Anagrams of epsilon-delta

Word epsilon-delta has 2004 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of epsilon-delta.

10 letter words you can make with epsilon-delta

seal-point
noun, a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
pileolated
adjective, pileated.
planetoids
noun, an asteroid.
pollinates
verb (used with object), to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
petalodies
noun, a condition in flowers, in which certain organs, as the stamens in most double flowers, assume the appearance of or become metamorphosed into petals.
oil-plant
noun, any of several plants, as the castor-oil plant or sesame, the seeds of which yield an oil.
ill-spent
adjective, misspent; wasted.
antipoles
noun, the opposite pole.
planetoid
noun, an asteroid.
pintadoes
noun, cero (def 1).
satelloid
noun, a low-altitude satellite using engines with small thrust to maintain its orbit.
deletions
noun, an act or instance of deleting.
oeillades
noun, an amorous glance; ogle.
Pisanello
noun, Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Pisano) 1397–1455? Italian painter and medalist.
lineolate
adjective, marked with minute lines; finely lineate.
diplotene
noun, a late stage of prophase during meiosis, in which the chromatid pairs of the tetrads begin to separate and chiasmata can be seen.
palinodes
noun, a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
datelines
noun, a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
soleplate
noun, a plate upon which studding is erected.
penalties
noun, a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
pollinate
verb (used with object), to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
depilates
verb (used with object), to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
Palestine
noun, Also called Holy Land. Biblical name Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
Paesiello
noun, Giovanni [Italian jaw-vahn-nee] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), Paisiello, Giovanni.
saponite
noun, a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
diastole
noun, Physiology. the normal rhythmical dilatation of the heart during which the chambers are filling with blood. Compare systole (def 1).
one-step
noun, a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
talipeds
noun, a taliped person or animal.
satinpod
noun, either of two European plants belonging to the genus Lunaria, of the mustard family, L. annua or L. rediviva, cultivated for their shiny flowers and large, round, flat, satiny pods.
sea-lion
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.
pileated
adjective, crested.
sedation
noun, the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
dioptase
noun, a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO 3 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
diplonts
noun, the diploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.
tail-end
noun, the hinder or rear part of anything.
displant
verb (used with object), to dislodge.
paillons
noun, a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.
toenails
noun, a nail of a toe.
tadpoles
noun, the aquatic larva or immature form of frogs and toads, especially after the development of the internal gills and before the appearance of the forelimbs and the resorption of the tail.
sepaloid
adjective, resembling a sepal.
andesite
noun, a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.
depaints
verb (used with object), to depict; portray.
desolate
adjective, barren or laid waste; devastated:
deletion
noun, an act or instance of deleting.
polentas
noun, (especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
Danielle
noun, a female given name.
11-point
plenties
noun, a full or abundant supply or amount:
Pleiades
noun, any of the Pleiades.
dateline
noun, a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
astonied
adjective, dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
Ponselle
noun, Rosa (Melba) 1897–1981, U.S. soprano.
platino-
potlines
noun, a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
delaines
noun, (initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
notepads
noun, a pad of blank pages for writing notes.
pintados
noun, cero (def 1).
lepidote
adjective, covered with scurfy scales or scaly spots.
antipole
noun, the opposite pole.
antipode
noun, a direct or exact opposite.
Antilles
plural noun, a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles) the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S (Lesser Antilles or Caribees)
antelope
noun, any of several ruminants of the family Bovidae, chiefly of Africa and Asia, having permanent, hollow, unbranched horns.
Oedipean
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of Oedipus or the Oedipus complex.
oeillade
noun, an amorous glance; ogle.
depilate
verb (used with object), to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
deplanes
verb (used without object), to disembark from an airplane.
Leonidas
noun, died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
old-line
adjective, following or supporting conservative or traditional ideas, beliefs, customs, etc.
palinode
noun, a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
lean-tos
noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
isolated
noun, a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
pantiles
noun, a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
adoptees
noun, a person who is adopted.
pentodes
noun, a vacuum tube having five electrodes, usually a plate, three grids, and a cathode, within the same envelope.
stallion
noun, an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.
epidotes
noun, a mineral, calcium aluminum iron silicate, Ca 2 (Al, Fe) 3 Si 3 O 12 (OH), occurring in green prismatic crystals.
spadille
noun, the highest trump in certain card games, as the queen of clubs in omber.
sodalite
noun, a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
spoliate
verb (used with or without object), to plunder, rob, or ruin.
east-end
noun, a section of E London, England.
sleep-in
noun, a person who sleeps in at a place of employment.
petaline
adjective, pertaining to or resembling a petal.
petaloid
adjective, having the form or appearance of a petal.
pastille
noun, a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.
petioles
noun, Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
pedestal
noun, an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like.
elations
noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
insolate
verb (used with object), to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
panelist
noun, a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
spindle
noun, a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun.
denotes
verb (used with object), to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
polenta
noun, (especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
lineate
adjective, marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
sainted
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
salient
noun, a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
daltons
noun, atomic mass unit.
epidote
noun, a mineral, calcium aluminum iron silicate, Ca 2 (Al, Fe) 3 Si 3 O 12 (OH), occurring in green prismatic crystals.
Liestal
noun, a town in and the capital of Basel-Land, in NW Switzerland.
saltine
noun, a crisp, salted cracker.
leptons
noun, an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
dallies
verb (used with object), to waste (time) (usually followed by away).
elastin
noun, a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
lepido-
dentals
noun, Phonetics. a dental sound.
Lepanto
noun, Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
pointes
noun, the tip of the toe.
pointel
noun, a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
epilate
verb (used with object), to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
pointed
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
epinaos
noun, a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
episode
noun, an incident in the course of a series of events, in a person's life or experience, etc.
Leotine
noun, a female given name.
dentils
noun, any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
spondee
noun, a foot of two syllables, both of which are long in quantitative meter or stressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
entails
noun, the act of entailing.
linseed
noun, flaxseed.
pontils
noun, punty.
elepaio
noun, a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
spinode
noun, cusp (def 3).
elapids
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.
ellipse
noun, a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the axis and the surface of the cone. Typical equation: (x 2 / a 2) + (y 2 / b 2) = 1. If a = b the ellipse is a circle.
