Anagrams of colportage
Word colportage has
749 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of colportage.
- pectoral
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noun,
Anatomy. a pectoral part or organ, as a pectoral muscle.
- Portage
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noun,
the act of carrying; carriage.
- carpool
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noun,
Also, carpooling, car pooling. an arrangement among a group of automobile owners by which each owner in turn drives the others or their children to and from a designated place.
- petrol.
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- procto-
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- polecat
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noun,
a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed.
Compare ferret1 (def 1).
- Graeco-
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- precool
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verb (used with object),
to cool in advance; cool artificially, as meat or fresh produce, before shipping.
- locator
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noun,
a person who locates something.
- Ortegal
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noun,
Cape, a cape in NW Spain, on the Bay of Biscay.
- cerato-
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- pergola
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noun,
an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.
- rootcap
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noun,
the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
- legator
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noun,
a person who bequeaths; a testator.
- rootage
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noun,
the act of taking root.
- go-cart
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noun,
a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- caltrop
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noun,
any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- prolate
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adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- petrog.
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- pelota
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noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- paleo-
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- eroto-
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- locate
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- paleog
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- looper
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noun,
a person or thing that loops something or forms loops.
- retool
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verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- ocelot
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noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- potage
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noun,
soup, especially any thick soup made with cream.
- ptero-
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- Cooper
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- proleg
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noun,
one of the abdominal ambulatory processes of caterpillars and other larvae, as distinct from the true or thoracic legs.
- parget
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noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- tergal
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adjective,
of or relating to the tergum.
- caplet
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- proto-
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- parole
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- ragtop
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noun,
an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
- toecap
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noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- galoot
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noun,
an awkward, eccentric, or foolish person.
- Tagore
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noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- galore
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adverb,
in abundance; in plentiful amounts:
- Capote
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noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- garote
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noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- patrol
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noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- captor
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noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- lepto-
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- goaler
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noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- copter
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noun,
helicopter.
- placet
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noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- copro-
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- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- cartop
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adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- aceto-
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- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- portal
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noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- colter
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noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- orgeat
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noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- lacto-
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- celto-
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- cooler
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noun,
a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.
- tropo-
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- Cooter
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noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Carole
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noun,
a female given name.
- placer
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noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- Groote
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noun,
Gerhard [Dutch khey-rahrt;; English gair-hahrt] /Dutch ˈxeɪ rɑrt;; English ˈgɛər hɑrt/ (Show IPA), (Gerardus Magnus) 1340–84, Dutch religious reformer, educator, and author: founder of the order of Brethren of the Common Life.
- carpo-
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- oracle
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noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- Alecto
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noun,
one of the Furies.
- legato
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adjective, adverb,
smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones.
- cerat-
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- carpel
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noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- lector
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noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- Carpet
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- coaler
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- topog.
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- Greco-
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- petro-
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- Parcel
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noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- ecto-
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- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- octal
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noun,
octonary (def 6).
- ocrea
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noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- octa-
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- eclat
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- ecol.
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- pleat
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- octo-
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- orale
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noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Oreg.
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- copal
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noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- coper
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- copr-
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- copra
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noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Coral
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noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Corea
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noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Corot
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noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- corp.
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- Corpl
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- Porto
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noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- Prato
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noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- opto-
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- targe
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noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- opera
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noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- crape
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- crept
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noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Croat
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- taper
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- prae-
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- taler
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noun,
thaler.
- oleo-
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- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Prole
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noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- Elgar
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noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- GROPE
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noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- Regt.
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- goral
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noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- regal
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noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- gotra
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noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- Grace
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noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- grape
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noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- grate
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noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Greta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- lect.
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- groat
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noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- Groot
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noun,
Huig [Dutch hoikh] /Dutch hɔɪx/ (Show IPA), de [duh] /də/ (Show IPA), or van [vahn] /vɑn/ (Show IPA), Hugo Grotius.
- Grote
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noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- glare
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noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
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- recpt
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- recap
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- leapt
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- later
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lact-
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- rcpt.
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- Lager
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noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- gloat
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noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- Glace
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noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Prot.
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- epact
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Pregl
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noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1869–1930, Austrian chemist: Nobel prize 1923.
- pret.
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- Erato
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noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ergo-
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- ergot
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noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- proc.
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- etrog
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noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- Prog.
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- Roget
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noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- galet
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noun,
spall (def 1).
- geol.
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- galop
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noun,
a lively round dance in duple time.
- gaper
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noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- pleo-
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- Lorca
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noun,
García Lorca.
- loper
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noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- gater
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noun,
gator.
- gator
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noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- g-cal
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- rept.
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- repot
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- logo-
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- large
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noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- coopt
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verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- co-op
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noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- parle
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- alto-
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- Apoc.
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- aport
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adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Tolar
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noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- Pearl
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noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- areo-
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- argol
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noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- argot
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noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- patr-
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- artel
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- part.
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- Parl.
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- Alope
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noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- tera-
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- cager
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noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- Calpe
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noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- caper
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Capet
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noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- capot
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noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- Capt.
