Anagrams of Erysipelothrix
Word Erysipelothrix has
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- prehistory
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noun,
human history in the period before recorded events, known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research, etc.; history of prehistoric humans.
- peristyle
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noun,
a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space.
- triplexes
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noun,
something triple.
- either-or
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adjective,
allowing no equivocation; being limited in choice to two options:
- pistoleer
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noun,
a person, especially a soldier, who uses or is armed with a pistol.
- lithosere
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noun,
a sere originating on rock.
- rhyolites
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noun,
a fine-grained igneous rock rich in silica: the volcanic equivalent of granite.
- reexports
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verb (used with object),
to export again, as imported goods.
- heliotype
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noun, verb,
collotype.
- heliports
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noun,
a landing place for helicopters, often on the roof of a building or in some other limited area.
- sepiolite
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noun,
meerschaum (def 1).
- proselyte
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noun,
a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
- epistoler
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noun,
Also, epistolist. a writer of an epistle.
- Priestley
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noun,
J(ohn) B(oynton) [boin-tuh n,, -tn] /ˈbɔɪn tən,, -tn/ (Show IPA), 1894–1984, English novelist.
- helotries
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noun,
serfdom; slavery.
- polyester
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noun,
Chemistry. a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the group –COO–, usually formed by polymerizing a polyhydric alcohol with a polybasic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, plastics, and textile fibers.
- portieres
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noun,
a curtain hung in a doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration.
- hoteliers
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noun,
a manager or owner of a hotel or inn.
- three-ply
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adjective,
consisting of three thicknesses, laminations, strands, or the like.
- explorers
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noun,
a person or thing that explores.
- xerophyte
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noun,
a plant adapted for growth under dry conditions.
- exstrophy
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noun,
Pathology. a birth defect resulting in the eversion of an organ:
- pierrots
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noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- ethoxies
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noun,
the radical C 2 H 5 O−.
- Poitiers
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Vienne, in W France: Roman ruins; battles a.d. 507, 732, 1356.
- priories
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noun,
a religious house governed by a prior or prioress, often dependent upon an abbey.
- priority
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noun,
the state or quality of being earlier in time, occurrence, etc.
- poetries
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noun,
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- epistyle
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noun,
the architrave of a classical building.
- Explorer
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noun,
a person or thing that explores.
- philters
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noun,
a potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with some specific person.
- helistop
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noun,
a heliport.
- pyrroles
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noun,
a colorless, toxic, liquid, five-membered ring compound, C 4 H 5 N, that is a component of chlorophyll, hemin, and many other important naturally occurring substances.
- isopleth
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noun,
a line drawn on a map through all points having the same numerical value, as of a population figure or geographic measurement.
- orphreys
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noun,
an ornamental band or border, especially on an ecclesiastical vestment.
- priestly
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adjective,
of or relating to a priest; sacerdotal:
- peltries
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noun,
fur skins; pelts collectively.
- heliport
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noun,
a landing place for helicopters, often on the roof of a building or in some other limited area.
- telphers
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noun,
Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
- erythro-
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- perlites
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noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- Tyrolese
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adjective, noun,
Tyrolean.
- prestore
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verb (used with object),
Computers. to fix an opening value for (the address of an operand or of a cycle index).
- Tirolese
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adjective, noun,
Tyrolese.
- perseity
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noun,
(in medieval philosophy) the quality of those things having substance independently of any real object.
- explores
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verb (used with object),
to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery:
- preexist
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verb (used with object),
to exist prior to (something or someone else); precede:
- pesthole
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noun,
a place infested with or especially liable to epidemic disease.
- polities
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noun,
a particular form or system of government:
- roperies
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noun,
a place where ropes are made.
- petioles
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noun,
Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- heritors
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noun,
inheritor.
- tileries
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noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- hystero-
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- isothere
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- trophies
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noun,
anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- extrorse
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adjective,
turned or facing outward, as anthers that open toward the perianth.
- theories
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noun,
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:
Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- pisolite
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noun,
limestone composed of rounded concretions about the size of a pea.
- spirelet
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noun,
a small spire, as on a turret.
- hotelier
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noun,
a manager or owner of a hotel or inn.
- serotype
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noun,
a group of organisms, microorganisms, or cells distinguished by their shared specific antigens as determined by serologic testing.
- pyelitis
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noun,
inflammation of the pelvis or outlet of the kidney.
- rheopexy
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noun,
the property exhibited by certain slow-gelling, thixotropic sols of gelling more rapidly when the containing vessel is shaken gently.
- hostelry
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noun,
an inn or hotel.
- rhyolite
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noun,
a fine-grained igneous rock rich in silica: the volcanic equivalent of granite.
