Anagrams of ground-plate
Word ground-plate has
1581 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of ground-plate.
- Geraldton
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noun,
a seaport in W Australia.
- underplot
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noun,
a plot subordinate to another plot, as in a novel.
- plate-dog
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noun,
a heavy metal plate on which plates, stereos, etc., are locked into position for printing on a rotary press.
- godparent
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noun,
a godfather or godmother.
- outlander
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noun,
a foreigner; alien.
- preadult
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adjective,
of or relating to the period prior to adulthood:
- gantlope
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noun,
gauntlet2 .
- pendular
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adjective,
of or relating to a pendulum.
- pauldron
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the shoulder and the uppermost part of the arm, often overlapping the adjacent parts of the chest and back.
- outrange
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verb (used with object),
to have a longer or greater range than.
- argento-
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- dragonet
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noun,
any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
- Glendora
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- poundage
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noun,
a tax, commission, rate, etc., of so much per pound sterling or per pound weight.
- Portland
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noun,
a seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers.
- anglepod
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noun,
a southern U.S. twining plant, Gonolobus gonocarpos, of the milkweed family, having angled or winged pods.
- Portugal
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noun,
a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). Capital: Lisbon.
- roundlet
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noun,
a small circle or circular object.
- underlap
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verb (used with object),
to extend partly under.
- ladrone
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noun,
a thief.
- languor
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noun,
lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.
- polenta
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- lap-dog
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noun,
a small pet dog that can easily be held in the lap.
- Langreo
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noun,
a city in N Spain.
- poulard
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noun,
a hen spayed to improve the flesh for use as food.
- languet
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noun,
any of various small tongue-shaped parts, processes, or projections.
- trundle
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noun,
a small wheel, roller, or the like.
- Portage
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noun,
the act of carrying; carriage.
- portend
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verb (used with object),
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does:
- trudgen
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noun,
a stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used.
- lead-up
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noun,
something that provides an approach to or preparation for an event or situation.
- Tuonela
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noun,
the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
- Leonard
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noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- undrape
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verb (used with object),
to strip of drapery; uncover.
- apolune
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noun,
the point in a lunar orbit that is farthest from the moon.
- undergo
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verb (used with object),
to be subjected to; experience; pass through:
- pledgor
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noun,
a person who deposits personal property as a pledge.
- Lepanto
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noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- leotard
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noun,
a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
- leopard
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noun,
a large, spotted Asian or African carnivore, Panthera pardus, of the cat family, usually tawny with black markings; the Old World panther: all leopard populations are threatened or endangered.
- pleuro-
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- Arundel
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noun,
a town in S West Sussex, in S England: castle.
- pleuron
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noun,
the lateral plate or plates of a thoracic segment of an insect.
- legator
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noun,
a person who bequeaths; a testator.
- plunder
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noun,
plundering, pillage, or spoliation.
- plunger
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noun,
Machinery. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- poundal
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noun,
the foot-pound-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one foot per second per second on a mass of one pound. Abbreviation: pdl.
- launder
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noun,
(in ore dressing) a passage carrying products of intermediate grade and residue in water suspension.
- gunport
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noun,
an aperture, as in a protective wall or the side of a ship, through which a gun can be aimed and fired.
- prolate
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adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- pounder
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noun,
a person or thing that pounds, pulverizes, or beats.
- roundel
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noun,
something round or circular.
- dog-ear
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noun,
(in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- replant
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- Donegal
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noun,
a county in the N Republic of Ireland. 1865 sq. mi. (4830 sq. km). County seat: Lifford.
- rondeau
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noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting of 13 or 10 lines on two rhymes and having the opening words or phrase used in two places as an unrhymed refrain.
- tegular
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a tile.
- rotunda
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noun,
a round building, especially one with a dome.
- earplug
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noun,
a plug of soft, pliable material inserted into the opening of the outer ear, especially to keep out water or noise.
- roulade
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noun,
a musical embellishment consisting of a rapid succession of tones sung to a single syllable.
- Durante
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noun,
James Francis ("Jimmy") 1893–1980, U.S. comedian.
- T-group
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noun,
sensitivity group.