Ellison
noun, Ralph (Waldo) [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1914–1994, U.S. novelist, essayist, and lecturer.
elodeas
noun, any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
end-all
noun, the ultimate purpose, object, or conclusion:
lopseed
noun, a weedy plant, Phryma leptostachya, of Asia and North America, having spikes of whitish paired flowers.
dapsone
noun, an antibacterial substance, C 12 H 12 N 2 O 2 S, used to treat leprosy and certain forms of dermatitis.
spleno-
poteens
noun, the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
entoils
verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
potline
noun, a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
pollees
noun, a person who is asked questions in a poll.
Daniels
noun, Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
spaniel
noun, one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
lisente
noun, plural of sente.
Delaine
noun, (initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
enspell
verb (used with object), to cast a spell on.
Delanos
noun, a city in S California.
delates
verb (used with object), Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
lintels
noun, a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
pollens
noun, the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
enolate
noun, any metallic derivative of an enol.
depaint
verb (used with object), to depict; portray.
sandlot
noun, a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.
step-on
adjective, made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
talions
noun, lex talionis.
tellies
noun, television.
lean-to
noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
dilates
verb (used with object), to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
lead-in
noun, something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
step-in
noun, step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
latinos
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
tailles
noun, French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
dopants
noun, an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties:
pensile
adjective, hanging, as the nests of certain birds.
Seeland
noun, Zealand.
diplont
noun, the diploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.
indoles
noun, a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
slip-on
noun, something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
dipoles
noun, Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
install
verb (used with object), to place in position or connect for service or use:
instead
Idioms, instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
donates
verb (used with object), to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
seleno-
stipend
noun, a periodic payment, especially a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.
tadpole
noun, the aquatic larva or immature form of frogs and toads, especially after the development of the internal gills and before the appearance of the forelimbs and the resorption of the tail.
Ladinos
noun, Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
iodates
noun, Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
stollen
noun, a sweetened bread made from raised dough, usually containing nuts, raisins, and citron.
dollies
noun, Informal. a doll.
side-on
adverb, with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
taliped
noun, a taliped person or animal.
sapient
adjective, having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
Leonids
noun, any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
Estonia
noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
Epistle
noun, a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication.
Epsilon
noun, the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
Epstein
noun, Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
isolate
noun, a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
soliped
noun, solidungulate.
Stalino
noun, a former name of Donetsk.
deplane
verb (used without object), to disembark from an airplane.
standee
noun, a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
espanol
noun, the Spanish language.
depones
verb (used with or without object), to testify under oath; depose.
deposal
noun, an act of deposing.
deposit
noun, money placed in a bank account or an instance of placing money in a bank account.
sandpit
noun, a deep pit in sandy soil from which sand is excavated.
talipes
noun, a clubfoot.
etalons
noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
lentoid
noun, a lentoid body.
etesian
adjective, (of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
despite
noun, contemptuous treatment; insult.
etoiles
noun, a star or something shaped like a star.
despoil
verb (used with object), to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.
destain
verb (used with object), to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
destine
verb (used with object), to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
tallies
noun, an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
details
noun, an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
ideates
noun, ideatum.
Lenapes
noun, Delaware (defs 5, 6).
detains
verb (used with object), to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
pointal
noun, pointel.
elation
noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
podites
noun, an arthropod limb.
plaints
noun, a complaint.
aniseed
noun, the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
oilseed
noun, any of several seeds, as the castor bean, sesame, or cottonseed, from which an oil is expressed.
anisole
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.
petiole
noun, Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
Oedipal
adjective, of, characterized by, or resulting from the Oedipus complex.
tollies
noun, candle (def 1).
pistole
noun, a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
patines
noun, patina.
Apelles
noun, 360?–315? b.c, Greek painter.
aediles
noun, one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
pintles
noun, a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
aplites
noun, a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
apostil
noun, a marginal annotation or note.
apostle
noun, any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
notepad
noun, a pad of blank pages for writing notes.
pedants
noun, a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
plastid
noun, a small, double-membraned organelle of plant cells and certain protists, occurring in several varieties, as the chloroplast, and containing ribosomes, prokaryotic DNA, and, often, pigment.
adoptee
noun, a person who is adopted.
peonies
noun, any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
adipose
noun, animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.
piolets
noun, an ice ax used in mountaineering.
pantile
noun, a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
pentode
noun, a vacuum tube having five electrodes, usually a plate, three grids, and a cathode, within the same envelope.
pallets
noun, a bed or mattress of straw.
paillon
noun, a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.
Allende
noun, Isabel, born 1942, Chilean novelist.
alipeds
noun, an aliped animal.
Allison
noun, Donald ("Donnie") born 1939, and his brother, Robert, (Bobby), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
pileate
adjective, having a pileus.
painted
noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
allseed
noun, any of various many-seeded plants, as the goosefoot, Chenopodium polyspermum, and the knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare.
Allston
noun, Washington, 1799–1843, U.S. painter, novelist, and poet.
opiates
noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
alpines
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.
panties
noun, underpants or undershorts for women and children.
Opaline
adjective, of or like opal; opalescent.
palsied
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.
toadies
noun, an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
pandies
noun, a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.
onliest
Idioms, only too, as a matter of fact; extremely: unfortunately; very:
oneidas
noun, a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
pinoles
noun, corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
pandits
noun, a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
pintado
noun, cero (def 1).
oleates
noun, Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
pentose
noun, a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
toenail
noun, a nail of a toe.
topline
adjective, so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
atopies
noun, an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
Penates
plural noun, gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
Nilotes
noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
pellets
noun, a small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine.
topsail
noun, a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
Pelotas
noun, a city in S Brazil.
pleiads
noun, any of the Pleiades.
Ploesti
noun, a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
topside
noun, the upper side.
atonies
noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
podesta
noun, any of certain magistrates in Italy, as a chief magistrate in medieval towns and republics.
tensile
adjective, of or relating to tension:
podetia
noun, (in certain lichens) a stalk bearing an apothecium.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
Adeline
noun, a female given name, form of Adele.
pelites
noun, any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
Peneios
noun, Modern Greek name of Salambria.
platies
noun, platyfish.
pentads
noun, a period of five years.