- hosteler
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noun,
a person who operates a hostel.
- heelpost
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noun,
a post made to withstand strain, forming or fitted to the end of something, as the post on which a gate or door is hinged.
- exploits
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noun,
a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act:
- expiries
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noun,
expiration of breath.
- portiere
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noun,
a curtain hung in a doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration.
- hoplites
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noun,
a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.
- Opheltes
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noun,
the son of King Lycurgus of Nemea who was killed in infancy by a serpent and in whose memory the Nemean games were held.
- reexport
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verb (used with object),
to export again, as imported goods.
- tripolis
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noun,
Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
- prostyle
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adjective,
(of a classical temple) having a portico on the front with the columns in front of the antae.
- philtres
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noun, verb (used with object),
philter.
- exterior
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noun,
the outer surface or part; outside.
- heptose
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noun,
any monosaccharide containing seven carbon atoms.
- piolets
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- petrols
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noun,
British. gasoline.
- philtre
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noun, verb (used with object),
philter.
- Pierrot
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noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- shelter
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noun,
something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- petrol.
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- pieties
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noun,
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
- philter
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noun,
a potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with some specific person.
- iolites
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noun,
cordierite.
- helpers
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noun,
a person or thing that helps or gives assistance, support, etc.
- sextile
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noun,
Astronomy. a sextile position or aspect.
- helixes
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noun,
a spiral.
- Heloise
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noun,
1101?–64, French abbess: pupil of and secretly married to Pierre Abélard.
Compare Abélard.
- physio-
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- physiol
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- philos.
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- phytols
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noun,
a hydrophobic alcohol, C 20 H 40 O, that occurs esterified as a side chain in the chlorophyll molecule.
- phoresy
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noun,
(among insects and arachnids) a nonparasitic relationship in which one species is carried about by another.
- phloxes
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noun,
any plant of the genus Phlox, of North America, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy flowers of various colors.
Compare phlox family.
- helotry
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noun,
serfdom; slavery.
- retires
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- heriots
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noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- leprose
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adjective,
leprous.
- Spelter
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noun,
zinc, especially in the form of ingots.
- horsily
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adverb,
in a horsy manner.
- sphero-
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- hosiery
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noun,
stockings or socks of any kind.
- hostile
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noun,
a person or thing that is antagonistic or unfriendly.
- hostler
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noun,
a person who takes care of horses, especially at an inn.
- Spieler
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noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- spoiler
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noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- sporter
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noun,
a person or thing that sports, as a participant in a sport.
- leprosy
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noun,
a chronic, mildly infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, affecting the peripheral nervous system, skin, and nasal mucosa and variously characterized by ulcerations, tubercular nodules, and loss of sensation that sometimes leads to traumatic amputation of the anesthetized part.
- leister
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- hoptree
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noun,
any of several North American shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Ptelea, of the citrus family, especially P. trifoliata, having trifoliate leaves and roundish, waferlike fruit.
- Theiler
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noun,
Max, 1899–1972, South African medical scientist, in the U.S. after 1922: Nobel Prize in medicine 1951.
- yester-
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- stereo-
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- sterile
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adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- terries
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noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- isotype
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noun,
a drawing, diagram, or other symbol that represents a specific quantity of or other fact about the thing depicted:
- isopyre
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noun,
an impure variety of opal, containing alumina, lime, and iron sesquioxide.
- isohyet
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- telpher
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noun,
Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
- striper
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noun,
Military.
a naval officer whose uniform sleeve displays stripes:
an enlisted person of any of the armed services whose sleeve displays stripes denoting years of service:
- strophe
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noun,
the part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
- loiters
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- hoplite
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noun,
a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.
- heritor
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noun,
inheritor.
- Shirley
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noun,
James, 1596–1666, English dramatist.
- petrels
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- petiole
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noun,
Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- Herries
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verb (used with or without object),
harry.
- Herriot
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noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1872–1957, French statesman, political leader, and author.
- shilpit
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adjective,
(of a person) sickly; puny; feeble.
- perries
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noun,
a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
- hetero-
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- heteros
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noun,
Informal. a heterosexual person.
- peroxy-
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- perlite
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noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- exposit
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verb (used with object),
to expound, as a theory, cause, or the like.
- pelters
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- holster
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noun,
a sheathlike carrying case for a firearm, attached to a belt, shoulder sling, or saddle.
- pelites
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- peyotes
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noun,
mescal (def 3).
- Shorter
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noun,
Frank, born 1947, U.S. marathon runner.
- shortie
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noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- shortly
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adverb,
in a short time; soon.
