Anagrams of Episcopalian
Word Episcopalian has
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- scaloppine
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noun,
scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly:
- appliance
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noun,
an instrument, apparatus, or device for a particular purpose or use.
- panoplies
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noun,
a wide-ranging and impressive array or display:
- cap-a-pie
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adverb,
from head to foot.
- picolines
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noun,
any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of pyridine having the formula C 6 H 7 N, obtained from coal tar as a colorless oily liquid with a strong odor.
- Episcopal
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Informal. an Episcopalian.
- Cisalpine
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adjective,
on this (the Roman or south) side of the Alps.
- Pensacola
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noun,
a seaport in NW Florida, on Pensacola Bay.
- Alopecias
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noun,
loss of hair; baldness.
- neoplasia
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noun,
Pathology. tumor growth.
- poli-sci
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noun,
political science:
- cipolins
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noun,
an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.
- silicone
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noun,
any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, as (–Si–O–Si–O–) n, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent: used as adhesives, lubricants, and hydraulic oils and in electrical insulation, cosmetics, etc.
- papacies
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noun,
the office, dignity, or jurisdiction of the pope.
- Anapolis
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noun,
a city in central Brazil.
- policies
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noun,
a definite course of action adopted for the sake of expediency, facility, etc.:
- penicils
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noun,
a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.
- psilocin
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noun,
a psilocybin metabolite with strong hallucinogenic potency, produced after ingestion of the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
- isocline
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noun,
a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- Aesopian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables:
- pelicans
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noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- Pasolini
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noun,
Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- capelins
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noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- Coppelia
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noun,
a ballet (1870) by Délibes.
- scalepan
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noun,
scale2 (def 2).
- panicles
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noun,
a compound raceme.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- alopecia
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noun,
loss of hair; baldness.
- Popsicle
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- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- canopies
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noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- Palencia
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noun,
a city in Castilla y León, N Spain.
- picoline
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noun,
any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of pyridine having the formula C 6 H 7 N, obtained from coal tar as a colorless oily liquid with a strong odor.
- lippens
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verb (used with object),
to trust (a person).
- popinac
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noun,
huisache.
- cipolin
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noun,
an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- penicil
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noun,
a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.
- pencils
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noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- Ipiales
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noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- inscape
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noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- poplins
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noun,
a finely corded fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool, for dresses, draperies, etc.
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- anopias
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noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- pelican
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noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- apicals
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noun,
Phonetics. an apical sound.
- panicle
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noun,
a compound raceme.
- papains
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noun,
Biochemistry. a proteolytic enzyme found in the fruit of the papaya tree, Carica papaya.
- Seconal
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- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- applies
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verb (used with object),
to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent:
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- canapes
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noun,
a thin piece of bread or toast or a cracker spread or topped with cheese, caviar, anchovies, or other savory food.
- appeals
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noun,
an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
- Laconia
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noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- lacinia
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noun,
Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- capelin
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noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- caplins
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noun,
capelin.
- anlaces
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noun,
anelace.
- silicon
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noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- palaeo-
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- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- Capsian
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adjective,
of or designating an Epipaleolithic culture of northwestern Africa, characterized by the use of geometric microlithic tools.
- liaison
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noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- isoline
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noun,
isogram.
- Sinaloa
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noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- paisano
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noun,
paisan.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- Caspian
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noun,
Caspian Sea.
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- clip-on
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noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- alpines
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- inclips
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verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- piscine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
- nappies
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noun,
liquor, especially ale.
- espanol
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noun,
the Spanish language.
- spacial
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adjective,
spatial.
- Aeolian
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noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Epsilon
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noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- spancel
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noun,
a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
- spaniel
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noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- special
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- episcia
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noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- Nicolai
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noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- Oceania
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noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- piscina
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noun,
a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- elision
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noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- nipples
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noun,
a protuberance of the mamma or breast where, in the female, the milk ducts discharge; teat.
- pinesap
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noun,
either of two parasitic or saprophytic plants of the genus Monotropa, especially the tawny or reddish M. hypopithys (false beechdrops) of eastern North America.
- splenic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
- spleno-
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- pinoles
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- enclasp
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verb (used with object),
to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
- Pianola
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noun,
(lowercase) Bridge. a hand, as a laydown, that is very easy to play.
- asocial
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adjective,
not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- inclasp
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verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- pepinos
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noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- calesa
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noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- canape
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noun,
a thin piece of bread or toast or a cracker spread or topped with cheese, caviar, anchovies, or other savory food.
- cleans
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- Pascal
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noun,
the standard unit of pressure or stress in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one newton per square meter. Abbreviation: Pa.