Tenedos
noun, an island in the Aegean, near the entrance to the Dardanelles, belonging to Turkey.
pallid
adjective, pale; faint or deficient in color; wan:
Island
noun, a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
spinal
noun, Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
iodate
noun, Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
silane
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.
elides
verb (used with object), to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
instep
noun, the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
elints
noun, the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
silent
noun, Usually, silents. silent films.
Silone
noun, Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
intoed
adjective, having inwardly turned toes.
Pandit
noun, a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
elites
noun, (often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
Pelion
noun, Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
pallet
noun, a bed or mattress of straw.
paints
noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
Landis
noun, Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
Landes
noun, a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
Senate
noun, an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
Sendai
noun, a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
sendal
noun, a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
ladles
noun, a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
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.
pained
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
penta-
Ladino
noun, Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
Isolda
noun, a female given name, form of Iseult.
ladies
noun, a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
ladens
adjective, burdened; loaded down.
senile
noun, a senile person.
eldest
noun, (used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
paleo-
paleon
septal
adjective, of or relating to a septum.
pentad
noun, a period of five years.
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
Isolde
noun, German name of Iseult.
septi-
insole
noun, the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
panels
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.
pellas
noun, a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
etalon
noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
pestle
noun, a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
solate
verb (used with object), to change from a gel to a sol.
espial
noun, the act of spying.
ensile
verb (used with object), to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
Pellet
noun, a small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine.
peasen
noun, a plural of pease.
Soldan
noun, the ruler of an Islamic country.
entail
noun, the act of entailing.
entoil
verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
etapes
noun, a place where troops camp after a day's march.
Solent
noun, The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
peseta
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
pedals
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.
pedant
noun, a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
Eolian
noun, Aeolian2 (def 3).
Pellan
noun, Alfred [French al-fred] /French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Canadian painter.
pedate
adjective, having a foot or feet.
epodes
noun, Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
pesade
noun, a maneuver in which the horse is made to rear, keeping its hind legs stationary and its forelegs drawn in.
pedion
noun, a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.
Petain
noun, Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
patois
noun, a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
Elodea
noun, any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
enates
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
Pansil
noun, Pancha Sila.
instal
verb (used with object), install.
pelite
noun, any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
pantie
noun, panties.
Eloise
noun, a female given name.
indole
noun, a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
elopes
verb (used without object), to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
panto-
pantos
noun, pantomime (def 2).
speedo
noun, speedometer.
pelota
noun, a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
selen-
enisle
verb (used with object), to make an island of.
pastel
noun, a color having a soft, subdued shade.
patens
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
Sloane
noun, Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
enlist
verb (used with object), to engage for military service:
patine
noun, patina.
ideate
noun, ideatum.
ideals
noun, a conception of something in its perfection.
peloid
noun, mud used therapeutically.
patios
noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
Etoile
noun, a star or something shaped like a star.
sedate
adjective, calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
Selden
noun, George Baldwin, 1846–1922, U.S. inventor of a gasoline-powered car.
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.
llanos
noun, an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
please
Idioms, if you please, if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer. (used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
pleads
verb (used with object), to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
listen
Verb phrases, listen in, to listen to a radio or television broadcast: to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
listel
noun, a narrow list or fillet.
listed
noun, a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
ptisan
noun, a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
plates
noun, a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
Li-sao
noun, a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
Lipton
noun, Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
platen
noun, a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
plated
noun, a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
nopals
noun, any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
poteen
noun, the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
lionet
noun, a young or small lion.
Lionel
noun, a male given name, form of Leon.
plants
noun, any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
Plante
noun, Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
plano-
lintel
noun, a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
lineal
adjective, being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
plani-
planet
noun, Astronomy. Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun. (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
saline
noun, a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
sallet
noun, a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
salted
noun, a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
L-line
noun, one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
elates
adjective, elated.
saltie
noun, an ocean-going sailor.
polies
noun, Informal. polyester (def 2):
pointe
noun, the tip of the toe.
neaped
adjective, grounded until the next cycle of spring tides.
Napoli
noun, Italian name of Naples.
Naples
noun, Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
points
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
poised
noun, a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
Naoise
noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
Nellie
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
naleds
noun, a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
Poland
noun, a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. About 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Capital: Warsaw.
Nepali
noun, Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
pliant
adjective, bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
polit.
lodens
noun, a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
polite
adjective, showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
polled
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.
pollee
noun, a person who is asked questions in a poll.
Pollen
noun, the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
nested
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
pleio-
niello
noun, a black metallic substance, consisting of silver, copper, lead, and sulfur, with which an incised design or ground is filled to produce an ornamental effect on metal.
Pleiad
noun, any of the Pleiades.
Nilote
noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
ponies
noun, a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
Lolita
noun, (italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
pontil
noun, punty.
pleats
noun, a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
Salten
noun, Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
Leslie
noun, a male or female given name.
lanose
adjective, lanate.
podite
noun, an arthropod limb.
Leipoa
noun, mallee fowl.
Leiden
noun, a city in W Netherlands.
sapote
noun, Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
sateen
noun, a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
Pilsen
noun, German name of Plzeň.
opiate
noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
opines
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
pilots
noun, a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
pilose
adjective, covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
leaden
adjective, inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
osteal
adjective, osseous.
L-dopa
noun, Pharmacology. levodopa.
latins
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
onside
adjective, adverb, not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
Latino
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
latens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
Ostend
noun, a seaport in NW Belgium.
lateen
adjective, pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
sedile
noun, one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy.
Pilate
noun, Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
lapsed
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:
lapins
noun, a rabbit.
Pietas
noun, the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
paedo-
Seidel
noun, a large beer mug with a capacity of one liter (1.1 quarts) and often having a hinged lid.
paeons
noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
pineal
adjective, resembling a pine cone in shape.
Leland
noun, a male given name.
lesion
noun, an injury; hurt; wound.
pintos
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
plaint
noun, a complaint.