- hipster
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noun,
a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
- hyster-
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- history
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noun,
the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
- orphrey
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noun,
an ornamental band or border, especially on an ecclesiastical vestment.
- ophites
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noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- slither
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noun,
a slithering movement; slide.
- piosity
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noun,
an excessive or obvious show of piety; sanctimoniousness.
- sheitel
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noun,
a wig worn by certain Orthodox Jewish married women in keeping with an old rabbinical precept that forbids a woman to leave her hair uncovered in the sight of a man other than her husband.
- Tripoli
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noun,
Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- rhetors
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noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- presort
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verb (used with object),
to sort (letters, packages, etc.) by zip code or class before collection or delivery to a post office.
- Presley
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noun,
Elvis (Aron) 1935–77, U.S. rock-'n'-roll singer.
- pothers
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noun,
commotion; uproar.
- reports
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noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- roister
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verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- royster
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verb (used without object),
roister.
- replies
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noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- Toryish
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a Tory.
- porters
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noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- reprise
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noun,
Usually, reprises. Law. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.
- eyespot
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noun,
a sensory organ of lower animals, having a light-perceiving function.
- ethiops
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adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- preter-
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- pretors
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noun,
praetor.
- reptile
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noun,
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- proxies
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noun,
the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act as the deputy or substitute for another.
- Elspeth
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- eoliths
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noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- Triplex
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noun,
something triple.
- triples
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Elohist
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noun,
a writer of one of the major sources of the Hexateuch, in which God is characteristically referred to as Elohim rather than Yahweh.
- prexies
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noun,
a president, especially of a college or university.
- elixirs
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noun,
Pharmacology. a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing, or used as a vehicle for, medicinal substances.
- prythee
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interjection,
prithee.
- prithee
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interjection,
(I) pray thee.
- Epistle
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noun,
a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication.
- reliers
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- epoxies
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noun,
Also called epoxy resin. any of a class of resins derived by polymerization from epoxides: used chiefly in adhesives, coatings, electrical insulation, solder mix, and castings.
- relishy
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- eyeshot
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noun,
range of vision; view:
- esotery
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noun,
esotericism.
- pyrrole
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noun,
a colorless, toxic, liquid, five-membered ring compound, C 4 H 5 N, that is a component of chlorophyll, hemin, and many other important naturally occurring substances.
- plexors
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small hammer with a soft rubber head or the like, used in percussion for diagnostic purposes.
- exhorts
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verb (used with object),
to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently.
- re-sort
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verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- restore
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verb (used with object),
to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish:
- pitiers
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noun,
a person who pities.
- respire
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verb (used with object),
to breathe; inhale and exhale.
- expires
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verb (used with object),
to breathe out; emit (air) from the lungs.
- pistole
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noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- experts
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noun,
a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority:
- respite
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- exploit
-
noun,
a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act:
- Pyrites
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noun,
pyrite.
- Ploesti
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noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- exports
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verb (used with object),
to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.
- Rexroth
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noun,
Kenneth, 1905–82, U.S. poet, critic, and translator.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- etoiles
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- explore
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verb (used with object),
to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery:
- relier
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- reship
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verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- sphere
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noun,
Geometry.
a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = r 2 .
the surface of such a figure; a spherical surface.
- sphery
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adjective,
having the form of a sphere; spherelike.
- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- retro-
-
- Sperry
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noun,
Elmer Ambrose, 1860–1930, U.S. inventor and manufacturer.
- Speyer
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noun,
a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine.
- ptero-
-
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- soiree
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- retire
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- Sopher
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noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- Sophie
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noun,
a female given name.
- sorely
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adverb,
in a painful manner.
- sorrel
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noun,
light reddish-brown.
- Lorrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- stripy
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adjective,
having or marked with stripes.
- lories
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noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- lopers
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noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Ripley
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noun,
George, 1802–80, U.S. literary critic, author, and social reformer: associated with the founding of Brook Farm.
- Storey
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noun,
story2 .
- Irtysh
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noun,
a river in central Asia, flowing NW from the Altai Mountains in China through NE Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation to the Ob River. About 1840 miles (2960 km) long.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- repels
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verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- relish
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noun,
liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- lepto-
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- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- stylo-
-
- Lester
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noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- ixtles
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noun,
istle.
- sporty
-
adjective,
flashy; showy.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- rhetor
-
noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- styler
-
noun,
a person or thing that styles.
- lepers
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- sprier
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adjective,
a comparative of spry.
- repros
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- steely
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adjective,
consisting or made of steel.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- lethes
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- lithos
-
noun,
lithography.
- report
-
noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- litho.
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- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- rhexis
-
noun,
rupture, as of a blood vessel, organ, or cell.
