km). Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
Pears
noun, Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
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.
penal
adjective, of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
tease
noun, a person who teases or annoys.
LANCE
noun, a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
tears
teals
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
penis
noun, the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
lapel
noun, either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
lapin
noun, a rabbit.
lapis
noun, (italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
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:
pene-
Pence
noun, a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
laree
noun, lari.
Lares
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
laics
noun, one of the laity.
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.
peles
noun, peel3 .
Laris
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Tavel
noun, a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
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.
Pelee
noun, Mount, a volcano in the West Indies, on the island of Martinique: eruption 1902. 4428 feet (1350 meters).
lieve
adverb, lief.
laten
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
later
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
Latin
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
spare
noun, a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
span-
spall
noun, a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
Laver
noun, Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
Ital.
Iran.
space
noun, the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
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.
Irene
noun, Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
tense
noun, a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
Perle
noun, a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
Isere
noun, a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
tenia
noun, taenia.
islet
noun, a very small island.
istle
noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
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).
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
Spain
noun, a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
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.
telic
adjective, Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
telia
noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
teles
noun, television.
tele-
peril
noun, exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
teens
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
Teena
noun, a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
laces
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
peri-
peres
noun, Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
lact-
teels
noun, til.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
tarps
noun, tarpaulin.
Panic
noun, a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
Peene
noun, a river in NE Germany, flowing E to the Baltic Sea. About 97 miles (155 km) long.
leers
noun, a lascivious or sly look.
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
peels
noun, the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
leets
noun, a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
Leila
noun, a female given name.
Lenca
noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
lenis
noun, a lenis consonant.
taler
noun, thaler.
leper
noun, a person who has leprosy.
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.
Lerna
noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
spate
noun, a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
leave
noun, permission to do something:
tails
noun, tail1 (def 6).
levee
noun, an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river.
level
noun, a device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface.
Leven
noun, Loch, a lake in E Scotland: ruins of a castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
Lever
noun, Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third. Compare machine (def 4b).
Levin
noun, lightning.
pecan
noun, a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
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.
taels
noun, liang.
licet
Pease
noun, a pea.
taces
noun, tasset.
liers
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
peart
adjective, lively; brisk; cheerful.
lect.
Peele
noun, George, 1558?–97? English dramatist.
least
noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
learn
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
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.
Tapes
noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
leans
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
lease
noun, a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
leant
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
taper
noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
tapis
noun, Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
leaps
noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
peeve
noun, a source of annoyance or irritation:
Peers
noun, a person of the same legal status:
leapt
noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
peens
noun, a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
lears
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Vite
adverb, briskly; lively.
Viet
noun, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
seer
noun, a person who sees; observer.
vill
noun, a territorial division under the feudal system; township.
spae
verb (used with object), to prophesy; foretell; predict.
VITA
noun, curriculum vitae (def 1).
VILE
adjective, wretchedly bad:
SPCA
vet.
slit
noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
vets
noun, veterinarian.
Seel
verb (used with object), Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
seep
noun, moisture that seeps out; seepage.
Seen
verb, past participle of see1 .
vise
noun, any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
VLSI
vila
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
Spee
noun, Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
Visc
epic
noun, an epic poem.
seal
noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
Vina
noun, a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
sec.
SLIC
vers
VINE
noun, any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
snip
noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
Vic.
vin-
SPAR
noun, Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
Vins
noun, wine.
vert
noun, English Forest Law. vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer. the right to cut such vegetation.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
vias
noun, Architecture. a space between two mutules.
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.
spat
noun, a petty quarrel.
Vict
virl
noun, ferrule (def 1).
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
visa
noun, an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
Vial
noun, Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
vest
noun, a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
scr.
vil.
vase
noun, a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
Vern
noun, a male given name, form of Vernon.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
sice
noun, syce.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
tarp
noun, tarpaulin.
