Anagrams of French-polish
Word French-polish has
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- pinochles
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noun,
a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- chlorines
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noun,
a halogen element, a heavy, greenish-yellow, incombustible, water-soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine: used for water purification, in the making of bleaching powder, and in the manufacture both of chemicals that do not contain chlorine, as ethylene glycol, and of those that do. Symbol: Cl; atomic weight: 35.453; atomic number: 17.
- replicon
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noun,
any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
- profiles
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noun,
the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side.
- pinholes
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noun,
a small hole made by or as by a pin.
- pinchers
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noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- pinochle
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noun,
a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- forensic
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noun,
forensics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the art or study of argumentation and formal debate.
- pinscher
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noun,
one of a group of related dogs including the Doberman pinscher, miniature pinscher, and affenpinscher.
- conifers
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- conspire
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- Chi-Rhos
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noun,
the Christian monogram ( ☧ ) made from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.
- prolines
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noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- chorines
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noun,
a chorus girl.
- chopines
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noun,
a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
- cholines
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noun,
Biochemistry. a quaternary ammonium cation, C 5 H 14 N + O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals.
- chlorine
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noun,
a halogen element, a heavy, greenish-yellow, incombustible, water-soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine: used for water purification, in the making of bleaching powder, and in the manufacture both of chemicals that do not contain chlorine, as ethylene glycol, and of those that do. Symbol: Cl; atomic weight: 35.453; atomic number: 17.
- helicons
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noun,
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
- flinches
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noun,
an act of flinching.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- hornfels
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noun,
a dark, fine-grained metamorphic rock, the result of recrystallization of siliceous or argillaceous sediments by contact metamorphism.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- hospice
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noun,
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
- pinhole
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noun,
a small hole made by or as by a pin.
- choline
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noun,
Biochemistry. a quaternary ammonium cation, C 5 H 14 N + O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals.
- Rhenish
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noun,
British. Rhine wine.
- chorine
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noun,
a chorus girl.
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- pinoles
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- chopine
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noun,
a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
- finches
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noun,
any of numerous small passerine birds of the family Fringillidae, including the buntings, sparrows, crossbills, purple finches, and grosbeaks, most of which have a short, conical bill adapted for eating seeds.
- clip-on
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noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- plenish
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verb (used with object),
to fill up; stock; furnish.
- Fischer
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noun,
Edwin, 1886–1960, Swiss pianist.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- chopins
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noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- filches
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verb (used with object),
to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer:
- orchils
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noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
- richens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- helico-
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- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- Ehrlich
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noun,
Paul [poul] /paʊl/ (Show IPA), 1854–1915, German physician, bacteriologist, and chemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1908.
- Leofric
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noun,
died 1057, earl of Mercia c1030–57 (husband of Lady Godiva).
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- phenols
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noun,
Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- Crispen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- philos.
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- phocine
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adjective,
of or relating to seals.
- echino-
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- Cornish
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noun,
the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.
- cornels
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- phonics
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noun,
a method of teaching reading and spelling based upon the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling.
- perfins
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noun,
a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
- phonies
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noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- isoneph
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having the same amount of cloudiness.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Epsilon
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noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- Pilsner
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noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- coheirs
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noun,
a joint heir.
- nephric
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adjective,
renal.
- pinches
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- pincher
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noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- inshore
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adverb,
toward the shore:
- pincers
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noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- pencils
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noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- phrenic
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adjective,
Anatomy. of or relating to the diaphragm.
- pilfers
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verb (used with or without object),
to steal, especially in small quantities.
- sclero-
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- confers
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verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- conifer
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- phrenol
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- phreno-
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- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- crepons
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- cholers
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noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- Nichols
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noun,
John, born 1940, U.S. novelist.
- forceps
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noun,
an instrument, as pincers or tongs, for seizing and holding objects, as in surgical operations.
- Hichens
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noun,
Robert Smythe [smahyth,, smahyth] /smaɪð,, smaɪθ/ (Show IPA), 1864–1950, English novelist.
- olefins
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noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- Cherish
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verb (used with object),
to hold or treat as dear; feel love for:
- Cheiron
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noun,
Chiron.
- cheiro-
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- heroins
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noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- sphenic
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adjective,
being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- spheno-
-
- sphero-
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- heroics
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- porches
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noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- ceriphs
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noun,
serif.
- hernio-
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- frolics
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noun,
merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- proline
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noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- profile
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noun,
the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side.
- Helprin
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noun,
Mark, born 1947, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- splenic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
- spleno-
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- splicer
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noun,
a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
- princes
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- spoiler
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noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- Helicon
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noun,
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- Nichole
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noun,
a female given name.