Lepton
noun, an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
lepto-
Plains
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.
pitons
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
Piston
noun, a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
Sandie
noun, a male given name, form of Sandro.
pistol
noun, a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
Odense
noun, a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
Pisano
noun, Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
oillet
noun, eyelet (def 5).
piolet
noun, an ice ax used in mountaineering.
pintle
noun, a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
sapele
noun, Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
Leonid
noun, any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
oldest
noun, (used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
leones
noun, a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
pintas
noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
oleate
noun, Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
oleins
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.
lentil
noun, a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
pinots
noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
Oneida
noun, a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
Santee
noun, a city in SW California.
Pinole
noun, corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
Lenape
noun, Delaware (defs 5, 6).
pineta
noun, an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
postal
noun, Informal. postal card.
pensil
noun, pencel.
elated
adjective, very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
detail
noun, an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
taille
noun, French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
Dillon
noun, C(larence) Douglas, 1909–1979, U.S. lawyer and government official, born in Switzerland: Secretary of the Treasury 1961–65.
dilate
verb (used with object), to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
Talien
noun, Wade-Giles. Dalian.
Diesel
noun, diesel engine.
talion
noun, lex talionis.
dienes
noun, any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
nestle
verb (used with object), to settle or ensconce snugly:
detain
verb (used with object), to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
despot
noun, a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.
diploe
noun, the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium.
depose
verb (used with object), to remove from office or position, especially high office:
depone
verb (used with or without object), to testify under oath; depose.
Tallis
noun, Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
dentil
noun, any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
denti-
dentes
noun, plural of dens.
dental
noun, Phonetics. a dental sound.
denote
verb (used with object), to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
Denise
noun, a female given name: derived from Denis.
denies
Idioms, deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
diplo-
Aeolis
noun, an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
talons
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
stipel
noun, a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
adepts
noun, a skilled or proficient person; expert.
tonsil
noun, a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
Stella
noun, a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
adient
adjective, tending to move toward a stimulus.
steno-
dopant
noun, an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties:
donsie
adjective, Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
Donets
noun, a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
donees
noun, a person to whom a gift is made.
donate
verb (used with object), to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
Adonis
noun, Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
dipole
noun, Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
adopts
Verb phrases, adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
aedile
noun, one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
stolen
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
stolid
adjective, not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
stoned
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
do-all
noun, a person employed as a factotum, as the manager of all the affairs of an individual or a business.
distal
adjective, situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal. Compare proximal.
dispel
verb (used with object), to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate:
Aeneid
noun, a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
tailed
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
denial
noun, an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
delist
verb (used with object), to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
topees
noun, (in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
aniso-
Alison
noun, a female given name, form of Alice.
aslope
adverb, at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
asleep
adverb, in or into a state of sleep:
Tilden
noun, Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
tildes
noun, a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
aplite
noun, a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
Allied
noun, a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose:
Tindal
noun, Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
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.
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
aliped
noun, an aliped animal.
aneles
verb (used with object), to administer extreme unction to.
tinsel
noun, a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
tip-on
noun, tip1 (def 4).
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
Allies
noun, plural of ally.
Alston
noun, a male given name.
todies
noun, any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
all-in
adjective, Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
Alpine
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.
aloins
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
tepals
noun, one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
tenias
noun, taenia.
Delian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Delos.
toiles
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
Aileen
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
delate
verb (used with object), Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
Delano
noun, a city in S California.
tolans
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Toland
noun, Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
deasil
adverb, clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
teasel
noun, any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads. Compare teasel family.
Aldine
noun, an Aldine or other early edition.
aldols
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.
aldose
noun, a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
Danite
noun, a member of the tribe of Dan.
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
danios
noun, any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
Daniel
noun, Bible. a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity. the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
Aletes
noun, a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
Dalton
noun, atomic mass unit.
Dallin
noun, Cyrus Earle, 1861–1944, U.S. sculptor.
dalles
noun, The, a city in N Oregon.
teleo-
tellin
noun, any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
telson
noun, the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
A-line
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.
alines
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
adeno-
desalt
verb (used with object), to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
allots
verb (used with object), to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
splint
noun, a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
ediles
noun, aedile.
spoilt
noun, Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
spital
noun, a hospital, especially one for lazars.
elands
noun, either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
spleen
noun, a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
spline
noun, a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
Stalin
noun, Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
Edison
noun, Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
Elaine
noun, any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
staple
noun, a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
elapse
noun, the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
elapid
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.
splen-
spinto
adjective, having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
stadle
noun, staddle.
spinet
noun, a small upright piano.
teles
noun, television.
toile
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
naso-
petos
noun, wahoo3 .
Dalen
noun, Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
dalle
noun, The, a city in N Oregon.
speel
verb (used with or without object), to climb; ascend; mount.
spite
noun, a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
napes
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
spell
noun, a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
splad
noun, splat1 (def 1).
poise
noun, a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
tele-
elope
verb (used without object), to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
splat
noun, Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
naled
noun, a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
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.
polis
noun, an ancient Greek city-state.
danio
noun, any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
poles
noun, a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
Alene
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
spelt
noun, one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
palis
noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
danes
noun, a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
telia
noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
slain
noun, sley.
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
ploid
spent
verb, simple past tense and past participle of spend.
pleon
noun, the abdomen of a crustacean.
tends
Verb phrases, tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
Nepos
noun, Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
pains
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
Nepal
noun, a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
paint
noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
plio-
Eilat
noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
Ellis
noun, Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
Nelda
noun, a female given name.
Neils
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
plods
noun, the act or a course of plodding.
neeps
noun, a turnip.
needs
noun, a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
natl.
pale-
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.
eidos
noun, the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
neaps
noun, neap tide.
telos
noun, the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
telo-
podia
noun, a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
tells
noun, an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
spend
verb (used with object), to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
poet.
Ndola
noun, a city in N Zambia.
Point
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
Pales
noun, a stake or picket, as of a fence.
Dante
noun, (Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
Elton
noun, a male given name.
Teide
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
deils
noun, devil.
teals
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
deeps
noun, the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
toils
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
lites
noun, light2 (def 36).
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
litas
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
pant-
tapis
noun, Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
deets
plural noun, details:
Tapes
noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
elate
adjective, elated.