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- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cargo
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noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- Carol
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noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carp-
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- pale-
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- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- alter
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- algo-
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- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- actg.
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- 30-30
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- trope
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noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- trop-
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- troop
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noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- 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.”.
- Plato
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noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- acet-
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- Plate
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- plat.
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- acpt.
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- plage
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noun,
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
- acro-
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- Actor
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noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Alger
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noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- place
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noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- aero-
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- Petra
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
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- aglet
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noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- agro-
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- topo-
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- toper
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- petal
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noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Alcor
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- peta-
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- alert
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- pert.
-
- Paget
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noun,
Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- parol
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noun,
something stated or declared.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- cloot
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noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- claro
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noun,
such a cigar.
- polar
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adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- tepal
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noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- clear
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cleat
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Poler
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noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- clept
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- Poole
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noun,
a port in Dorset, in S England.
- coapt
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verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- clapt
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- coel-
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- Port.
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- orlop
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noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- colat
-
- Colet
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noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Colo.
-
- colog
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noun,
cologarithm.
- color
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noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- coop.
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- Clare
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Largo
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noun,
a largo movement.
- cert.
-
- telo-
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- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- poet.
-
- cero-
-
- ceorl
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noun,
churl (def 4).
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- poor
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- oto-
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- oral
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noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Otoe
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noun,
Oto.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Oct.
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- Pool
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noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- PACT
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noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pot.
-
- Polo
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noun,
a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
- OPer
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- leg.
-
- Pet.
-
- 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.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- Lear
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- proa
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noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- Lat.
-
- org.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- orle
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noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Pal.
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- plea
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noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Rape
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noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- pro-
-
- prec
-
- lea.
-
- LEAP
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- OAPC
-
- oro-
-
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- par.
-
- POGO
-
noun,
Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- pct.
-
- Olga
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- ptg.
-
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- ole-
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Pol.
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- PERL
-
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- 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.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- per.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- loop
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pre-
-
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- log-
-
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- 1080
-
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- clog
-
noun,
anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clep
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- tel-
-
- clar
-
- Ceto
-
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Cor.
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- cog.
-
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- alt.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Alg.
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Alco
-
- agr.
-
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- aet.
-
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- aer-
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- top-
-
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- ter.
-
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- 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.
- 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.
- cap.
-
- Cal.
-
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- ator
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- art.
-
- apo-
-
- Togo
-
noun,
Heihachiro [hey-hah-chee-raw] /ˈheɪ hɑˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), Marquis, 1847–1934, Japanese admiral.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- Arg.
-
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apr.
-
- crat
-
- Cort
-
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gal.
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- gro.
-
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Reg.
-
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- Goop
-
noun,
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
- repl
-
- geo-
-
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Rep.
-
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- rel.
-
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- golp
-
noun,
a roundel purpure.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- glop
-
noun,
unappetizing food, especially of a semiliquid consistency.
- etc.
-
- ect-
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ctr.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- eco-
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rpt.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- POC
-
- Tro
-
- RCA
-
- tra
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- POA
-
- REA
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- PLR
-
- tr.
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RCT
-
- Tpr
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAL
-
- TCA
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- PRC
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RPO
-
- POR
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- RPG
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- TLC
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- Re.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tlr
-
- tlo
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ROP
-
- PRA
-
- RCP
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROG
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- ROA
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- PLO
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Ep.
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- ECG
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ea.
-
- eo-
-
- EPT
-
- Eg.
-
- ctg
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CRT
-
- CRP
-
- CPR
-
- CPO
-
- EPA
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- CPA
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gl.
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- GCT
-
- GCR
-
- GCE
-
- PLC
-
- GCA
-
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- ERP
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- GOP
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ga.
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- ERT
-
- CPL
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- ae.
-
- aor
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- Agt
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AGC
-
- AEC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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.
- ACP
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- ag-
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- APC
-
- Apl
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- cl.
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- CLR
-
- Clo
-
- cle
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEO
-
- CEA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ct.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- ca.
-
- ATP
-
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- trp
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- OCR
-
- OPA
-
- OOT
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- OLG
-
- Ola
-
- OGO
-
- OEO
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAP
-
- OAO
-
- OTC
-
- op.
-
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- PTO
-
- PLA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- PGA
-
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PaG
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pt.
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Pr.
-
- Pg.
-
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
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- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- LPG
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- Oc.
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- LCA
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- La.
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- LAP
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noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- 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.
- 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).
- LCT
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- LEO
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noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lep
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- let
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noun,
British. a lease.
- Lt.
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- lg.
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- lag
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noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- LAO
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noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- loo
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noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- Gr.
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- LOC
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- gre
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- GTO
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- LOE
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- GTC
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- gt.
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- LOP
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noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- AO
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- GO
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noun,
the act of going:
- 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.
- GP
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- 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.
- L1
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- L2
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- rg
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- L.
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- TP
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- LC
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- GC
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- G.
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- OA
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RC
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- LR
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- O.
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- OG
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- TC
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- T1
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TG
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- t.
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ol
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- RP
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- TL
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- le
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- CE
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- R.
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- RO
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