- Pascin
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- pisci-
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- Poncas
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- poplin
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noun,
a finely corded fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool, for dresses, draperies, etc.
- Ponape
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noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- places
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noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- plaice
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noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- inclip
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verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- colies
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noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Calais
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noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- pipals
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noun,
a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.
- ponces
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noun,
a pimp.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- asonia
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noun,
tone deafness.
- Scipio
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noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- lapins
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noun,
a rabbit.
- Pansil
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noun,
Pancha Sila.
- lanose
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adjective,
lanate.
- pensil
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noun,
pencel.
- papain
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noun,
Biochemistry. a proteolytic enzyme found in the fruit of the papaya tree, Carica papaya.
- clino-
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- Pinole
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- lanais
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- capias
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noun,
a writ commanding an officer to take a specified person into custody.
- Isaian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- Saipan
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noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- peplos
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noun,
a loose-fitting outer garment worn, draped in folds, by women in ancient Greece.
- copies
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noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- copens
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noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- copals
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noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- Pelion
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noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- polies
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noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- Pelops
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a son of Tantalus and Dione, slaughtered by his father and served to the Olympians as food; Hermes restored him to life and he later ruled over southern Greece, which was called Peloponnesus after him.
- pencil
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noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- police
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noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- colins
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- pepsin
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noun,
an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
- pecans
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noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- Caslon
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noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- capons
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noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- caplin
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noun,
capelin.
- coalas
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noun,
koala.
- Salina
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noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Plains
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noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- Pilsen
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noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- plani-
-
- Capone
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noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- plano-
-
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- pepino
-
noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- plasia
-
- Salian
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noun,
a Salian Frank.
- clones
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noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- pleio-
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- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Espana
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noun,
Spanish name of Spain.
- pilose
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adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- nipple
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noun,
a protuberance of the mamma or breast where, in the female, the milk ducts discharge; teat.
- aslope
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adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Alison
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Sloane
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noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- aloins
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Alpena
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noun,
a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
- Alpine
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- Alsace
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noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- lippen
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verb (used with object),
to trust (a person).
- Alicia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- 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.
- paeans
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- aniso-
-
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anopia
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noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- paisan
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noun,
compatriot.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- splen-
-
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- spinal
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- Nicole
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noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- aaliis
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Aleppo
-
noun,
a city in NW Syria.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- nappes
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- oleins
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- palace
-
noun,
the official residence of a king, queen, bishop, or other sovereign or exalted personage.
- panels
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noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- apices
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noun,
a plural of apex.
- paleon
-
- apical
-
noun,
Phonetics. an apical sound.
- palais
-
noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- apneas
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- appels
-
noun,
a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.
- appeal
-
noun,
an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- paleo-
-
- appose
-
verb (used with object),
to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
- appals
-
verb (used with object),
appall.
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- pico-
-
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- ician
-
- nappe
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- nappa
-
noun,
a very soft glove leather made from the skin of a sheep, kid, or goat.
- Icel.
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- icons
-
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ileo-
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- naso-
-
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- Epis.
-
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- pipal
-
noun,
a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- palps
-
noun,
a palpus.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Episc
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- palpi
-
noun,
plural of palpus.
- OIcel
-
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- ilio-
-
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- pale-
-
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Lippi
-
noun,
Filippino [fil-uh-pee-noh;; Italian fee-leep-pee-naw] /ˌfɪl əˈpi noʊ;; Italian ˌfi lipˈpi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1457–1504, and his father, Fra Filippo [frah fi-lip-oh;; Italian frah fee-leep-paw] /frɑ fɪˈlɪp oʊ;; Italian frɑ fiˈlip pɔ/ (Show IPA) or Fra Lippo [frah lip-oh;; Italian frah leep-paw] /frɑ ˈlɪp oʊ;; Italian frɑ ˈlip pɔ/ (Show IPA) 1406?–69, Italian painters.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lippe
-
noun,
a former state in NW Germany: now part of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- lipo-
-
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- 30-30
-
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- pacas
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- incl.
-
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- pepos
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- NAACP
-
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Pepin
-
noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- papal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pope or the papacy:
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- papas
-
noun,
father.
- insp.
-
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- insep
-
- insol
-
- lapps
-
noun,
Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- plops
-
noun,
a plopping sound or fall.
- Appel
-
noun,
a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- ASEAN
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- ASCAP
-
noun,
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Apple
-
noun,
the usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree, Malus sylvestris, of the rose family.