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
Lisle
noun, knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
aisle
noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
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.
deist
noun, a person who believes in deism.
tolan
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
endo-
lipo-
2,4-d
noun, a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
Lipan
noun, a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
tolas
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
pants
noun, trousers (def 1).
pene-
Paoli
noun, Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
Sadie
noun, a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
lints
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
deles
noun, a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
Llano
noun, an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
speed
noun, rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
Elsie
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
teels
noun, til.
teens
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
Teena
noun, a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
lotas
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
pleo-
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.
palls
noun, a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
losel
noun, a worthless person; scoundrel.
Palos
noun, a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
dates
noun, a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
ponds
noun, a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
Lopes
noun, the act or the gait of loping.
Edsel
noun, a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich” and “hall.”.
pones
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
datos
noun, (in the Philippines) a native chief.
tease
noun, a person who teases or annoys.
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.
enate
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
Alden
noun, John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
Posen
noun, German name of Poznań.
lodes
noun, a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
deals
noun, a business transaction:
loden
noun, a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
posit
noun, something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
loans
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
post-
loads
noun, anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
dealt
noun, a business transaction:
paned
adjective, having panes (usually used in combination):
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
ation
tenia
noun, taenia.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
ollas
noun, a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
Pinta
noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
Andes
plural noun, a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
Andie
noun, a male or female given name.
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.
spina
noun, a spine or spinelike projection.
anele
verb (used with object), to administer extreme unction to.
Olean
noun, a city in SW New York.
Elias
noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
oldie
noun, a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
elide
verb (used with object), to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
olden
adjective, of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
Oland
noun, an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
Pieta
noun, a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
anile
adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
Pinto
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
anils
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
anis-
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
piend
noun, arris.
anode
noun, the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
oiled
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.
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.
oidea
Oesel
noun, German name of Saaremaa.
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.
elint
noun, the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
pians
noun, yaws.
Ollie
noun, a male given name, form of Oliver.
olpes
noun, a form of the oinochoe.
ante-
Alost
noun, a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
piles
noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
allot
verb (used with object), to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
allo-
oste-
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.
pilon
noun, something extra; lagniappe.
Pilos
noun, Greek name of Navarino.
Aloin
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
pilot
noun, a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
opsin
noun, any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
alone
Idioms, leave alone, to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself: to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
opine
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
Alope
noun, a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
opens
noun, an open or clear space.
Eland
noun, either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
pinas
noun, pineapple.
spine
noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
Pinel
noun, Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
Pines
noun, Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
Alsip
noun, a town in NE Illinois.
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
Alsop
noun, Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
elans
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
onlap
noun, the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
Elena
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
alti-
alto-
Alton
noun, a city in SW Illinois.
Pinot
noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
Eliot
noun, Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
Paeon
noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
atoll
noun, a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
plead
verb (used with object), to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
plat.
Nolde
noun, Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
noils
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
Plate
noun, a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
noels
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
penis
noun, the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
spilt
noun, a spilling, as of liquid.
tepid
adjective, moderately warm; lukewarm:
nodal
adjective, pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
spile
noun, a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
Plato
noun, 427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
plats
noun, a plot of ground.
Ellas
noun, Modern Greek name of Greece.
aside
noun, a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
nipas
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, 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.
pleat
noun, a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
tepal
noun, one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
tense
noun, a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
nills
verb (used with object), to refuse or reject.
Paine
noun, Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
Niles
noun, a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
spiel
noun, a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
teno-
Delia
noun, a female given name, form of Cordelia.
nides
noun, a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
Ellen
noun, Mount, a mountain in S Utah. 11,522 feet (3514 meters).
nopal
noun, any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
Tesla
noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
piste
noun, a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
tiles
noun, a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
Odets
noun, Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
anti-
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
Aoede
noun, one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
Allen
noun, (Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
pitas
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
piton
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
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.
plaid
noun, any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
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.
tills
noun, a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
plait
noun, a braid, especially of hair or straw.
plast
plan-
plane
noun, a flat or level surface.
tiled
noun, a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
piano
noun, a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
Elisa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Elise
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
elite
noun, (often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
tilde
noun, a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
noted
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
tides
noun, the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
plant
noun, any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
alist
adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
tidal
adjective, of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
Stead
noun, the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
topes
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
spean
verb (used with object), to wean.
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
doles
noun, a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
dolia
noun, a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
isnad
noun, the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
islet
noun, a very small island.
sidle
noun, a sidling movement.
Dolin
noun, Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
Sidon
noun, a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
peats
noun, a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
Aedes
noun, yellow-fever mosquito.
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.
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
stipo
noun, a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
penal
adjective, of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
stole
noun, an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below. Compare tippet (def 2).
adopt
Verb phrases, adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
sinal
adjective, of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
Sino-
dolts
noun, a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
stale
adjective, not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
pedi-
donas
noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
adits
noun, an entrance or a passage.
Siple
noun, Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
intel
noun, intelligence (defs 4, 6).
pedo-
sonde
noun, a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
stipe
noun, Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
stola
noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
doits
noun, Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
Solti
noun, Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
doats
verb (used without object), dote.
taels
noun, liang.
pesto
noun, a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
dites
noun, a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
Aedon
noun, a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
Ladon
noun, a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
ladle
noun, a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
stope
noun, any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
peals
noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
Ladin
noun, a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
staid
noun, the act of stopping or being stopped.
lades
verb (used with object), to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
Laden
adjective, burdened; loaded down.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
istle
noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
sepal
noun, one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
sepia
noun, a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
Peano
noun, Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
Sept.
septa
noun, plural of septum.
doest
noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
epode
noun, Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
peans
noun, paean.
seti-
easel
noun, a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
Ital.
Pease
noun, a pea.
donee
noun, a person to whom a gift is made.
inst.
peta-
Pella
noun, a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
stele
noun, an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
dotes
noun, decay of wood.
ideal
noun, a conception of something in its perfection.
stand
noun, the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
peles
noun, peel3 .
snail
noun, any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
snead
noun, Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
Snell
noun, a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
IATSE
snide
adjective, derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
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.
adept
noun, a skilled or proficient person; expert.
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
sloid
noun, sloyd.
aden-
Adele
noun, a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
stela
noun, stele (defs 1–3).
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
Steep
noun, a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Steen
noun, Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
topee
noun, (in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
Steel
noun, any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
etape
noun, a place where troops camp after a day's march.
steed
noun, a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
steal
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
solan
noun, a gannet.
estop
verb (used with object), Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
ideo-
pelts
noun, the act of pelting.
insp.
tonia
topis
noun, topee.