- isohel
-
noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- spilth
-
noun,
spillage (def 1).
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- splore
-
noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- repose
-
noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- lyrist
-
noun,
a person who plays the lyre or who sings and accompanies himself or herself on the lyre.
- Spirit
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- spiro-
-
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- oyelet
-
noun,
eyelet (def 5).
- septi-
-
- Osprey
-
noun,
Also called fish hawk. a large hawk, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- poetry
-
noun,
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- polers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- Polish
-
noun,
a substance used to give smoothness or gloss:
- phylo-
-
- polit.
-
- philo-
-
- polity
-
noun,
a particular form or system of government:
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- shelty
-
noun,
Shetland pony.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- ropery
-
noun,
a place where ropes are made.
- Porter
-
noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- petro-
-
- portly
-
adjective,
rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- Petrel
-
noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- rosily
-
adverb,
with a rosy color.
- plyers
-
noun,
plier.
- Peters
-
noun,
penis.
- sexpot
-
noun,
a sexually attractive person.
- pyrite
-
noun,
a very common brass-yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of sulfuric acid: chemically similar to marcasite, but crystallizing in the isometric system.
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- piloti
-
noun,
a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- pistil
-
noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- Pierre
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Dakota, in the central part, on the Missouri River.
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- pithos
-
noun,
a very large earthenware jar having a wide mouth, used by the ancient Greeks for storing liquids, as wine, or for holding food, as grain, or for the burial of the dead.
- plexor
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small hammer with a soft rubber head or the like, used in percussion for diagnostic purposes.
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- phytol
-
noun,
a hydrophobic alcohol, C 20 H 40 O, that occurs esterified as a side chain in the chlorophyll molecule.
- phyto-
-
- physo-
-
- Pitris
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- pixels
-
noun,
the smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system.
- pleio-
-
- Sheryl
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Shirley.
- Sherry
-
noun,
a fortified, amber-colored wine of southern Spain or any of various similar wines made elsewhere.
- sloper
-
noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- Ortler
-
noun,
a range of the Alps in N Italy.
- oxlips
-
noun,
a Eurasian primrose, Primula elatior, having clusters of small yellow flowers on a long stem.
- oxeyes
-
noun,
any of several composite plants, especially of the genera Heliopsis and Buphthalum, having ray flowers surrounding a conspicuous disk.
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- prolix
-
adjective,
extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
- proser
-
noun,
a person who talks or writes in prose.
- Sereth
-
noun,
German name of Siret.
- sypher
-
verb (used with object),
to join (boards having beveled edges) so as to make a flush surface.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- oxters
-
noun,
the armpit.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- oryxes
-
noun,
a large African antelope, Oryx gazella, grayish with black markings and having long, nearly straight horns: an endangered species.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orexis
-
noun,
the affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act.
- sleepy
-
adjective,
ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy.
- Ophite
-
noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- sleety
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or like sleet.
- oyster
-
noun,
any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
- proles
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- shorty
-
noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- pestle
-
noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- pother
-
noun,
commotion; uproar.
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- Shiite
-
noun,
a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him.
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- Perret
-
noun,
Auguste [oh-gyst] /oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1954, French architect.
- pretor
-
noun,
praetor.
- priers
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- priors
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- perish
-
Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- pryers
-
noun,
prier.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- peltry
-
noun,
fur skins; pelts collectively.
- pelter
-
noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- shirty
-
adjective,
bad-tempered; irritable; cranky.
- priory
-
noun,
a religious house governed by a prior or prioress, often dependent upon an abbey.
- pelite
-
noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- peyote
-
noun,
mescal (def 3).
- teleo-
-
- Pyrrho
-
noun,
c365–c275 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- Horsey
-
adjective,
horsy.
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- ethyls
-
noun,
a type of antiknock fluid, containing tetraethyl lead and other ingredients for a more even combustion.
- Hoples
-
noun,
a son of Ion.
- ethoxy
-
noun,
the radical C 2 H 5 O−.
- Thorpe
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- thorps
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- tholes
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- exerts
-
verb (used with object),
to put forth or into use, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action:
- exhort
-
verb (used with object),
to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently.
- thrips
-
noun,
any of several minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, that have long, narrow wings fringed with hairs and that infest and feed on a wide variety of weeds and crop plants.
- exiles
-
noun,
expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
- holies
-
noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Esther
-
noun,
the wife of Ahasuerus.
- expels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject:
- thirls
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- theory
-
noun,
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:
Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- thiols
-
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- thyro-
-
- Torrey
-
noun,
John, 1796–1873, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- thyrse
-
noun,
a compact branching inflorescence, as of the lilac, in which the main axis is indeterminate and the lateral axes are determinate.