- Durango
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noun,
a state in N Mexico. 47,691 sq. mi. (123,520 sq. km).
- rundlet
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noun,
an old British measure of capacity, about 15 imperial gallons (68 liters).
- Rutland
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noun,
a city in W Vermont.
- tadpole
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noun,
the aquatic larva or immature form of frogs and toads, especially after the development of the internal gills and before the appearance of the forelimbs and the resorption of the tail.
- dugento
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noun,
duecento.
- tangelo
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noun,
a hybrid citrus fruit, Citrus tangelo, that is a cross between the grapefruit and the tangerine and is cultivated in several varieties.
- droplet
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noun,
a little drop.
- dragnet
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noun,
a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
- Renault
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- redupl.
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- trepang
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noun,
any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.
- goldurn
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
goldarn.
- guerdon
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noun,
a reward, recompense, or requital.
- Guapore
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noun,
a river forming part of the boundary between Brazil and Bolivia, flowing NW to the Mamoré River. 950 miles (1530 km) long.
- antero-
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- graupel
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noun,
snow pellets.
- grapnel
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noun,
a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something; grapple; grappling iron.
- granule
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noun,
a little grain.
- Tourane
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noun,
former name of Danang.
- Gotland
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noun,
an island in the Baltic, forming a province of Sweden. 1212 sq. mi. (3140 sq. km). Capital: Visby.
- goldarn
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
goddamn (used as a euphemism in expressions of anger, disgust, surprise, etc.).
- readout
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noun,
Computers. the output of information from a computer in readable form.
Compare printout.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- pronged
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noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- protend
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verb (used with object),
to stretch forth.
- gnarled
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noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- tone-up
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noun,
an exercise for toning up one's body.
- prudent
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adjective,
wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
- gluepot
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noun,
a double boiler in which glue is melted.
- Rantoul
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noun,
a city in E Illinois.
- planter
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noun,
a person who plants.
- Tangled
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noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- n-tuple
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noun,
a set of n objects or quantities, where n is an integer, especially such a set arranged in a specified order (ordered n-tuple)
- neutro-
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- outleap
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verb (used with object),
to leap ahead of or over.
- outrage
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noun,
an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- unraped
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adjective,
not having been raped:
- outrang
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verb,
simple past tense of outring.
- padrone
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noun,
a master; boss.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- natured
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adjective,
having a temperament of a particular kind (usually used in combination):
- untread
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verb (used with object),
to go back through in the same steps.
- neutral
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noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- upalong
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adjective, adverb,
of or on the Canadian mainland, exclusive of Labrador.
- pergola
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noun,
an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.
- nodular
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characterized by nodules.
- aground
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adverb, adjective,
on or into the ground; in a stranded condition or state:
- Noludar
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- upgrade
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noun,
an incline going up in the direction of movement.
- pandour
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of a local militia in Croatia, formed as a regiment in the Austrian army in the 18th century and noted for its ruthlessness and cruelty.
- uptrend
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noun,
a tendency upward or toward growth, especially in economic development.
- pandure
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noun,
bandore.
- notepad
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noun,
a pad of blank pages for writing notes.
- age-old
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adjective,
ancient; from time immemorial:
- Panurge
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noun,
(in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- outland
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noun,
Usually, outlands. the outlying districts or remote regions of a country; provinces:
- old-age
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noun,
the last period of human life, now often considered to be the years after 65.
- operand
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noun,
a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
- petrol.
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- lounger
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noun,
a person or thing that lounges.
- outdare
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in daring.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- unpaged
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adjective,
(of a publication) having unnumbered pages.
- opulent
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adjective,
characterized by or exhibiting opulence:
- Ortegal
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noun,
Cape, a cape in NW Spain, on the Bay of Biscay.
- petrog.
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- ragout
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noun,
French Cookery. a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish, with or without vegetables.
- ragtop
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noun,
an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
- ranged
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noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- outage
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noun,
an interruption or failure in the supply of power, especially electricity.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- garote
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noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- Garnet
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- Garden
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noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- paleon
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- Dunlap
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noun,
William, 1766–1839, U.S. dramatist, theatrical producer, and historian.