Still
noun, stillness or silence:
insol
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
insep
peons
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
inlet
noun, an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
inept
adjective, without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
sito-
stile
noun, a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
Indo-
solid
noun, a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
inapt
adjective, not apt or fitting.
slant
noun, slanting or oblique direction; slope:
slate
noun, a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
idles
noun, the state or quality of being idle.
peels
noun, the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
adios
interjection, goodbye; farewell.
Sleep
noun, the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
dopas
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.
dopes
noun, any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
sleet
noun, precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
ileo-
slept
noun, the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
slipe
noun, a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
step-
slipt
noun, an act or instance of slipping.
peens
noun, a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
Sloan
noun, John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
stall
noun, a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
Sella
noun, Zillah.
Peale
noun, Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
Epist
ento-
span-
dents
noun, a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
Edina
noun, a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
edile
noun, aedile.
Leoni
noun, Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
depot
noun, a railroad station.
Leone
noun, a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
Leona
noun, a female given name.
dept.
Pasto
noun, a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
piled
noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
lento
adverb, slowly.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
sanit
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.
enols
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
lenis
noun, a lenis consonant.
lends
Idioms, lend a hand, to give help; aid:
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
Aidos
noun, the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
dial.
sapid
adjective, having taste or flavor.
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.
Spode
noun, Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.
dist.
diene
noun, any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
Leila
noun, a female given name.
spall
noun, a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
leets
noun, a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
edit.
dent.
Leeds
noun, a city in West Yorkshire, in N England.
Delta
noun, the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
Linos
noun, linoleum.
paseo
noun, a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
Ednas
noun, Adnah.
delis
noun, a delicatessen.
spate
noun, a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
Linda
noun, a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
Della
noun, a female given name, form of Delia.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
lilts
noun, rhythmic swing or cadence.
salep
noun, a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
Lilas
noun, creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
Delos
noun, a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
paste
noun, a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
Talos
noun, a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
dense
adjective, having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
Salol
noun, a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
lidos
noun, a fashionable beach resort.
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).
Enlil
noun, the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
denes
noun, a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
talon
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
Salto
noun, a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
toles
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
pends
verb (used without object), to remain undecided or unsettled.
Denis
noun, a male given name.
Sande
noun, Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
Enola
noun, a female given name.
edits
noun, an instance of or the work of editing:
Aides
noun, nurse's aide.
Diels
noun, Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
Spain
noun, a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
petal
noun, one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
SEATO
noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
Sedan
noun, an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
dines
noun, Scot. dinner.
patio
noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
tails
noun, tail1 (def 6).
Latin
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
dints
noun, force; power:
laten
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
diols
noun, glycol (def 2).
lated
adjective, belated.
Dione
noun, Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
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.
tonal
adjective, pertaining to or having tonality.
dipl.
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.
sotie
noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
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:
lapis
noun, (italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
stade
noun, a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
lapin
noun, a rabbit.
lapel
noun, either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
Paton
noun, Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
eaten
noun, eats, Informal. food.
Seine
noun, a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
dipso
noun, a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
Epis.
lands
noun, any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
Lando
noun, died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
tolls
noun, a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
leans
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
tsadi
noun, sadhe.
pated
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
least
noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
lease
noun, a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
satin
noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
leapt
noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
leaps
noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
diets
noun, food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
30-30
Paten
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
spado
noun, Civil Law. an impotent person; someone unable to procreate.
leant
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
dills
noun, a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
Aesop
noun, c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
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.
pates
noun, the crown or top of the head.
leads
noun, the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
peto
noun, wahoo3 .
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
top-
tope
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
PETN
noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
told
verb, simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
TOPS
noun, the tops, top1 (def 22).
Toll
noun, a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
peso
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
Piet
noun, Scot. a magpie.
Pet.
PetE
noun, Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
pets
noun, any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
toil
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
pias
noun, a female given name.
topi
noun, topee.
pile
noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
pial
adjective, of or relating to the pia mater.
Pent
noun, penthouse (def 4).
Pest
noun, an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
pil-
peon
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
tole
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
pies
noun, plural of pi2 .
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
tola
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
pian
noun, yaws.
Ptas
plural, peseta.
toed
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
STOL
noun, a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
sepn
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
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.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
side
noun, one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
sild
noun, (in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
tads
noun, a small child, especially a boy.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
Sill
noun, a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
silo
noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
silt
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
Sind
noun, a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
stop
noun, the act of stopping.
sene
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
tale
noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
Sato
noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
seal
noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
seat
noun, something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
Seed
noun, the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
tael
noun, liang.
Seel
verb (used with object), Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
Seen
verb, past participle of see1 .
seep
noun, moisture that seeps out; seepage.
tail
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
Sell
noun, an act or method of selling.
send
noun, the heaving motion of a vessel.
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.
sipe
verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
Sat.
Soni
Ste.
sold
noun, an act or method of selling.
sole
noun, the bottom or under surface of the foot.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
soln
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.
SPOT
noun, a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
Sol.
spae
verb (used with object), to prophesy; foretell; predict.
spat
noun, a petty quarrel.
SpEd
noun, rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
Spee
noun, Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
spit
noun, saliva, especially when ejected.
spin
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
Sola
noun, an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
soil
noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
sloe
noun, the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
slap
noun, a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
slat
noun, a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
sld.
SLED
noun, a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
slit
noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
slop
noun, a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
soda
noun, sodium hydroxide.
slot
noun, a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
snip
noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
snod
adjective, smooth; sleek.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
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.
sate
noun, a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
tall
adverb, in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
plod
noun, the act or a course of plodding.
plea
noun, an appeal or entreaty:
pled
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
tend
Verb phrases, tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
plie
noun, a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
ten.
tide
noun, the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
plot
noun, a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
pnea
poda
Tell
noun, an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
tela
noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
Pol.
tepe
noun, (in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
tile
noun, a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
tel-
tion
pill
noun, a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
pina
noun, pineapple.
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.
TODS
toad
noun, any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit. Compare frog1 (def 1).
pint
noun, a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
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.