- hostly
-
adjective,
of or proper to a host:
- hostel
-
noun,
Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- torpex
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a high explosive made of TNT, cyclonite, and aluminum powder and used especially in torpedoes, mines, and depth bombs.
- topees
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- expert
-
noun,
a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority:
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- hyeto-
-
- Herero
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of Namibia, Botswana, and Angola.
- heresy
-
noun,
opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, especially of a church or religious system.
- hereto
-
adverb,
to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point:
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- heroes
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- teleph
-
- hiero-
-
- Helper
-
noun,
a person or thing that helps or gives assistance, support, etc.
- Hyeres
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the French Riviera.
- herpes
-
noun,
any of several diseases caused by herpesvirus, characterized by eruption of blisters on the skin or mucous membranes.
Compare chickenpox, genital herpes, oral herpes, shingles.
- Hersey
-
noun,
John Richard, 1914–93, U.S. journalist, novelist, and educator.
- Herter
-
noun,
Christian Archibald, 1895–1966, U.S. politician: secretary of state 1959–61.
- hexose
-
noun,
any of a class of sugars containing six atoms of carbon, including glucose and fructose.
- hexyls
-
adjective,
containing a hexyl group.
- Hester
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Esther.
- hyper-
-
- helots
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- expire
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe out; emit (air) from the lungs.
- tilery
-
noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- expiry
-
noun,
expiration of breath.
- export
-
verb (used with object),
to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.
- expose
-
noun,
a public exposure or revelation, as of something discreditable:
- hoyles
-
noun,
Edmond, 1672–1769, English authority and writer on card games.
- exsert
-
adjective,
thrust out; exserted.
- extols
-
verb (used with object),
to praise highly; laud; eulogize:
- Hitler
-
noun,
Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- Helios
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sun, represented as driving a chariot across the heavens; identified by the Romans with Sol.
- extro-
-
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- histo-
-
- Tishri
-
noun,
the first month of the Jewish calendar.
- hypso-
-
- helio-
-
- theol.
-
- Ethiop
-
adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- ephors
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- Troyes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Aube, in NE France, on the Seine: truce treaty in Hundred Year's War.
- trophi
-
plural noun,
the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
- eyepit
-
noun,
eye socket.
- trophy
-
noun,
anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- either
-
adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- eolith
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- troph-
-
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- elopes
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- triply
-
adverb,
to a triple number, measure, or degree.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- ilexes
-
noun,
holm oak.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- xylose
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline pentose sugar, C 5 H 10 O 5 , derived from xylan, straw, corncobs, etc., by treating with heated dilute sulfuric acid, and dehydrating to furfural if stronger acid is used.
- Trixie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrix.
- xyster
-
noun,
a surgical instrument for scraping bones.
- elixir
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing, or used as a vehicle for, medicinal substances.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- piety
-
noun,
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
- eyrir
-
noun,
an aluminum bronze coin of Iceland, the 100th part of a króna.
- eyrie
-
noun,
aerie.
- phot.
-
- eyres
-
noun,
a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- seti-
-
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- phots
-
noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- trop-
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- sheep
-
noun,
any of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, especially O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- sexi-
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Pylos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- serry
-
verb (used with or without object),
to crowd closely together.
- Sept.
-
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- expel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject:
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- reply
-
noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- pyro-
-
- Sepoy
-
noun,
(formerly, in India) a native soldier, usually an infantryman, in the service of Europeans, especially of the British.
- Pyrex
-
- pyres
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- expos
-
noun,
a world's fair or international exposition:
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- exptl
-
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- sero-
-
- troys
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- extol
-
verb (used with object),
to praise highly; laud; eulogize:
- phore
-
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- heels
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- Heyse
-
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.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- herls
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- petr-
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- tropy
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Xeres
-
noun,
former name of Jerez.
- xero-
-
- xylo-
-
- herp.
-
- resp.
-
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- 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.
- herry
-
verb (used with or without object),
harry.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- tyres
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- restr
-
- rexes
-
noun,
king.
- pert.
-
- 30-30
-
- petri
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- phlox
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phlox, of North America, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy flowers of various colors.
Compare phlox family.
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- sheet
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- tyros
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- phyte
-
- Elyot
-
noun,
Sir Thomas, c1490–1546, English scholar and diplomat.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- phys.
-
- heli-
-
- phyre
-
- helix
-
noun,
a spiral.
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- Helot
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- rhet.
-
- rept.
-
- helps
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- phyle
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a tribe or clan, based on supposed kinship.
- phile
-
- phyl-
-
- Phil.