- florins
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noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- Chi-Rho
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noun,
the Christian monogram ( ☧ ) made from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.
- nephro-
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- elfish
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adjective,
elflike; elfin; small and mischievous.
- senhor
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noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- phren.
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- fliers
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noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- Henoch
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noun,
Enoch (defs 1, 2).
- polers
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noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- frolic
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noun,
merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- elfins
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noun,
an elf.
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- isohel
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noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- picro-
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- Polish
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noun,
a substance used to give smoothness or gloss:
- elisor
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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.
- reship
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verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- Frisco
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noun,
San Francisco.
- pilfer
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verb (used with or without object),
to steal, especially in small quantities.
- Frisch
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noun,
Karl von [kahrl von;; German kahrl fuh n] /kɑrl vɒn;; German kɑrl fən/ (Show IPA), 1886–1982, Austrian zoologist: Nobel Prize in Physiology 1973.
- heroic
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- ponces
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noun,
a pimp.
- Enochs
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noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- cresol
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noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- proles
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noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- Flores
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noun,
flower (def 11).
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- phenol
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noun,
Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- Prince
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- polies
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noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- Hoples
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noun,
a son of Ion.
- crones
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- helio-
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- Shiloh
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noun,
a national park in SW Tennessee: Civil War battle 1862.
- helic-
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- shicer
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noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- Heroin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- sherif
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noun,
a governor of Mecca descended from Muhammad.
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- Phocis
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noun,
an ancient district in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth: site of Delphic oracle.
- phones
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noun,
telephone (def 1).
- flinch
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noun,
an act of flinching.
- phonic
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adjective,
of or relating to speech sounds.
- flori-
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- Helios
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noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sun, represented as driving a chariot across the heavens; identified by the Romans with Sol.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Florin
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noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- scler-
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- enrich
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verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- Hoenir
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noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- felons
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noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- recons
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Pinole
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- hiero-
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- hieron
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- holies
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noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- rifles
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noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- pleio-
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- ichors
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noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- felsic
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adjective,
(of rocks) consisting chiefly of feldspars, feldspathoids, quartz, and other light-colored minerals.
- relish
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noun,
liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- plench
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noun,
a tool combining pliers and wrench: used especially by astronauts.
- Hirsch
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noun,
John Stephen, 1930–1989, Canadian stage director, born in Hungary.
- riches
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- richen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- f-hole
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noun,
either of two f -shaped holes in the body of a violin, cello, or similar stringed instrument.
- ficoes
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noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- Rhines
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noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- rhinos
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noun,
a rhinoceros.
- filose
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adjective,
threadlike.
- hosier
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noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- recoil
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noun,
an act of recoiling.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- ephors
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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.
- pilose
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adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- enrols
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verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Pilsen
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noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- Fresno
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- holpen
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verb,
a past participle of help.
- schorl
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noun,
Mineralogy. a black tourmaline.
- schlep
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noun,
Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Fisher
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noun,
any animal that catches fish for food.
- Hornie
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noun,
Satan.
- foehns
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noun,
a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps.
- incher
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noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- resoil
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verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- police
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noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- infers
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verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- epochs
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noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- Hosein
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noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- rhenic
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adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- fresco
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noun,
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Compare fresco secco.
- French
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noun,
the people of France and their direct descendants.
- inches
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noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- rhino-
-
- philo-
-
- Shiner
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noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- chinos
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noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- Chino-
-
- chines
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noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- oleins
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- clones
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noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Cloris
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- lopers
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noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- closer
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noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- Orphic
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adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- slicer
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Chilon
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noun,
flourished 556 b.c, Greek sage and ephor at Sparta.
- chilo-
-
- Chiles
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noun,
chili.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- Cohens
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noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- olefin
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- Cheops
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noun,
flourished early 26th century b.c, king of Egypt: builder of the great pyramid at Giza (father of Khafre).
- Locris
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noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- siphon
-
noun,
a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- niches
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noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- specif
-
- Nicole
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noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- sloper
-
noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- clino-
-
- Penchi
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noun,
Benxi.
- chlor-
-
- chores
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noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- chori-
-
- Chopin
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noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- nephr-
-
- Sopher
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- choler
-
noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- Chron.
-
- necro-
-
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- chole-
-
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- orchil
-
noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- cipher
-
noun,
zero.
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- chisel
-
noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- chirps
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- chiro-
-
- Sophie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Orlich
-
noun,
Francisco J [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–69, Costa Rican engineer and statesman: president 1962–66.