Till
noun, a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Pisa
noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
tils
noun, the sesame plant.
pise
noun, rammed earth.
pita
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
Pola
noun, Pula.
pole
noun, a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
pts.
PTSD
std.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
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.
Sadi
noun, sadhe.
said
noun, sayyid.
psid
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.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
Sale
noun, the act of selling.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
SALT
noun, a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
Sand
noun, the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
Tape
noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
psia
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.
pons
noun, Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
teil
noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
Tees
noun, a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
teen
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
pols
noun, a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
Pond
noun, a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
pone
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
teel
noun, til.
PSAT
teds
noun, British Slang. Teddy boy.
pos.
pose
noun, a bodily attitude or posture:
pot.
teas
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
teal
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
poil
noun, a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
1080
pens
noun, any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
lent
noun, (in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
Diet
noun, food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
Leis
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
Lela
noun, a female given name.
Dies
noun, Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
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.
diel
adjective, of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
lend
Idioms, lend a hand, to give help; aid:
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.
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.
Leon
noun, a male given name, form of Leo.
lees
noun, plural of lee2 .
Leos
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
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.
dia-
LEST
conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
Leta
noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
Leto
noun, the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
dep.
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).
Leet
noun, a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
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.
Lido
noun, a fashionable beach resort.
dins
noun, a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
lase
verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
last
noun, a person or thing that is last.
dipt
noun, the act of dipping.
Lat.
late
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
lats
noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
dips
noun, the act of dipping.
diol
noun, glycol (def 2).
dint
noun, force; power:
lea.
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.
Lead
noun, the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
Leal
adjective, loyal; true.
Dino
Dine
noun, Scot. dinner.
Din.
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.
Lean
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
LEAP
noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
LEAS
noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
Deni
noun, a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
Dene
noun, a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
Laos
noun, a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
lode
noun, a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
LitD
dees
noun, a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
deep
noun, the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
lite
noun, light2 (def 36).
lits
noun, litas.
Dean
noun, Education. the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college: an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline: the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
deal
noun, a business transaction:
load
noun, anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
loan
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
Lodi
noun, a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
ells
noun, an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
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.
Lois
noun, a female given name.
Lola
noun, a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
lond
lone
adjective, being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
dato
noun, (in the Philippines) a native chief.
Lope
noun, the act or the gait of loping.
lops
noun, parts or a part lopped off.
Lose
Idioms, lose face. face (def 51).
lit.
LIST
noun, a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
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:
Lins
noun, a city in E Brazil.
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.
Lila
noun, creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
lilt
noun, rhythmic swing or cadence.
lin.
Den.
Lina
noun, a female given name.
Lind
noun, Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
Line
noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
lino
noun, linoleum.
lint
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
LISP
noun, a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
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.
lip-
lipa
noun, a monetary unit of Croatia.
dels
noun, a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
deli
noun, a delicatessen.
dele
noun, a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
Del.
deil
noun, devil.
LISA
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Lise
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
dis-
Laon
noun, a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
date
noun, a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
Edie
noun, a female given name, form of Edith.
eso-
ESOP
noun, a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
esp.
est.
Este
noun, a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
Edna
noun, a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
Ind.
EDTA
EDES
noun, a city in SW Nigeria.
Eden
noun, the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
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).
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
IDEA
noun, any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
ides
noun, (in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
idle
noun, the state or quality of being idle.
idol
noun, an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
esne
noun, (in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
Esd.
ease
noun, freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
Ens.
Else
Idioms, or else, or suffer the consequences:
Elli
noun, an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
end-
ends
noun, the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
ELLE
Enid
noun, a city in N Oklahoma.
enl.
enol
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Ella
noun, a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
elan
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
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.
Elea
noun, an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
epi-
elds
noun, age.
epit
EPOS
noun, an epic.
ELAS
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
ile-
dite
noun, a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
doat
verb (used without object), dote.
dolt
noun, a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
Itea
noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
dols
noun, a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
itol
Doll
noun, a small figure representing a baby or other human being, especially for use as a child's toy.
Dole
noun, a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
dol.
doit
noun, Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
does
noun, a plural of doe.
lade
verb (used with object), to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
done
noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
lads
noun, a boy or youth.
laid
noun, the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
lain
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
dits
noun, an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
LAIS
noun, (in medieval French literature)
Lalo
noun, (Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
Land
noun, any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
Lane
noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
Lani
Dona
noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
dons
noun, (initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
Ill.
dpt.
ills
noun, an unfavorable opinion or statement:
Eads
noun, James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
Ilse
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
inae
IndE
ins.
int.
intl
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
iod-
iso-
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
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 = .
DOTE
noun, decay of wood.
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
pend
verb (used without object), to remain undecided or unsettled.
dost
noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
dose
noun, a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
dope
noun, any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
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.
Isle
noun, a small island.
lost
Idioms, get lost, Slang. to absent oneself: to stop being a nuisance:
deet
plural noun, details:
Lota
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
Olds
noun, Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
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.
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.
aloe
noun, any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
alls
noun, one's whole interest, energy, or property:
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
all-
ALIT
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
Alis
ole-
Alps
noun, a high mountain.
oles
noun, a cry of “olé.”.
Olin
noun, a male given name.
OLLA
noun, a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
Olpe
noun, a form of the oinochoe.
ales
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
alee
adverb, adjective, upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
Ald.
lote
noun, lotus.
Also
adverb, in addition; too; besides; as well:
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
ANSI
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
apo-
NTIA
Apis
noun, a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
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.
ant.
ano-
alt.
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.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
ands
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
Ande
plural noun, a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
alts
noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
Odin
noun, the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
Ont.
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.
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.
peat
noun, a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
Past
noun, the time gone by:
pat.
patd
Pate
noun, the crown or top of the head.
pato
noun, an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
pats
noun, a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
peal
noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
pean
noun, paean.
ped.
pane
noun, one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
pede
peds
Peel
noun, the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
peen
noun, a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
pees
noun, the letter p.
Pele
noun, peel3 .
pelt
noun, the act of pelting.
Pen.
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.
Pan.
open
noun, an open or clear space.
aide
noun, nurse's aide.
opes
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
opia
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
AInd
opts
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
Osee
noun, Hosea.
ails
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
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.
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
Pall
noun, a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
aet.
