Anagrams of collapses
Word collapses has
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that can be made by using the letters of collapses.
- scalpels
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noun,
a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.
- escallop
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noun,
scallop.
- scallops
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noun,
any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- calloses
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noun,
callus (def 2).
- collapse
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noun,
a falling in or together:
- solaces
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- callose
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noun,
callus (def 2).
- scapose
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adjective,
having scapes; consisting of a scape.
- scallop
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noun,
any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- locales
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noun,
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
- scalpel
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noun,
a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.
- callop
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noun,
golden perch.
- Calles
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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.
- paleo-
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- Scopas
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noun,
flourished 4th century b.c, Greek sculptor and architect.
- Scopes
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noun,
John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- copals
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noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- copses
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noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- Laclos
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noun,
Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de [pyer ahn-brwaz frahn-swa shaw der-loh duh] /pyɛr ɑ̃ˈbrwaz frɑ̃ˈswa ʃɔ dɛrˈloʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1741–1803, French general and writer.
- assoc.
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- scapes
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noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- lapses
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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:
- closes
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noun,
the act of closing.
- losels
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noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- saleps
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noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Cassel
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noun,
Kassel.
- salols
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noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- scalls
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noun,
dandruff.
- cellos
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noun,
the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
- class.
-
- clasps
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noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- Scales
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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.
- sepals
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noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- aslope
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adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- spaces
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noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- locale
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noun,
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
- locals
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noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- pellas
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noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- socles
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noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- spalls
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noun,
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- places
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noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- slopes
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- passel
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noun,
a group or lot of indeterminate number:
- spells
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noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- solace
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- paseos
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noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- pass.
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- Close
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noun,
the act of closing.
- Passe
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noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- clops
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noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- salep
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noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- ploce
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noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- pases
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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.
- Salol
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noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- paseo
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noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- coel-
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- pale-
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- Salop
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noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- lapel
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noun,
either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- Pasco
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noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- Palos
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noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- palls
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noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- coals
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noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Ellas
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noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- psoas
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noun,
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
- poses
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noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pleo-
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- laces
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- polls
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noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- olpes
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noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- place
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noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- copse
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noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- clase
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- copes
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noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- pesos
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- copal
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noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- poss.
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- peals
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noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- paces
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noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- ecol.
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- coll.
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- Coles
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- posse
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noun,
posse comitatus.
- Colas
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noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- ollas
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noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Pella
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noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- Pecos
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noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- poles
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noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- CLASP
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noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- local
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noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- claps
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noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- allo-
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- sepal
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noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- lapse
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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:
- loses
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Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Apoc.
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- slaps
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noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- losel
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noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- Alsop
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noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- slops
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noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- leaps
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- soaps
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noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- Alope
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noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- socle
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noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Lopes
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noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Sells
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noun,
an act or method of selling.
- alecs
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noun,
a herring.
- 30-30
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- soles
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noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- Aesop
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noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- loess
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noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- space
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noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- spaes
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verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- spall
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noun,
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- spec.
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- specs
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noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- spell
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noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- speos
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noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- asco-
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- apses
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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.
- cella
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noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- calls
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noun,
a cry or shout.
- scale
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- scall
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noun,
dandruff.
- cells
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noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Cello
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noun,
the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
- Pales
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noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- scalp
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noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- cases
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noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- scape
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noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- caps.
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- capos
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noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- capes
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noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- scelp
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noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- Sella
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noun,
Zillah.
- Calpe
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noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- scopa
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noun,
pollen brush.
- scope
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noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- scops
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noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- lasso
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noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- secos
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noun,
sekos.
- lases
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verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- oases
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noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- seals
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noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Loss
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noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- OAPC
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- Opal
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noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- Lola
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noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- OPEC
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noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- ole-
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- opes
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adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Pal.
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- oles
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noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- OSSA
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noun,
plural of os1 .
- lops
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noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- pacs
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noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- ocas
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OLLA
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noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Lose
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Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- PACE
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noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Olpe
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noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- 1080
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- Pall
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noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- sec.
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- Secs
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noun,
second2 (def 2).
- Sell
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noun,
an act or method of selling.
- sels
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noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- seps
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noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- slap
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noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- sloe
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noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- SOAP
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noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- seal
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noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sol.
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- Sola
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noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- sole
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noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- sols
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noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- sops
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noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- spae
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verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- spas
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noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SPCA
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- SEAS
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- scop
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noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- pase
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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.
- pole
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noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- PLSS
-
- Pol.
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- Pola
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noun,
Pula.
- Poll
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noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- SASE
-
- pols
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noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pos.
-
- pose
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noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- psec
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- Saco
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noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Sacs
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- loca
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noun,
a plural of locus.
- sals
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noun,
salt1 .
- Sale
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noun,
the act of selling.
- Lope
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noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Cope
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noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- apes
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noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- APSE
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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.
- Cass
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noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- Cela
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noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- apo-
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- cell
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noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Cels
-
- Also
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adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- CASE
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noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- ceps
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noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cess
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noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Alps
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noun,
a high mountain.
- lace
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lacs
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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).
- aloe
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noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- asc-
-
- capo
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noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Laos
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noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- CALS
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noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- ells
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noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Ella
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- Cal.
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- ELAS
-
- Call
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noun,
a cry or shout.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- 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.
- eco-
-
- eso-
-
- ESOP
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noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- cap.
-
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- all-
-
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- lea.
-
- Leal
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adjective,
loyal; true.
- LEAS
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noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- COLA
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noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- ACLS
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- clep
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- Alco
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- cl.
-
- sc.
-
- CEA
-
- SAE
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Clo
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEO
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- cle
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- cs.
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- ACP
-
- ALC
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- SPS
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- SCP
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- SCS
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- ca.
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Sp.
-
- SLP
-
- ase
-
- 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.
- APS
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SLA
-
- Apl
-
- SLE
-
- 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.
- APC
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- LOC
-
- So.
-
- OSP
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- 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).
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ose
-
- OSS
-
- Ola
-
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- Ps.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- LCL
-
- La.
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESL
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Esc
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- ll.
-
- Les
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- lep
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LCA
-
- LSC
-
- OCS
-
- LSS
-
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OAP
-
- OAS
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- SSE
-
- eo-
-
- PLO
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- PLA
-
- ec-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- PLC
-
- ea.
-
- ESA
-
- CSO
-
- CPL
-
- POA
-
- POC
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- CSA
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CPS
-
- CPO
-
- 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.
- pl.
-
- ECA
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- PCS
-
- PSS
-
- CPA
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- PSE
-
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- PSC
-
- PSA
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- 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.
- S.
-
- SA
-
- le
-
- AO
-
- CE
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ol
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- 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.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- SL
-
- L.
-
- LC
-