- lories
-
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.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- chiefs
-
noun,
the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority:
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- lifers
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- liches
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- splen-
-
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- perish
-
Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- perfin
-
noun,
a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- pencil
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- spiro-
-
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- lichen
-
noun,
any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- pheno-
-
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- confer
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- splore
-
noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ceriph
-
noun,
serif.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- Hopeh
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Hebei.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Hofer
-
noun,
Andreas [ahn-drey-uh s] /ɑnˈdreɪ əs/ (Show IPA), 1767–1810, Tyrolese patriot.
- helps
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- hier-
-
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- OIcel
-
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- herns
-
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- herp.
-
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- herls
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Hofei
-
noun,
Hefei.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- Hench
-
noun,
Philip Showalter [shoh-awl-ter] /ˈʃoʊ ɔl tər/ (Show IPA), 1896–1965, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1950.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pref.
-
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Pres.
-
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- 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).
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- 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.
- pilch
-
noun,
an infant's wrapper worn over a diaper.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- lipo-
-
- 30-30
-
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- pelfs
-
noun,
money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- loche
-
noun,
the North American burbot.
- insp.
-
- lochs
-
noun,
a lake.
- insol
-
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- insep
-
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- pico-
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- 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.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- Phil.
-
- phile
-
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- lehrs
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- phon.
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- peri-
-
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- phons
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the apparent loudness of a sound, equal in number for a given sound to the intensity in decibels of a sound having a frequency of 1000 cycles per second when, in the judgment of a group of listeners, the two sounds are of equal loudness.
- phore
-
- lifer
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- 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:
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- plio-
-
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- Hrolf
-
noun,
Rollo (def 1).
- orch.
-
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- pleo-
-
- hosp.
-
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- 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.
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- 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.
- OPers
-
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- Icel.
-
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- incl.
-
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ileo-
-
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- icons
-
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- heli-
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- shlep
-
noun,
Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- corpn
-
- Corpl
-
- corp.
-
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- cores
-
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copr-
-
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Cons.
-
- conf.
-
- Shilh
-
noun,
a member of a mountain people of Morocco.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- Sino-
-
- encl.
-
- Episc
-
- Epis.
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- 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.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- econ.
-
- ecol.
-
- Seric
-
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sero-
-
- shelf
-
noun,
a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- spec.
-
- chops
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- choli
-
noun,
a short-sleeved blouse or bodice, often one exposing part of the midriff, worn by Hindu women in India.
- chol-
-
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- Chloe
-
noun,
the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Chin.
-
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- chief
-
noun,
the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority:
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- 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.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- 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.
- spor-
-
- 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.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- coel-
-
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- clefs
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- self-
-
- flor.
-
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- forel
-
noun,
a slipcase for a book.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- fires
-
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- rhin-
-
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Forli
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- resp.
-
- finch
-
noun,
any of numerous small passerine birds of the family Fringillidae, including the buntings, sparrows, crossbills, purple finches, and grosbeaks, most of which have a short, conical bill adapted for eating seeds.
- refl.
-
- filos
-
- foils
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- fiche
-
noun,
microfiche.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- felon
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- Felis
-
noun,
a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- recip
-
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- fohns
-
noun,
foehn.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- foehn
-
noun,
a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps.
- reni-
-
- folic
-
adjective,
of or derived from folic acid.
- folie
-
noun,
madness; insanity.
- 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.
- flesh
-
noun,
the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- flocs
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- flips
-
noun,
an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- flier
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- flics
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- fore-
-
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- filch
-
verb (used with object),
to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer:
- Freon
-
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- pron.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- frosh
-
noun,
a college or high-school freshman.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- PROFS
-
noun,
professor.
- pros.
-
- proc.
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- rifle
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- FSLIC
-
- Fris.
-
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- fresh
-
noun,
the fresh part or time.
- Rolfe
-
noun,
John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- nos-
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- prin
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- Nor.
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pro-
-
- 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:
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- Prof
-
noun,
professor.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- pos.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- psec
-
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- pre-
-
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- OPer
-
- ref.
-
- prec
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- prs.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Soni
-
- ole-
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- 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.
- soln
-
- 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.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Sol.
-
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- rel.
-
- sec.
-
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- scr.
-
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- sech
-
- 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.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- phr.
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- sepn
-
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- 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.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- sch.
-
- 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.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- Rolf
-
noun,
Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- scfh
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- pil-
-
- sci.
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- scil
-
- 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.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- SLIC
-
- Rep.
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- repl
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Pen.
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- pelf
-
noun,
money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- per.
-
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Pers
-
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- 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.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- PERL
-
- Pol.
-
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- perh
-
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- shr.
-
- perf
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- ile-
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- infl
-
- Inf.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Inc.
-
- Ens.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Eph.
-
- enc.