Sill
noun, a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
tirl
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
silt
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
Tape
noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
trap
noun, a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
trav
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
tall
adverb, in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
Tree
noun, a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
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.
tri-
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
tils
noun, the sesame plant.
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.
tail
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
teil
noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
tepe
noun, (in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
serv
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
ten.
tern
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
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).
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
tela
noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
tel-
Tees
noun, a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
Till
noun, a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
teen
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
teel
noun, til.
Seve
noun, the characteristic flavor and body of a wine.
Sere
noun, the series of stages in an ecological succession.
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.
teal
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
tics
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
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.
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.
tavs
noun, the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Trip
noun, a journey or voyage:
tRNA
spic
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
spiv
noun, a petty criminal, especially a black marketeer, racetrack tout, or petty thief.
veep
noun, a vice president.
veer
noun, a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
vees
noun, anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
veil
noun, a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
vein
noun, one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
Sra.
vel.
Vela
noun, plural of velum.
sene
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
tale
noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
spit
noun, saliva, especially when ejected.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
Siva
noun, Shiva.
spin
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
Ven.
Vena
noun, a vein.
slap
noun, a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
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.
Sell
noun, an act or method of selling.
Slav
noun, one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
Vent
noun, an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
Vera
noun, a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
tael
noun, liang.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
tsar
noun, czar.
Tace
noun, tasset.
sepn
Tver
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga. Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
vacs
noun, vacuum cleaner.
Vail
noun, a tip; gratuity.
str.
vain
Idioms, in vain, without effect or avail; to no purpose: in an improper or irreverent manner:
vair
noun, a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly. Compare miniver (def 1).
val.
Vale
noun, a valley.
SINE
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
Veal
noun, Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
sipe
verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
Vane
noun, weather vane.
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
var.
vars
noun, a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
vas-
ter.
Ste.
VAST
noun, Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
Vat.
scil
1080
sci.
Ivan
noun, iwan.
inae
Inc.
Inca
noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
ins.
int.
intl
inv.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Ire.
Irra
noun, the Akkadian god of pestilence.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
Isle
noun, a small island.
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.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
Ivar
noun, a male or female given name.
ills
noun, an unfavorable opinion or statement:
Ives
noun, Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
lace
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
lacs
noun, a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
laic
noun, one of the laity.
scar
noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
lair
noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
LAIS
noun, (in medieval French literature)
Lane
noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
Lani
LARC
noun, long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
Lari
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Lars
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
lase
verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
last
noun, a person or thing that is last.
Ilse
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Ill.
late
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
ence
enl.
Ens.
epee
noun, a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
epi-
epit
Eric
noun, Eric the Red.
Erie
noun, Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Erne
noun, sea eagle.
errs
verb (used without object), to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
Erse
noun, Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
esne
noun, (in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
ile-
evap
IEEE
ices
noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
Ice.
ical
evil
noun, that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
ever
Idioms, ever and again, now and then; from time to time. Also, Literary, ever and anon.
Evan
noun, a male given name, Welsh form of John.
esp.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
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.
etc.
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
Este
noun, a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
est.
Lat.
lats
noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
elve
noun, an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
nav.
Lise
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
LISP
noun, a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
LIST
noun, a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
lit.
lite
noun, light2 (def 36).
lits
noun, litas.
live
Idioms, live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
nail
noun, a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
nape
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
narc
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
nave
noun, the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
Lira
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
NICE
noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
Neve
noun, granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
Neva
noun, a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
Nev.
nest
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
Nell
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
NCTE
Neil
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
neep
noun, a turnip.
Neel
noun, Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
neap
noun, neap tide.
Neal
noun, a male given name.
LISA
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
lipa
noun, a monetary unit of Croatia.
lave
noun, the remainder; the rest.
lent
noun, (in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
lavs
noun, lavatory.
lea.
Leal
adjective, loyal; true.
Lean
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
LEAP
noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
Lear
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
LEAS
noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
leer
noun, a lascivious or sly look.
lees
noun, plural of lee2 .