- Appia
-
noun,
Adolphe [French a-dawlf] /French aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1862–1928, Swiss stage designer and theatrical producer.
- appal
-
verb (used with object),
appall.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Apoc.
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- apace
-
adverb,
with speed; quickly; swiftly.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- ASPCA
-
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- caps.
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- span-
-
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- spec.
-
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Alas.
-
- Sino-
-
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- SLAPP
-
noun,
Also called SLAPP suit. a civil lawsuit brought as an intimidation measure against an activist.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- anal.
-
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- capos
-
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.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- coel-
-
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- econ.
-
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pipes
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- encl.
-
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- ecol.
-
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- plan-
-
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- pleo-
-
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- plio-
-
- ploce
-
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.”.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Cons.
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cine-
-
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- clase
-
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- popes
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sol.
-
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- paps
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Pen.
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- plop
-
noun,
a plopping sound or fall.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- psia
-
- ole-
-
- 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.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- soln
-
- Pan.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pipi
-
noun,
an edible bivalve of eastern Australia, Plebidonax deltoides.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- pips
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- NOAA
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Soni
-
- SPCA
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- 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.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- OAPC
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- pil-
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- scil
-
- papa
-
noun,
father.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Pal.
-
- spp.
-
- pos.
-
- pepo
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sci.
-
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- 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.
- sepn
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pop-
-
- sec.
-
- palp
-
noun,
a palpus.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- PPLO
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- 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.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- psec
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opia
-
- pnea
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- opp.
-
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- paca
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- SLIC
-
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Pol.
-
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- peps
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- eco-
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Con.
-
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- 1080
-
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clep
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Ens.
-
- epi-
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Inc.
-
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- iso-
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ins.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- inae
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- ical
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- iana
-
- IAEA
-
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- cis-
-
- Lani
-
- Alco
-
- ANPA
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- ano-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ance
-
- Anas
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- ANSI
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- AISI
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acea
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- 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.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cen.
-
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CAPP
-
noun,
Al (Alfred Gerald Caplin) 1909–79, U.S. comic-strip artist: creator of “Li'l Abner.”.
- 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.
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- cap.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- 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.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- apo-
-
- app.
-
- appl
-
- Apps
-
noun,
an application, typically a small, specialized program downloaded onto mobile devices:
- APSA
-
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- enc.
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- NCAA
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- neo-
-
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- NACA
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Lapp
-
noun,
Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lea.
-
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- CAI
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- CAA
-
- Ola
-
- cl.
-
- cs.
-
- NAA
-
- cp.
-
- sc.
-
- Co.
-
- ASN
-
- ca.
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- NCO
-
- ASI
-
- SCP
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ase
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- AAE
-
- AAP
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- AIA
-
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- OPA
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- ap-
-
- CIA
-
- ons
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SAA
-
- ac-
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- SAE
-
- LSI
-
- CEO
-
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- an.
-
- CEA
-
- LPN
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- LSC
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- NSA
-
- OSA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- AIC
-
- SLA
-
- op.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- SLE
-
- ANC
-
- Oc.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- NSC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- OAP
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- SLP
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- NEC
-
- ALC
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- NOP
-
- NIA
-
- 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.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- NOC
-
- 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.
- ae.
-
- 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.
- NES
-
- APS
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- oic
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- OCS
-
- Apl
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ACP
-
- ACS
-
- AEA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AEC
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- APC
-
- PPS
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- AOA
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAS
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- PSA
-
- CIP
-
- CIE
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- lep
-
- Les
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- 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:
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- ics
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- en-
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ppl
-
- ESL
-
- PIO
-
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- EPS
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ILO
-
- pl.
-
- ise
-
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LCA
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- PCI
-
- PCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- La.
-
- LCI
-
- Isl
-
- ISA
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- ine
-
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- 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.
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- IPS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- 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.
- CNO
-
- POA
-
- POC
-
- 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.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- CNS
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- CPA
-
- LOC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- CLI
-
- LON
-
- cle
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- PPA
-
noun,
a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- PPC
-
- PPE
-
- PPI
-
- pp.
-
- Clo
-
- CPI
-
- pli
-
- PLA
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- EIS
-
- Ps.
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- PLC
-
- CSO
-
- eo-
-
- CSA
-
- CPL
-
- PLO
-
- CPO
-
- CPS
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SA
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- L1
-
- SL
-
- L2
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- S.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- AO
-
- CE
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 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.
-
- 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.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LC
-
- N.
-
- IP
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ic
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- i.
-
- NC
-
- 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.
- OA
-
- ol
-
- ln
-
- NP
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- NI
-
- le
-
- SN
-
- L.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .