Anagrams of collapsible
Word collapsible has
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- calliopes
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noun,
Also called steam organ. a musical instrument consisting of a set of harsh-sounding steam whistles that are activated by a keyboard.
- sociable
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noun,
Chiefly Northern and Midland U.S. an informal social gathering, especially of members of a church.
- lobelias
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noun,
any herbaceous or woody plant of the genus Lobelia, having long clusters of blue, red, yellow, or white flowers.
- Calliope
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noun,
Also called steam organ. a musical instrument consisting of a set of harsh-sounding steam whistles that are activated by a keyboard.
- placebos
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noun,
Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology.
a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine.
a substance having no pharmacological effect but administered as a control in testing experimentally or clinically the efficacy of a biologically active preparation.
- escallop
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noun,
scallop.
- isolable
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adjective,
capable of being isolated.
- allspice
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noun,
the dried, unripe berries of an aromatic tropical American tree, Pimenta dioica, used whole or ground as a spice.
- collapse
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noun,
a falling in or together:
- lapsible
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adjective,
lapsable.
- Balliol
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noun,
a college of Oxford University, founded before 1268.
- obelias
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- pliable
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adjective,
easily bent; flexible; supple:
- callose
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noun,
callus (def 2).
- lollies
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noun,
lollipop.
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- locales
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noun,
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
- beclasp
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verb (used with object),
to clasp all around or on all sides.
- losable
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adjective,
susceptible to becoming lost.
- special
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- Lobelia
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noun,
any herbaceous or woody plant of the genus Lobelia, having long clusters of blue, red, yellow, or white flowers.
- Belasco
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noun,
David, 1854–1931, U.S. playwright, actor, and producer.
- scalpel
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noun,
a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.
- placebo
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noun,
Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology.
a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine.
a substance having no pharmacological effect but administered as a control in testing experimentally or clinically the efficacy of a biologically active preparation.
- 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.
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- 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.
- cobles
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noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- cobias
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noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- polies
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noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- locale
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noun,
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
- Cibola
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noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- locals
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noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- aslope
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adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- pibals
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noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- apices
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noun,
a plural of apex.
- pocill
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- police
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noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- places
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noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- 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.
- Blaise
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noun,
a male given name.
- Bicols
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noun,
Bikol.
- paleo-
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- pilose
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adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- Belloc
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noun,
Hilaire [hi-lair] /hɪˈlɛər/ (Show IPA), 1870–1953, English essayist, poet, and satirist, born in France.
- Cabell
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noun,
James Branch, 1879–1958, U.S. novelist, essayist, and critic.
- Belial
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noun,
Theology. the spirit of evil personified; the devil; Satan.
- plaice
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noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- ceibas
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noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- cables
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- 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.
- pleio-
-
- calli-
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- callop
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noun,
golden perch.
- Baliol
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noun,
John de, 1249–1315, king of Scotland 1292–96.
- C-bias
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noun,
grid bias.
- Obelia
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- Scilla
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noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- splice
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noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- colies
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noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Aeolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- liable
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adjective,
legally responsible:
- Isabel
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noun,
a female given name.
- labels
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noun,
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- copies
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noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- Leipoa
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noun,
mallee fowl.
- labile
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adjective,
apt or likely to change.
- solace
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- copals
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noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- labio-
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- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- Aeolis
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noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- 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.
- libels
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noun,
Law.
defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
the act or crime of publishing it.
a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- collab
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- abseil
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noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- social
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noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- Allies
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noun,
plural of ally.
- alible
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adjective,
nutritive; nourishing.
- Collie
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noun,
one of a breed of dogs having a usually long, black, tan, and white or sable and white coat, raised originally in Scotland for herding sheep.
- Epis.
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- Eolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Episc
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- Caleb
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noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- laics
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noun,
one of the laity.
- laces
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Cable
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- Ellis
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noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- Ellas
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noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- label
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noun,
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- oleic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Pablo
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noun,
a male given name, Spanish form of Paul.
- ollas
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noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- paseo
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noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- boils
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noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Boise
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- Icel.
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- bolas
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noun,
bola (def 1).
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- 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.
- Boles
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noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- bolls
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noun,
a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
- 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.
- peals
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noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Pasco
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noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- Ollie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- Paoli
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noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- palls
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noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- palis
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noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pales
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noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- ileo-
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- 30-30
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- pale-
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- paces
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noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- calls
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noun,
a cry or shout.
- olpes
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noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- lalls
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verb (used without object),
to make imperfect l- or r- sounds, or both, often by substituting a w- like sound for r or l or a y- like sound for l.
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Close
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noun,
the act of closing.
- claps
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noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clase
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- CLASP
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noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- 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.
- Lilas
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noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- local
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noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- copal
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noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- clops
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noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Lisle
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noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- 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.
- Cilla
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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.
- Lille
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Nord, in N France.
- cobia
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noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- Lillo
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noun,
George, 1693?–1739, English dramatist.
- coble
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noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- coel-
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- lipo-
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- coils
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noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coll.
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- Colas
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noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- copse
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noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- Lilac
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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.
- Calpe
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noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- ecol.
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- OIcel
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- 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.
- 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.
- Coles
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- caps.
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- 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.
- lapis
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noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- 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:
- Ceiba
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noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- losel
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noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- lolls
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noun,
the act of lolling.
- ceils
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verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Celia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- leaps
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cella
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noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- 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.
- cells
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noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- libel
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noun,
Law.
defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
the act or crime of publishing it.
a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- Lopes
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noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- pibal
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noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- Palos
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noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- Blois
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- slipe
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noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Aesop
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noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- 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.
- Siple
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- polis
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noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- poles
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noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- bails
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noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- bales
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noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- poise
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- balls
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noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- 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.
- 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.”.
- Alope
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noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- plio-
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- plica
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noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- Basel
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- BASIC
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noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- Basie
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noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- Basil
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- plebs
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) the common people, as contrasted with the patricians and later with the senatorial nobility or the equestrian order.
- scall
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noun,
dandruff.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- Alice
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- scelp
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noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- alecs
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noun,
a herring.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- scalp
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noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- 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.
- aisle
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- sebi-
-
- Apoc.
-
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- sepal
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noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- sepia
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Salop
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noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- Salol
-
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.
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- asco-
-
- salep
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noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- pleo-
-
- allo-
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- spec.
-
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- Pilos
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noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- piles
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noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Biles
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noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Bicol
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noun,
Bikol.
- Pilea
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Bills
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- spall
-
noun,
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- spell
-
noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- bicep
-
noun,
a biceps muscle, especially the one at the front of the upper arm.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- biol.
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- Blase
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adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- picas
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noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Beals
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noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Bella
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Isabella.
- Bello
-
noun,
Andrés [ahn-dres] /ɑnˈdrɛs/ (Show IPA), 1781–1865, Venezuelan poet, philologist, and educator.
- spile
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noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- pisco
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noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- pico-
-
- ices
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noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- iso-
-
- Ice.
-
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Ill.
-
- 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.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- SPCA
-
- sec.
-
- ile-
-
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- lall
-
verb (used without object),
to make imperfect l- or r- sounds, or both, often by substituting a w- like sound for r or l or a y- like sound for l.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- 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).
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sol.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- SLIC
-
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lib.
-
- lea.
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Lab.
-
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- SOAP
-
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.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- opia
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- Opal
-
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.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- ole-
-
- pleb
-
noun,
a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- pil-
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Peba
-
noun,
nine-banded armadillo.
- Pal.
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- 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.
- ical
-
- Pall
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- obs.
-
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- lip-
-
- SBIC
-
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- lobs
-
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- SBLI
-
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- ScBE
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- sci.
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- scil
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- pos.
-
- OAPC
-
- Pol.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Poll
-
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.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- psec
-
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- psia
-
- Sab.
-
- loll
-
noun,
the act of lolling.
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- ICAO
-
- 1080
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- cis-
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Cels
-
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bal.
-
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Ball
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clep
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- apo-
-
- 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.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- asc-
-
- 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.