-
- Tyrol
-
noun,
an alpine region in W Austria and N Italy: a former Austrian crown land.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- poxes
-
noun,
a disease characterized by multiple skin pustules, as smallpox.
- roily
-
adjective,
turbid; muddy.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- potsy
-
noun,
hopscotch.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- post-
-
- Prot.
-
- Pres.
-
- Elroy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- prox.
-
- posey
-
adjective,
characteristic of or being a poser, especially in being trendy or fashionable in a superficial way.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- proxy
-
noun,
the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act as the deputy or substitute for another.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Port.
-
- preys
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- treys
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Ephes
-
- Epis.
-
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Epist
-
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- epoxy
-
noun,
Also called epoxy resin. any of a class of resins derived by polymerization from epoxides: used chiefly in adhesives, coatings, electrical insulation, solder mix, and castings.
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- pros.
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- pryer
-
noun,
prier.
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- rishi
-
noun,
an inspired sage or poet.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- prexy
-
noun,
a president, especially of a college or university.
- prosy
-
adjective,
of the nature of or resembling prose.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- pret.
-
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Esth.
-
- ryots
-
noun,
a peasant.
- exits
-
noun,
a way or passage out:
- pixes
-
noun,
pyx.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- exert
-
verb (used with object),
to put forth or into use, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action:
- pleo-
-
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Pyxis
-
noun,
Greek and Roman Antiquity. a box of a usually cylindrical shape having a lid with a knob in the center, used for toilet articles.
- pyxie
-
noun,
either of two trailing, shrubby, evergreen plants, Pyxidanthera barbulata or P. brevifolia, of the eastern U.S., having numerous small, starlike blossoms and growing in sandy soil.
- pixie
-
noun,
a fairy or sprite, especially a mischievous one.
- pyxes
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical.
the box or vessel in which the reserved Eucharist or Host is kept.
a watch-shaped container for carrying the Eucharist to the sick.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- PIXEL
-
noun,
the smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- Exile
-
noun,
expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
- Elyse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- exist
-
verb (used without object),
to have actual being; be:
- Seely
-
adjective,
insignificant or feeble; poor.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- piths
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- pithy
-
adjective,
brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible:
- seepy
-
adjective,
(especially of ground, a plot of land, or the like) soaked or oozing with water; not drained.
- plyer
-
noun,
plier.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Ethel
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- Riley
-
noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- Ethyl
-
noun,
a type of antiknock fluid, containing tetraethyl lead and other ingredients for a more even combustion.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- poly-
-
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- plio-
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- poet.
-
- poesy
-
noun,
the work or the art of poetic composition.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Perry
-
noun,
a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
- lyres
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- Lith.
-
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- lyso-
-
- hotel
-
noun,
a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spiry
-
adjective,
having the form of a spire, slender shoot, or tapering pointed body; tapering up to a point like a spire.
- Hoxie
-
noun,
Vinnie Ream [reem] /rim/ (Show IPA), 1847–1914, U.S. sculptor.
- thirl
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- hosp.
-
- lipo-
-
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- Lexis
-
noun,
the vocabulary of a language, as distinct from its grammar; the total stock of words and idiomatic combinations of them in a language; lexicon.
- thio-
-
- spor-
-
- Lethe
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- lithy
-
adjective,
lithe; supple; flexible.
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- LeRoy
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old French, meaning “the king.”.
- 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.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- lt-yr
-
- sophy
-
noun,
any of the Safavid rulers of Persia: used as a title.
- holts
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- loxes
-
noun,
a kind of brine-cured salmon, having either a salt cure (Scandinavian lox) or a sugar cure (Nova Scotia lox) often eaten with cream cheese on a bagel.
- sorry
-
adjective,
feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.:
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Lorry
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a motor truck, especially a large one.
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- 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.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- horsy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a horse.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- hort.
-
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Theos
-
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Story
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Terry
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- yirrs
-
noun,
a growl or snarl, as of a dog.
- terr.
-
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- 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).
- 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.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- ileo-
-
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- ilio-
-
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Irish
-
noun,
the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere.
- ility
-
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- telo-
-
- stroy
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Ypres
-
noun,
a town in W Belgium: battles 1914–18.
- TELEX
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a two-way teletypewriter service channeled through a public telecommunications system for instantaneous, direct communication between subscribers at remote locations.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- yores
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- tele-
-
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- Isth.
-
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- lepsy
-
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- theor
-
- yelps
-
noun,
a quick, sharp bark or cry.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- theo-
-
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- Leyte
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines: focal point of the U.S. invasion of the Philippines 1944. 3085 sq. mi. (7990 sq. km).
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- 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.