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.
adit
noun, an entrance or a passage.
Adie
noun, a female given name.
Pail
noun, bucket.
Pain
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
Pal.
Pali
noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
not-
Elsa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
nos-
ates
atop
preposition, on the top of:
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
Neal
noun, a male given name.
neap
noun, neap tide.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
Atli
noun, Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
Aten
noun, Aton.
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
need
noun, a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
Neel
noun, Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
neep
noun, a turnip.
Neil
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
Nell
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
neo-
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
Nida
noun, a female given name, form of Nydia.
dals
noun, a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
Loti
noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
dat.
daps
noun, Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
Danl
Ltd.
Dane
noun, a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
Dan.
abbreviation, Bible. Daniel (def 1).
Dali
noun, Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Dale
noun, a valley, especially a broad valley.
DAIS
noun, a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
NADP
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.
nape
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
NASD
nest
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
NDSL
nide
noun, a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
Noel
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
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.
nipa
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
node
noun, a knot, protuberance, or knob.
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
nips
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
noil
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
nill
verb (used with object), to refuse or reject.
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.
apts
plural, apartment.
nope
adverb, no1 (def 1).
Nils
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
apt.
plural, apartment.
EDO
noun, a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
tin
noun, Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
EDS
noun, education:
EDP
DIP
noun, the act of dipping.
DSO
ad-
EDT
AID
noun, help or support; assistance.
Ede
noun, a city in SW Nigeria.
al.
ALP
noun, a high mountain.
an.
Dee
noun, a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
EDA
noun, a female given name.
ed.
spt
ade
noun, George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
TID
St.
Sta
tea
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
ado
noun, busy activity; bustle; fuss.
ase
EEL
noun, any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
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.
TPN
TAL
DAS
noun, hyrax.
DAP
noun, Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
TSI
TSE
de-
APS
Ell
noun, an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
tee
noun, the letter T or t.
Eli
noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
TPI
DAE
tpd
eld
noun, age.
Apl
Dal
noun, a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
API
abbreviation, Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
EIS
EEO
DEA
ae.
Ted
noun, British Slang. Teddy boy.
ap-
ADS
noun, advertisement.
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
tlo
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
ale
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
dit
noun, an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
STI
DOP
noun, a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
ASI
TAE
preposition, to.
Don
noun, (initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
di.
STL
at.
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
DET
ast
ASP
noun, any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
ALS
noun, Indian mulberry.
Doi
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
DOE
noun, the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
ASN
DNA
STP
Tad
noun, a small child, especially a boy.
TES
noun, ti1 .
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
DOT
noun, a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
DPA
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
eo-
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
DLS
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
ean
DOA
TIA
do.
ead
ea.
ETD
ail
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
DEI
adverb, by the grace of God.
DPI
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
DST
DSP
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
TAP
noun, a light but audible blow:
DSA
DIL
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
ATP
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.
DPS
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
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.
DLO
IPA
els
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
Nee
adjective, born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
NAD
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
Nap
noun, a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
NDE
poi
noun, a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
POE
noun, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
ne-
NEA
NED
noun, a male given name, form of Edward.
POA
PLO
LTA
NEP
noun, New Economic Policy.
NES
pli
NET
noun, a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
NIA
Nil
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
Nip
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Nod
noun, a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
NOP
LTL
LST
NSA
en-
Lia
noun, Leah (def 1).
lid
noun, a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
Lie
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
Sal
noun, salt1 .
SAE
Sad
noun, the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
lis
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
Sp.
So.
sd.
PTA
plural, peseta.
PST
interjection, (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
LSI
PSI
noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
PSE
PSA
ll.
LLD
LOE
noun, verb (used with or without object), love.
LON
LOP
noun, parts or a part lopped off.
Lot
noun, one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
LPN
LPS
plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
Npt
OED
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
Ps.
OPS
noun, the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
opt
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
ose
OSP
ot-
OTA
ote
OTS
Pa.
pd.
PEI
noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
pt.
ope
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
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:
PID
PTO
PAD
noun, a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
PIA
noun, a female given name.
PAS
noun, a step or series of steps in ballet.
PDL
PDT
pea
noun, the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
pes
noun, a foot or footlike part.
pee
noun, the letter p.
PIN
noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
OPA
op.
ODS
noun, a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
OSA
OSD
PLA
PL1
noun, Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
pl.
OAP
OAS
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
PIT
noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
ODA
noun, a room within a harem.
ode
noun, a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
ODT
ons
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
oid
pis
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
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.
OIt
PIO
Ola
Old
noun, (used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ONI
let
noun, British. a lease.
TSP
Les
ETO
id.
lep
IPO
IPS
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISA
sod
noun, a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
ETS
ise
Isl
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
ist
SID
noun, a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
ITA
ite
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
ESL
La.
LDS
ese
io-
IOT
LSD
in.
ide
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.
il-
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
ILO
ILP
SLE
ILS
SLP
ina
noun, a female given name.
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.
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).
IAS
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
ial
SLA
ine
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
SIP
noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
Ia.
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 = .
Ido
noun, a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
IDP
Lt.
EOE
Ep.
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
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.
See
noun, the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
Ld.
SED
LDL
LDP
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
ESA
ene
se-
SDI
SDA
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.
Lee
noun, protective shelter:
lei
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
Len
noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
SAP
noun, the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
LEO
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
SEI
noun, sei whale.
LAO
noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
SEL
noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
EPA
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.
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
EPT
EPS
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.
sot
noun, a drunkard.
Lae
noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
Lai
noun, (in medieval French literature)
Lad
noun, a boy or youth.
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.
PI
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
PO
noun, a chamber pot.
el
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
AO
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.
3D
noun, a three-dimensional form or appearance:
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
SN
TP
i.
2D
noun, a two-dimensional form or appearance:
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.
PE
noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
IP
ol
N.
dl
L2
t.
NP
NI
ND
NA
adverb, no1 .
TD
DP
T1
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
LO
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
ln
le
S.
SA
SL
DN
L1
TN
O.
TL
EI
ee
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
DT
noun, a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
OA
OE
noun, oy2 .
OD
noun, a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
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.
NL
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
IT
noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
L.
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
LP
plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
D.
TE
noun, ti1 .
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