Leet
noun, a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
Leis
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
Lela
noun, a female given name.
Lena
noun, a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
lens
noun, a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
LEST
conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
lip-
Lila
noun, creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
lint
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Lins
noun, a city in E Brazil.
Line
noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
Lina
noun, a female given name.
lin.
lilt
noun, rhythmic swing or cadence.
lier
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
Leta
noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
lien
noun, Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
lice
noun, plural of louse.
Lias
noun, Leah (def 1).
liar
noun, a person who tells lies.
Levi
noun, a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
Lev.
enc.
Elva
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
nill
verb (used with object), to refuse or reject.
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
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.
apt.
plural, apartment.
apts
plural, apartment.
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.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
aril
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
ARIS
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
arr.
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
art.
asc-
asci
noun, plural of ascus.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
Apis
noun, a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
Cain
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
cap.
cane
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
Can.
CALS
noun, a male given name, form of Calvin.
Call
noun, a cry or shout.
Cal.
avn.
Aten
noun, Aton.
Avis
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
Aves
noun, a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
Ave.
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.
atic
ates
Apr.
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.
CARE
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
ARCS
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Acis
noun, the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
acle
noun, the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
ACLS
acne
noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
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.
ACTS
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
aer-
aesc
noun, ash2 (def 3).
aet.
ails
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Aire
airt
noun, a direction.
ant.
Alps
noun, a high mountain.
ANSI
Anil
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
anes
adverb, once.
ance
alts
noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
alt.
alls
noun, one's whole interest, energy, or property:
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
all-
ALIT
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
Alis
ales
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
alee
adverb, adjective, upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
Alec
noun, a herring.
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.
Carl
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
Else
Idioms, or else, or suffer the consequences:
ease
noun, freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
clep
clip
noun, the act of clipping.
clit
noun, clitoris.
crap
noun, Vulgar. excrement. an act of defecation.
crat
Cree
noun, a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
Cres
crip
noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
ctr.
cts.
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.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Earp
noun, Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
ears
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
clar
Elia
noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
Elsa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
ells
noun, an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
Elli
noun, an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
ELLE
Ella
noun, a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
Elis
noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
elev
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
Elea
noun, an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
ELAS
elan
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
Eire
noun, the Irish name of Ireland.
ect-
eave
noun, Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
Clea
noun, a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
clap
noun, an act or instance of clapping.
Carn
noun, cairn.
cen.
Carr
noun, John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
CART
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
CASE
noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
cast
noun, act of casting or throwing.
cat.
Cate
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
CATV
Cav.
Cave
noun, a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
cees
noun, the letter C.
Ceil
verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
Cela
noun, Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
cell
noun, a small room, as in a convent or prison.
Cels
cene
clan
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
cir.
civ.
cite
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
cit.
cist
noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
cis-
cire
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
Cete
noun, a number of badgers together.
cepe
noun, cep.
Ceta
noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
cet-
CERN
CerE
noun, a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
cera
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
ceps
noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
Nile
noun, a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
lain
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
Nils
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
prie
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
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.
pirn
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
Pisa
noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
pise
noun, rammed earth.
pita
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
plea
noun, an appeal or entreaty:
plie
noun, a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
pnea
prat
noun, the buttocks.
pre-
prec
pree
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
prin
PINE
noun, any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc. Compare pine family.
prs.
PSAT
psec
psia
Ptas
plural, peseta.
pts.
Pvt.
RSVP
noun, a reply to an invitation:
RACE
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
rail
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
rain
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
pint
noun, a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
pina
noun, pineapple.
Rani
noun, ranee.
PetE
noun, Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
Pele
noun, peel3 .
pelt
noun, the act of pelting.
Pen.
pens
noun, any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
Pent
noun, penthouse (def 4).
per.
pere
noun, father.
PERL
Pers
perv
noun, a sexual pervert.