- lehrs
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- leery
-
adjective,
wary; suspicious (usually followed by of):
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- step-
-
- ster.
-
- yetis
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- styl-
-
- 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.
- style
-
noun,
a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character:
- ixtle
-
noun,
istle.
- styli
-
noun,
a plural of stylus.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- 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.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- sito-
-
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Tyler
-
noun,
tiler (def 2).
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Hoyle
-
noun,
Edmond, 1672–1769, English authority and writer on card games.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- sixte
-
noun,
the sixth of eight defensive positions.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- shlep
-
noun,
Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.
- Silex
-
noun,
flint; silica.
- sixty
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times six.
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Ophir
-
noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- tyees
-
noun,
chinook salmon.
- hist.
-
- oxeye
-
noun,
any of several composite plants, especially of the genera Heliopsis and Buphthalum, having ray flowers surrounding a conspicuous disk.
- oxlip
-
noun,
a Eurasian primrose, Primula elatior, having clusters of small yellow flowers on a long stem.
- sylph
-
noun,
a slender, graceful woman or girl.
- oxter
-
noun,
the armpit.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- shpt.
-
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- oste-
-
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- 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.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- hypos
-
noun,
a hypodermic syringe or injection.
- Hypo-
-
- Orth.
-
- hypes
-
noun,
exaggerated publicity; hoopla.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- sixth
-
noun,
a sixth part, especially of one (1/6).
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- tipsy
-
adjective,
slightly intoxicated or drunk.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- hier-
-
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- peri-
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- OPers
-
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- shirr
-
noun,
Also, shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- sloth
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- oyers
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- Holst
-
noun,
Gustav Theodore [goo s-tahv] /ˈgʊs tɑv/ (Show IPA), 1874–1934, English composer.
- hexyl
-
adjective,
containing a hexyl group.
- Tyree
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, near Ronne Ice Shelf. About 16,290 feet (4965 meters).
- slype
-
noun,
a covered passage, especially one from the transept of a cathedral to the chapter house.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- typo-
-
- hylo-
-
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- typos
-
noun,
typographical error.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- Tex.
-
- the-
-
- Xipe
-
noun,
the Aztec god of sowing or planting.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- typ.
-
- xyst
-
noun,
(in ancient Greek and Roman architecture) a covered portico, as a promenade.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- tel-
-
- shr.
-
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- they
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- 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.
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Styx
-
noun,
a river in the underworld, over which the souls of the dead were ferried by Charon, and by which the gods swore their most solemn oaths.
- str.
-
- type
-
noun,
a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category:
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- Rhys
-
noun,
Jean (Ellen Gwendolen Rees Williams) 1890–1979, English novelist, born in Dominica.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- thi-
-
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- ter.
-
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- trix
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- rpt.
-
- syli
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Rory
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sley
-
noun,
the reed of a loom.
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- ropy
-
adjective,
resembling a rope or ropes:
- 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.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- tyee
-
noun,
chinook salmon.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- top-
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Sol.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- toys
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- Syr.
-
- sext
-
noun,
the fourth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the sixth hour of the day taken as noon.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- syph
-
noun,
syphilis (often preceded by the).
- sexy
-
adjective,
concerned predominantly or excessively with sex; risqué:
- spry
-
adjective,
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- toey
-
adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Ste.
-
- Tyrr
-
noun,
Tyr.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sex-
-
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tri-
-
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- tox.
-
- rit.
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Oryx
-
noun,
a large African antelope, Oryx gazella, grayish with black markings and having long, nearly straight horns: an endangered species.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- opsy
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPer
-
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- ole-
-
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- 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.
- hyp.
-
- hype
-
noun,
exaggerated publicity; hoopla.
- 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.
- oily
-
adverb,
in an oily manner.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hyte
-
adjective,
insane; mad.
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- hoys
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- Hoyt
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “glee.”.
- hol-
-
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Orly
-
noun,
a suburb SE of Paris, France: international airport.
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- holy
-
noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- exor
-
- PERL
-
- perh
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- per.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- exes
-
noun,
the letter X, x.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- exit
-
noun,
a way or passage out:
- exo-
-
- exp.
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- EXPO
-
noun,
a world's fair or international exposition:
- expt
-
- exr.
-
- ext.
-
- heel
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- oxy-
-
- oxes
-
noun,
the adult castrated male of the genus Bos, used chiefly as a draft animal.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- help
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- her.
-
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- holp
-
verb,
a simple past tense of help.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- yipe
-
interjection,
(an expression or exclamation of fright, surprise, pain, etc.)
- lex.
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- yelp
-
noun,
a quick, sharp bark or cry.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leix
-
noun,
Laoighis.