- put-on
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noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- rugate
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adjective,
wrinkle; rugose.
- orgeat
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noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- Orange
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noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- pardon
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noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- drogue
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noun,
a bucket or canvas bag used as a sea anchor.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- panto-
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- ordeal
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noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- tangle
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noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- gluten
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noun,
the tough, viscid, nitrogenous substance remaining when the flour of wheat or other grain is washed to remove the starch.
- Duarte
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- paleog
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- Glenda
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noun,
a female given name.
- ptero-
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- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- get-up
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noun,
getup.
- Tagore
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noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- gerund
-
noun,
(in certain languages, as Latin) a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, having in Latin all case forms but the nominative, as Latin dicendī gen., dicendō, dat., abl., etc., “saying.”.
See also gerundive (def 1).
- pander
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noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- Gerald
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noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “spear” and “rule.”.
- Galton
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noun,
Sir Francis, 1822–1911, English scientist and writer.
- Gander
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noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- Roland
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noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- englut
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verb (used with object),
to gulp down.
- enduro
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noun,
an endurance race for automobiles or sometimes motorcycles.
- rodent
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noun,
a rodent mammal.
- Eluard
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), (Eugène Grindel) 1895–1952, French poet.
- DuPont
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noun,
Eleuthère Irénée [e-lœ-ter ee-rey-ney] /ɛ lœˈtɛr i reɪˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1771–1834, U.S. industrialist, born in France.
- eluant
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- Ronald
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noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- onager
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- rondel
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noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- rotund
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adjective,
round in shape; rounded:
- rundle
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noun,
a rung of a ladder.
- one-up
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adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- outran
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verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- Durant
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noun,
Ariel, 1898–1981, U.S. author and historian (wife of Will).
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- repugn
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verb (used with object),
to oppose or refute.
- redout
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noun,
a condition experienced by pilots and astronauts in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during rapid deceleration or in maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force.
- Pagnol
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noun,
Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1895–1974, French playwright.
- galore
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adverb,
in abundance; in plentiful amounts:
- redtop
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
- paleo-
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- regnal
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adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- Ogaden
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noun,
an arid region in SE Ethiopia.
- regula
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noun,
(in a Doric entablature) a fillet, continuing a triglyph beneath the taenia, from which guttae are suspended.
- Europa
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noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- Utgard
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noun,
a home of the Jotuns, outside Midgard and Asgard: probably synonymous with Jotunheim.
- Dunlop
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noun,
John Boyd, 1840–1921, Scottish inventor of the pneumatic tire.
- Eudora
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noun,
a female given name.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- repand
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adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- etalon
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- paedo-
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- planet
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- gourde
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Haiti, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: G., Gde.
- goaler
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noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- pluton
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noun,
any body of igneous rock that solidified far below the earth's surface.
- Lenard
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noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- legato
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adjective, adverb,
smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones.
- pentad
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noun,
a period of five years.
- plunge
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noun,
act of plunging.
- penta-
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- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- lunger
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noun,
a person who has chronic lung disease, especially tuberculosis.
- lurdan
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noun,
a lazy, stupid, loutish fellow.
- penult
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noun,
the next to the last syllable in a word.
- L-dopa
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noun,
Pharmacology. levodopa.
- Poland
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noun,
a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. About 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Capital: Warsaw.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- luteo-
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- Lauder
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noun,
Sir Harry (MacLennan) [muh-klen-uh n] /məˈklɛn ən/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, Scottish balladeer and composer.
- pelota
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noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- pedlar
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noun,
peddler.
- pedant
-
noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- lunate
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noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- pleura
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a delicate serous membrane investing each lung in mammals and folded back as a lining of the corresponding side of the thorax.
- Laredo
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noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- petro-
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- Plante
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- planer
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- lodger
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noun,
a person who lives in rented quarters in another's house; roomer.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- loader
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- plague
-
noun,
an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
- plated
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Lorena
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noun,
a female given name.
- platen
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noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- pleur-
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- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- Plauen
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noun,
a city in E Germany.
- louden
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become loud.