Pest
noun, an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
Pet.
PETN
noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
pill
noun, a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
pets
noun, any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
pial
adjective, of or relating to the pia mater.
pian
noun, yaws.
pias
noun, a female given name.
Pica
noun, a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
pice
noun, a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna. Compare pie5 .
PICS
noun, a movie.
Pict
noun, a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
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.
pies
noun, plural of pi2 .
Piet
noun, Scot. a magpie.
pil-
pile
noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
rale
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Peer
noun, a person of the same legal status:
rive
verb (used with object), to tear or rend apart:
Riel
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
rile
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
rill
noun, a small rivulet or brook.
Rina
noun, a female given 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.
RIPS
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
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.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
rit.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
riv.
RNAS
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
rpt.
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.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
Sale
noun, the act of selling.
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.
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Sari
noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
Sat.
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.
Save
noun, an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
SCAN
noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
Rice
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
rial
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
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.
Rees
noun, reeve3 .
rapt
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
RARE
adjective, coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
rasp
noun, an act of rasping.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
rave
noun, an act of raving.
Ravi
noun, a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
RCVR
real
noun, real number.
reap
verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
recs
noun, recreation.
Reel
noun, a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
Rein
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
revs
noun, a revolution (in an engine or the like).
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
rel.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
rent
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
Rep.
repl
repr
reps
noun, a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
rete
noun, a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
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.
Rev.
pees
noun, the letter p.
prev
PACT
noun, an agreement, covenant, or compact:
PACE
noun, a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
nipa
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
nips
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
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.
NIRA
pat.
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Pare
noun, Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
pats
noun, a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
pave
noun, Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
pct.
Past
noun, the time gone by:
par.
Pal.
Pail
noun, bucket.
Pall
noun, a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
Pan.
pair
noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
Pain
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
pane
noun, one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
Parr
noun, a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
Pate
noun, the crown or top of the head.
peal
noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
Peel
noun, the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
pean
noun, paean.
pear
noun, the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
NTIA
Pali
noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
pacs
noun, pack1 (def 1).
pars
noun, (in prescriptions) a part.
peat
noun, a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
Pecs
noun, a city in SW Hungary.
peen
noun, a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
lv.
REA
cep
noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
pt.
Ps.
VCR
Ree
noun, reeve3 .
REC
noun, recreation.
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).
CEA
cee
noun, the letter C.
Vee
noun, anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
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.
Nap
noun, a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
NEA
Avi
ca.
cp.
cr.
cs.
ct.
cl.
CAI
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
prn
ne-
Pa.
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.
pc.
CAR
noun, an automobile.
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
PEI
noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
CAS
verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
Pr.
RCT
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.
RCN
TSP
STI
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
VAC
noun, vacuum cleaner.
V-2
noun, a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
V-1
noun, a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
vs.
Va.
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
TVA
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.
TSI
CPR
TSE
trp
CRP
CRS
CRT
CSA
CSR
CST
CTA
cte
ctn
plural, carton.
CPS
CPL
RCA
LSC
ltr
LTL
CIA
CIE
CIP
LTA
NEC
LST
LSI
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
VAN
noun, the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
CPI
LPS
plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
Rap
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
LPN
cle
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
CLI
ll.
PAC
noun, pack1 (def 1).
CLR
CNS
CPA
NSC
Lee
noun, protective shelter:
AVC
spt
SAR
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
SAP
noun, the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
NIA
AIC
ail
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Sal
noun, salt1 .
ae.
Sr.
vie
verb (used with object), Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
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.
ALC
ale
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
se-
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
SAE
Via
noun, Architecture. a space between two mutules.
SAC
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
AEC
ACV
ALS
noun, Indian mulberry.
Ar.
Vte
VTC
Vt.
VPN
VLA
ap-
ac-
al.
ALP
noun, a high mountain.
an.
Nip
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
NIC
noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
av.
