Anagrams of ellipsoidal
Word ellipsoidal has
605 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of ellipsoidal.
- Paisiello
-
noun,
Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1741–1816, Italian composer.
- apsidiole
-
noun,
a small apse, especially one attached to a larger apse or a transept.
- ellipsoid
-
noun,
Geometry. a solid figure all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles. Typical equation: (x 2 / a 2) + (y 2 / b 2) + (z 2 / c 2) = 1.
- sepaloid
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adjective,
resembling a sepal.
- ploidies
-
noun,
the number of homologous chromosome sets present in a cell or organism.
- spadille
-
noun,
the highest trump in certain card games, as the queen of clubs in omber.
- lollies
-
noun,
lollipop.
- deposal
-
noun,
an act of deposing.
- palsied
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noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- dallies
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verb (used with object),
to waste (time) (usually followed by away).
- dailies
-
noun,
a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
- Slidell
-
noun,
a town in SE Louisiana.
- alipeds
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- Ipiales
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- Oedipal
-
adjective,
of, characterized by, or resulting from the Oedipus complex.
- lipoids
-
noun,
a fat or fatlike substance, as lecithin or wax.
- despoil
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verb (used with object),
to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.
- elapids
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noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- dollies
-
noun,
Informal. a doll.
- pleiads
-
noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- dillies
-
noun,
something or someone regarded as remarkable, unusual, etc.:
- adipose
-
noun,
animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.
- doilies
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noun,
any small, ornamental mat, as of embroidery or lace.
- dipoles
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noun,
Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
- lepido-
-
- soliped
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noun,
solidungulate.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- pleads
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- pleio-
-
- peloid
-
noun,
mud used therapeutically.
- aslope
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adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- diploe
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noun,
the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium.
- dispel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate:
- ideals
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noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Pleiad
-
noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- sialid
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noun,
any neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies.
- dipole
-
noun,
Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
- paleo-
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- paedo-
-
- diplo-
-
- 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.
- dalles
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noun,
The, a city in N Oregon.
- polled
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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.
- pallid
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adjective,
pale; faint or deficient in color; wan:
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- iliads
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noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- elapid
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noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- poised
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- dillis
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noun,
Dili.
- pedals
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noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- pilose
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adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- do-all
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noun,
a person employed as a factotum, as the manager of all the affairs of an individual or a business.
- lilies
-
noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- lipids
-
noun,
any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with proteins and carbohydrates, the chief structural components of living cells.
- aldols
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noun,
Also called acetaldol. a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , formed by the condensation of acetaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber vulcanizers and accelerators, and in perfumery.
- Aeolis
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noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- lilied
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adjective,
abounding in lilies.
- ladles
-
noun,
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- aliped
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- lipoid
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noun,
a fat or fatlike substance, as lecithin or wax.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- Allied
-
noun,
a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose:
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- Isolde
-
noun,
German name of Iseult.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Isolda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- L-dopa
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noun,
Pharmacology. levodopa.
- lidias
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noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- lapsed
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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:
- lades
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verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- peals
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noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- pedal
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- 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.
- Lidia
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noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- lidos
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noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- pedi-
-
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- pedo-
-
- ilio-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- leaps
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- plaid
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noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- lapis
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noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- 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.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- doles
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noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- piled
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noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- 2,4-d
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noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Pilos
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noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- ladle
-
noun,
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- dopas
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noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- piles
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noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- dopes
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noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- palls
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- oiled
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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.
- oidia
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noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- losel
-
noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- ideo-
-
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- idio-
-
- ollas
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- Lopes
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noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lolls
-
noun,
the act of lolling.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- ileo-
-
- oldie
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noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Iliad
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- Lille
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nord, in N France.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Lillo
-
noun,
George, 1693?–1739, English dramatist.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- lipid
-
noun,
any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with proteins and carbohydrates, the chief structural components of living cells.
- pale-
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- Epis.
-
- lipo-
-
- oidea
-
- Spode
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noun,
Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- sapid
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adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- sipid
-
adjective,
having a pleasing taste or flavor.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- Salol
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noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- dalle
-
noun,
The, a city in N Oregon.
- polls
-
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.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- splad
-
noun,
splat1 (def 1).
- 30-30
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- spile
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noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spell
-
noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- spall
-
noun,
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- spado
-
noun,
Civil Law. an impotent person; someone unable to procreate.
- spade
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- allo-
-
- Aesop
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noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- aldol
-
noun,
Also called acetaldol. a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , formed by the condensation of acetaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber vulcanizers and accelerators, and in perfumery.
- poles
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noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- dial.
-
- dills
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noun,
a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- plods
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- plio-
-
- pleo-
-
- dipl.
-
- Della
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Delia.
- ploid
-
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- dipso
-
noun,
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- dilli
-
noun,
Dili.
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- dilis
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- 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.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- plod
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- lip-
-
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- sld.
-
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Sol.
-
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- 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).
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- ole-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- 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.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opia
-
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- psid
-
- Pal.
-
- psia
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- pos.
-
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- 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.
- Pall
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- 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.
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- 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.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- loll
-
noun,
the act of lolling.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- poda
-
- 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.
- peds
-
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- 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.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- ped.
-
- Pol.
-
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- 1080
-
- lea.
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dis-
-
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- dol.
-
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- Doll
-
noun,
a small figure representing a baby or other human being, especially for use as a child's toy.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- ELAS
-
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- epi-
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Esd.
-
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- idae
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Dill
-
noun,
a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AISI
-
- Ald.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alis
-
- all-
-
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- 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.
- apo-
-
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- 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.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Del.
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- dep.
-
- dia-
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- ile-
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- iod-
-
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ill.
-
- iso-
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- DSO
-
- DOA
-
- PSE
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- SAE
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- sd.
-
- So.
-
- DAE
-
- Sp.
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PSA
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- POA
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DLS
-
- DLO
-
- Isl
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- pli
-
- PLO
-
- DIL
-
- La.
-
- LDS
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- 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.
- di.
-
- LSD
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- do.
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- SDA
-
- ae.
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- 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.
- SLP
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- Ld.
-
- LDL
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- LDP
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- 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.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ad-
-
- ap-
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- SLE
-
- SDI
-
- Les
-
- se-
-
- Doi
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- SED
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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).
- ASI
-
- 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.
- ase
-
- APS
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Apl
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- lep
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- SLA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- ose
-
- id.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ESL
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ESA
-
- EPS
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- OSP
-
- Ia.
-
- Pa.
-
- pd.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Ps.
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- PLA
-
- ILO
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- io-
-
- ial
-
- LLD
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSI
-
- OED
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OSD
-
- OAP
-
- OAS
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- ide
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oid
-
- IDP
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- oil
-
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.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- il-
-
- IAS
-
- Ola
-
- ILP
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- DPI
-
- ead
-
- ea.
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- eo-
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PID
-
- 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:
- DSP
-
- DSA
-
- DPS
-
- DPA
-
- ed.
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- IPA
-
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- IPO
-
- PIO
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- IPS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- pl.
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- Ios
-
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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PDL
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ILS
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- EIS
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- ll.
-
- EDP
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- D.
-
- OA
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- AO
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- DP
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- O.
-
- SL
-
- L.
-
- EI
-
- le
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- i.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- dl
-
- L1
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- IP
-
- ol
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- S.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- SA
-
- L2
-