- Lepton
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noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- lepto-
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- Lounge
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noun,
a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
- petard
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noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- Pernod
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- Nagpur
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noun,
a city in NE Maharashtra, in central India: former capital of the Central Provinces and Berar.
- lardon
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noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- parole
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- parton
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- Prague
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noun,
a city in and the capital of the Czech Republic, in the W central part, on the Vltava: formerly capital of Czechoslovakia.
- ground
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noun,
the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land:
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- parted
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- grano-
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- Grande
-
noun,
Rio. Rio Grande.
- nodule
-
noun,
a small node, knot, or knob.
- grand-
-
- Nordau
-
noun,
Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
- plano-
-
- parget
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noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- Gondar
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noun,
a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
- Golden
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noun,
a city in central Colorado.
- proleg
-
noun,
one of the abdominal ambulatory processes of caterpillars and other larvae, as distinct from the true or thoracic legs.
- nougat
-
noun,
a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
- pouter
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- gulden
-
noun,
guilder.
- ponder
-
verb (used with object),
to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:
- lagune
-
noun,
lagoon (def 2).
- lanugo
-
noun,
a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- langur
-
noun,
any of various slender, long-tailed monkeys of the genus Presbytis, of Asia, feeding on leaves, fruits, and seeds: several species are threatened or endangered.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- langue
-
noun,
the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
- peanut
-
noun,
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- Langer
-
noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- Gunter
-
noun,
a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually by two rings, in such a way that the spar can slide up the mast to spread the sail.
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- Nergal
-
noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- Neruda
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-vlaw;; English pah-bloh] /ˈpɑ vlɔ;; English ˈpɑ bloʊ/ (Show IPA), (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto) 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- neuro-
-
- potage
-
noun,
soup, especially any thick soup made with cream.
- neurol
-
- polder
-
noun,
a tract of low land, especially in the Netherlands, reclaimed from the sea or other body of water and protected by dikes.
- putlog
-
noun,
any of a number of short pieces of lumber supporting a scaffold's floor.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- deport
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- Anglo-
-
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- angled
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- Angelo
-
noun,
a male given name.
- detour
-
noun,
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
- andro-
-
- deuto-
-
- deuton
-
noun,
deuteron.
- unread
-
adjective,
not read, as a letter or newspaper.
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- depart
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- tergal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the tergum.
- dognap
-
verb (used with object),
to steal (a dog), especially for the purpose of selling it for profit.
- untold
-
adjective,
not told; not related; not revealed:
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- untrod
-
adjective,
not trod; not traversed:
- update
-
noun,
an act or instance of updating:
- agron.
-
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- Upland
-
noun,
land elevated above other land.
- upload
-
noun,
software, data, etc., that has been uploaded.
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- aerugo
-
noun,
verdigris.
- unload
-
verb (used with object),
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from:
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- dopant
-
noun,
an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties:
- Tupelo
-
noun,
any of several trees of the genus Nyssa, having ovate leaves, clusters of minute flowers, and purple, berrylike fruit, especially N. aquatica, of swampy regions of the eastern, southern, and midwestern U.S.
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- danger
-
noun,
liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
- troupe
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- trudge
-
noun,
a laborious or tiring walk; tramp.
- dangle
-
noun,
the act of dangling.
- Tuareg
-
noun,
a Berber or Hamitic-speaking member of the Muslim nomads of the Sahara.
- augend
-
noun,
a number to which another is added in forming a sum.
Compare addend (def 2).
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- tundra
-
noun,
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- dartle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- around
-
Idioms,
been around, having had much worldly experience:
- torula
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- Tongue
-
noun,
Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- ultra-
-
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- deglut
-
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- under-
-
- unlade
-
verb (used with object),
to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
- unlead
-
verb (used with object),
Printing. to remove the leads between (lines of type).
- aeron.
-
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- uptorn
-
verb,
past participle of uptear.
- douane
-
noun,
a custom house; customs.
- urgent
-
adjective,
compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing:
- douter
-
noun,
an implement for snuffing out candles, consisting either of a scissorlike device with two broad flat blades or of a cone at the end of a handle.