-
- ICSH
-
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- 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.
- eso-
-
- enl.
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Cres
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- for.
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- eco-
-
- efph
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Ire.
-
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- HRIP
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- Flip
-
noun,
an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.
- Fin.
-
- 1080
-
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- FRSL
-
- Frs.
-
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- Fish
-
noun,
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
- Fri.
-
- flic
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- floc
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- FLOP
-
noun,
an act of flopping.
- Foch
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahn] /fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1851–1929, French marshal.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- fohn
-
noun,
foehn.
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- FRCS
-
- FRCP
-
- fol.
-
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- hehs
-
noun,
he2 .
- Hos.
-
- HOLC
-
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- hor.
-
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- esp.
-
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- holp
-
verb,
a simple past tense of help.
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- hol-
-
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- fec.
-
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- FEPC
-
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- her.
-
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- help
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- iso-
-
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neh.
-
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- cis-
-
- CLEF
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- clep
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Neph
-
- cir.
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- CERN
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- chef
-
noun,
the chief cook, especially in a restaurant or hotel, usually responsible for planning menus, ordering foodstuffs, overseeing food preparation, and supervising the kitchen staff.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- Chr.
-
- chs.
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- fops
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- lip-
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- Col.
-
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Cor.
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Con.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- CFP
-
- CFR
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- fic
-
- cfs
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CPL
-
- sho
-
- CPO
-
- CFL
-
- CPR
-
- CPS
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- FCS
-
- fcp
-
- FPS
-
- CFO
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- CPI
-
- cs.
-
- fop
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- shp
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- Sr.
-
- SPR
-
- cf.
-
- ch.
-
- foh
-
interjection,
faugh.
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- CFI
-
- cl.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- CEF
-
- Fl.
-
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- RFC
-
- RFE
-
- RFI
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FIO
-
- cfh
-
- fo.
-
- CIE
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- 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).
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- sc.
-
- Clo
-
- SCF
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOF
-
- ef-
-
- CLR
-
- CNO
-
- efl
-
- Rs.
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- se-
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- eir
-
- SCP
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 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.
- en-
-
- Ehr
-
- SLE
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- CNS
-
- EHF
-
- RSE
-
- RPO
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- CRP
-
- SHF
-
- shh
-
interjection,
sh.
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- CSF
-
- CRS
-
- CIP
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- CIF
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ESR
-
- EIS
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- eo-
-
- ESL
-
- SLP
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- SLR
-
- CLI
-
- ECF
-
- ec-
-
- EPS
-
- Sfc
-
- ROP
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- cle
-
- SOF
-
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Esc
-
- ROI
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- HSH
-
- FOS
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- 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.
- Lif
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LOC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- pfc
-
- PCS
-
- PCI
-
- PCF
-
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- pf.
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- iph
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- 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:
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- PHS
-
- ise
-
- FPC
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- LCF
-
- LCI
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- PhL
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LON
-
- LPN
-
- ior
-
- NLF
-
- OIr
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- oic
-
- OFr
-
- of-
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- NOC
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OSF
-
- op.
-
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- NRC
-
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- NIH
-
- NHS
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- NCO
-
- NSF
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ne-
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- NEC
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- NHL
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- NES
-
- NFC
-
- NFL
-
- NFS
-
- NHI
-
- 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.
- ish
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- 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.
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- prf
-
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- PRC
-
- hf.
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- HCR
-
- 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.
- POR
-
- IOF
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- HRE
-
- hrs
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- heh
-
noun,
he2 .
- NOP
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- RCP
-
- FPO
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- FRC
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCN
-
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- HRH
-
- PSF
-
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- Frl
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- FSH
-
- FSR
-
- HCF
-
- HIH
-
- hr.
-
- PLR
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- PLO
-
- in.
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- IFC
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IHP
-
- IHS
-
- 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.
- il-
-
- PIO
-
- ier
-
- ILO
-
- pl.
-
- ILP
-
- 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.
- ILS
-
- pli
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- plf
-
- ine
-
- io-
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IOC
-
- ics
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- PLC
-
- INH
-
- NH
-
- h.
-
- HH
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- ol
-
- SL
-
- RF
-
- IP
-
- CE
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- R.
-
- RC
-
- O.
-
- NL
-
- S.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- fn
-
- RH
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- HP
-
- LH
-
- L.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- FP
-
- RP
-
- le
-
- 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.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- FC
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- LR
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- PH
-
- RO
-
- i.
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ln
-
- ic
-
- HL
-
- FE
-
- LC
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- SF
-
- LF
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- L1
-
- NP
-
- NI
-
- NF
-
- SN
-
- L2
-
- NC
-
- N.
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.