ACE
noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
sc.
vis
noun, strength; force; power.
Nil
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
ACP
SCP
VIR
noun, husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
VIP
ACS
ACT
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
Sp.
RTS
a-v
ASR
SEI
noun, sei whale.
ARV
noun, a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
Npt
NEP
noun, New Economic Policy.
ase
SEL
noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
ASI
nr.
ASN
ASP
noun, any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
ast
ARS
NRA
Ver
ASV
at.
NRC
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
NSA
Nee
adjective, born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
ATP
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
ATV
NES
NPR
ANC
API
abbreviation, Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
rte
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
rt.
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
RSV
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
RSE
RSA
APC
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.
Rs.
RPV
ARP
noun, Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
Apl
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
APS
RNR
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
RNA
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.
St.
See
noun, the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
Sta
NET
noun, a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
ATC
RPS
VTR
noun, a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
ine
SVC
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.
ILP
ILS
SVR
in.
ina
noun, a female given name.
SLE
PIN
noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
Lie
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
il-
IPA
ipr
IPS
Ir.
TAE
preposition, to.
IRC
IRL
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:
IRS
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
ier
ise
PAS
noun, a step or series of steps in ballet.
PLA
PL1
noun, Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
TIC
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
TIA
ETR
TES
noun, ti1 .
ETS
ETV
EVA
noun, a female given name, form of Eve.
CVA
Eve
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
pis
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
SLA
PIT
noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
ics
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Ia.
ial
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
IAS
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
STV
ISA
Isl
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
lep
LAP
noun, the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
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
TCA
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
Les
Ler
noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
pes
noun, a foot or footlike part.
Las
noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
Tav
noun, the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
SPA
noun, a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
pea
noun, the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
lav
noun, lavatory.
Len
noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
LCA
LCI
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
LCT
lei
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
pee
noun, the letter p.
TAP
noun, a light but audible blow:
TAL
let
noun, British. a lease.
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
PCI
ISR
ist
ISV
ITA
ITC
ite
Lia
noun, Leah (def 1).
ITV
Iva
noun, any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
PIC
noun, a movie.
PCS
PIA
noun, a female given name.
La.
LCL
Lt.
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).
SLP
SLR
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)
tee
noun, the letter T or t.
TEC
noun, detective.
PLC
pl.
pli
STL
Ell
noun, an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
PTA
plural, peseta.
PST
interjection, (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
els
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
PSI
noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
PSE
PSC
en-
PSA
Eli
noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
ene
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
STP
env
Ep.
EPA
Lir
noun, Ler.
SPR
tra
PTV
PVA
noun, a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol.
Tpr
RCS
CVT
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
ea.
ean
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.
RIP
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
Re.
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
RCP
PVC
noun, a white, water-insoluble, thermoplastic resin, derived by the polymerization of vinyl chloride: used chiefly for thin coatings, insulation, and pipings.
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
ec-
ECA
EEC
EEE
EEL
noun, any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
eir
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).
EIS
tr.
lis
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
TPN
tin
noun, Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
ERE
preposition, conjunction, before.
SIP
noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
PRC
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
err
verb (used without object), to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
ERS
noun, ervil.
PRA
EPS
ERT
ERV
ESA
Esc
ese
ESL
PLR
ESR
EPT
ERP
tlr
Tiv
noun, a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
TLC
TPI
TV
noun, television.
RI
NV
RP
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
LR
IP
RN
TC
V.
TE
noun, ti1 .
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
VC
P.
noun, Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
N.
CE
VP
NL
EV
AI
noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
VL
le
A.
noun, Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
VN
EI
ee
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
T1
VI
SN
VR
L.
TL
RV
IT
noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
S.
SA
SL
SV
ln
NP
IV
noun, an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
NI
ic
i.
R.
el
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
RC
LC
PI
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
LP
plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
t.
L1
L2
NC
TN
PE
noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
TP
NA
adverb, no1 .
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
CV
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