- Col.
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Boll
-
noun,
a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- CBEL
-
- capo
-
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.
- 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.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- BSIE
-
- BSEP
-
- BSEc
-
- BSCP
-
- BSCE
-
- BSAE
-
- blip
-
noun,
Also called pip. Electronics.
a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object.
(loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
- BPOE
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Bol.
-
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- bops
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- BSPA
-
- 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.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- BASc
-
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- cap.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Cal.
-
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Bell
-
noun,
a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- BSPE
-
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Bill
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- bio-
-
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- ABLS
-
- ELAS
-
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Alco
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- esp.
-
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- abl.
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- Alb.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- epi-
-
- eso-
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- ACLS
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abs-
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- all-
-
- eco-
-
- Alis
-
- ible
-
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- al.
-
- BEP
-
- ae.
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- BCP
-
- ACS
-
- ac-
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- ap-
-
- ab-
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- bi-
-
- PLC
-
- bec
-
- BCS
-
- ACP
-
- pl.
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- BLL
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Abp
-
- 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:
- pli
-
- BLA
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- SLP
-
- BIE
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- BLS
-
- ble
-
- PIO
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- SLE
-
- APC
-
- AEC
-
- se-
-
- ALC
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ASI
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ase
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SCP
-
- 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.
- asb
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- sb.
-
- SBA
-
- SBE
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- APS
-
- sc.
-
- Apl
-
- APB
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- SCB
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- SLA
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- AIC
-
- PLO
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- POA
-
- POB
-
- 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.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- 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.
- BCE
-
- 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).
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Bac
-
- BSC
-
- bp.
-
- bl.
-
- be-
-
- PSA
-
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- BCL
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- POC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Bop
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- EBS
-
- lep
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- eo-
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- ea.
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- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ec-
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- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ECA
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- EIS
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- LCI
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- LCA
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- LBS
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plural,
pound.
- LBO
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- lb.
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plural,
pound.
- Les
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- CSO
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- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- lis
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LOC
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- CLI
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- Clo
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- pea
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noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- ll.
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- COB
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noun,
a corncob.
- COP
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noun,
a police officer.
- CSA
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- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- Lie
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- CPA
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- CPI
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- CPL
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- CPO
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- CPS
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- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAP
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noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LOE
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ics
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- IPA
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- Ios
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noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOC
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- ILS
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- ILP
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- ILO
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- io-
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- IPS
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- Ia.
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- ial
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- IAS
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- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
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- ib.
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- Ibo
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noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IPO
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- LAO
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noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAC
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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).
- Ell
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noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- els
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
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noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
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- EPA
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- EPS
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- ISA
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- ESA
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- Esc
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- LCL
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- La.
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- ESL
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- Isl
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- ise
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- cle
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- LLB
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- BSP
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- CIO
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noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ose
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- OPS
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ca.
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- CBE
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- ope
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adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
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- Co.
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- Pa.
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- cp.
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- cl.
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- CAB
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noun,
a taxicab.
- CAI
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- Ola
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- oil
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noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oic
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- OSP
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- pc.
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- OCS
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- BPI
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- PCS
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- PCI
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- PCB
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- PBS
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- BPA
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- BPE
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- PAS
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noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PEI
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noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- BPS
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- BSL
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- BSA
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- BSE
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- BSO
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- PAC
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noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Ps.
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- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- cs.
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- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAP
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- LSC
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- ob.
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- obl
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- LPS
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- Oc.
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- CEO
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- cep
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noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- LOP
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noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- op.
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- OSA
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- CIA
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- OSB
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- LSI
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- CIB
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- CIE
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- Oba
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noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- CAS
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verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- obi
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noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- CIP
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- OBE
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- CBS
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- CEA
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- OAS
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- BC
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- AO
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- ic
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- S.
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- BO
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- B-
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- IP
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- le
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- Eb
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- ol
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SL
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- EI
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OA
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- CE
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- CB
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- i.
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- L2
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- L1
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- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
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- L.
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- PB
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- O.
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- SA
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