- leys
-
noun,
leu.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- yips
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- lyes
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- yirr
-
noun,
a growl or snarl, as of a dog.
- ile-
-
- ilex
-
noun,
holm oak.
- itol
-
- itis
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- iso-
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- yrs.
-
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- 1080
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lip-
-
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- hor.
-
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Hos.
-
- Lory
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- HRIP
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lyte
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- 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:
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- lyse
-
verb (used with object),
to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lys-
-
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- Pers
-
- Heep
-
noun,
Uriah, Uriah Heep.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Pol.
-
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- Elys
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- Pet.
-
- ploy
-
noun,
a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
- posy
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- plex
-
- Eph.
-
- epi-
-
- pixy
-
noun,
pixie.
- epit
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- pot.
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- eery
-
adjective,
eerie.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- repr
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repl
-
- Rep.
-
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- pre-
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- pts.
-
- eyes
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- prs.
-
- pro-
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Eyre
-
noun,
a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- elix
-
- Ire.
-
- pyes
-
noun,
pie4 .
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pyr-
-
- eso-
-
- pyo-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- Pyle
-
noun,
Ernest ("Ernie") 1900–45, U.S. war correspondent and journalist.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Espy
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Eth.
-
- phr.
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- esp.
-
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- pity
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- il-
-
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- Ex.
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- yip
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- IHS
-
- th-
-
- ERP
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ety
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- IHP
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- yer
-
- ier
-
- TSP
-
- eo-
-
- ILO
-
- TRH
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- Xt.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- ETS
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- XOR
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when either but not both of its operands are positive.
- IPO
-
- iph
-
- ETR
-
- IOT
-
- TSH
-
- xis
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- 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.
- Tpr
-
- ior
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- ILS
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ILP
-
- ETO
-
- TSI
-
- Yeo
-
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- tph
-
- Tro
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tlr
-
- tlo
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- Hey
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to call attention or to express pleasure, surprise, bewilderment, etc.)
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- Hoy
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- ESL
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- ERT
-
- Ep.
-
- EOE
-
- ese
-
- Ir.
-
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- TSE
-
- HST
-
- THX
-
- trp
-
- io-
-
- thy
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou (used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a consonant sound):
- Ehr
-
- Hts
-
- eye
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- ht.
-
- hrs
-
- EIS
-
- ESR
-
- eir
-
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- ery
-
- HRE
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- hr.
-
- TPI
-
- tr.
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Xty
-
- PHS
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- sho
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- shy
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- PhL
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- pt.
-
- py-
-
- 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:
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- PIO
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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.
- PTO
-
- Ps.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SLE
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Six
-
noun,
a cardinal number, five plus one.
- ory
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- Pr.
-
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- OTS
-
- ox-
-
- IRL
-
- sht
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- shp
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Re.
-
- pox
-
noun,
a disease characterized by multiple skin pustules, as smallpox.
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- POR
-
- RPS
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ROP
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- pix
-
noun,
pyx.
- RSE
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- se-
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- Rs.
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- pyx
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical.
the box or vessel in which the reserved Eucharist or Host is kept.
a watch-shaped container for carrying the Eucharist to the sick.
- RPO
-
- pl.
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pli
-
- ply
-
noun,
a thickness or layer.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- PLO
-
- PLR
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Syl
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Sr.
-
- spt
-
- REX
-
noun,
king.
- Sly
-
Idioms,
on the sly, secretly; furtively:
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- St.
-
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- sox
-
noun,
a plural of sock1 .
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- 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.
- STL
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- STP
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- ish
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ist
-
- ite
-
- ity
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- STI
-
- Lt.
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SPR
-
- LOX
-
noun,
a kind of brine-cured salmon, having either a salt cure (Scandinavian lox) or a sugar cure (Nova Scotia lox) often eaten with cream cheese on a bagel.
- OIt
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- op.
-
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- SLR
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- SLP
-
- 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.
- OIr
-
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- LSI
-
- ltr
-
- LTh
-
- LST
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- HL
-
- PX
-
plural,
post exchange.
- t.
-
- XP
-
- RO
-
- R.
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- xr
-
- Hy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Hiram.
- 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.
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- ey
-
- XO
-
- ee
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ol
-
- EI
-
- T1
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- xi
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- ry
-
- XL
-
- RH
-
- Xe
-
- TX
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- IP
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- RI
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L.
-
- ly
-
- HP
-
- YT
-
- TP
-
- Y.
-
- i.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
-
- lx
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LR
-
- PH
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- LH
-
- le
-
- yl
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- L1
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- RP
-
- L2
-
- TL
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- O.
-
- 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.
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- RX
-
- S.
-
- SL
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ty
-
- yr
-