- Dorpat
-
noun,
German name of Tartu.
- adren-
-
- adreno
-
- tauro-
-
- utero-
-
- adeno-
-
- Dragon
-
noun,
a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- dotage
-
noun,
a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
- urano-
-
- tegula
-
noun,
(in certain insects) a scalelike lobe at the base of the forewing.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Uredo
-
noun,
a skin irritation; hives; urticaria.
- pleo-
-
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- areo-
-
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- ulpan
-
noun,
an institute or school for intensive study of Hebrew, especially by immigrants to Israel.
- argol
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- logue
-
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- aden-
-
- Lodge
-
noun,
a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- plat.
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- ante-
-
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- ulent
-
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- letup
-
noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- Arnel
-
- Pluto
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a name given to Hades, under which he is identified by the Romans with Orcus.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- trop-
-
- auger
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- Port.
-
- auto.
-
- ordn.
-
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- poult
-
noun,
a young fowl, as of the turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird.
- Pound
-
noun,
the act of pounding.
- Gupta
-
noun,
a dynasty of N India (a.d. 320–540) whose court was the center of classical Indian art and literature.
- gunda
-
noun,
goonda.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- Oreg.
-
- Gudea
-
noun,
flourished c2250 b.c, Sumerian ruler.
- lang.
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- plur.
-
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- Urgel
-
noun,
a town in NE Spain, SSW of Andorra: cathedral.
- poet.
-
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- tungo
-
noun,
rat-kangaroo.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Tudor
-
noun,
Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- utend
-
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- 30-30
-
- Auden
-
noun,
W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- plan-
-
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- algo-
-
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- pated
-
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- neut.
-
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- neur-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- agro-
-
- patr-
-
- pale-
-
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Ogden
-
noun,
Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- upend
-
verb (used with object),
to set on end, as a barrel or ship.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- pant-
-
- aero-
-
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- nudge
-
noun,
a slight or gentle push or jog, especially with the elbow.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- adult
-
noun,
a person who is fully grown or developed or of age.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- Parl.
-
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- part.
-
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- loupe
-
noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- unpeg
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the pegs from.
- Luger
-
- Lugar
-
noun,
Richard G(reen) born 1932, U.S. politician: senator 1977–2013.
- Perdu
-
noun,
Obsolete. a soldier assigned to a very dangerous mission or position.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- 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).
- pert.
-
- peta-
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Angl.
-
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- uran-
-
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- plage
-
noun,
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- naut.
-
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- pagne
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- aloud
-
adverb,
with the normal tone and volume of the speaking voice, as distinguished from whisperingly:
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- natl.
-
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Paget
-
noun,
Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- pedal
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- pedo-
-
- adopt
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- Pedro
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- pengo
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.
- andr-
-
- Guat.
-
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- lunge
-
noun,
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- guard
-
noun,
a person or group of persons that guards, protects, or keeps a protective or restraining watch.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Deut.
-
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- togue
-
noun,
lake trout.
- galop
-
noun,
a lively round dance in duple time.
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- Regt.
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- guar.
-
- Euro-
-
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- tera-
-
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- ergo-
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- rept.
-
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- gland
-
noun,
Anatomy.
a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion.
any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands.
- glade
-
noun,
an open space in a forest.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- dent.
-
- getup
-
noun,
costume; outfit:
- geol.
-
- geod.
-
- purge
-
noun,
the act or process of purging.
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Genl.
-
- depot
-
noun,
a railroad station.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- dept.
-
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- Gaunt
-
noun,
John of, John of Gaunt.
- Gatun
-
noun,
a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- GATED
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- epulo
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a member of a body of priests who performed sacred rites during sacrificial banquets in honor of the gods.
- teno-
-
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Taupo
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Duran
-
noun,
Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- dural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the dura mater.
- Dupre
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1812–89, French painter.
- duple
-
adjective,
having two parts; double; twofold.
- runed
-
adjective,
having runes inscribed:
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Taegu
-
noun,
a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.
- doura
-
noun,
durra.
- Duero
-
noun,
Spanish name of Douro.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- Duane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- drupe
-
noun,
any fruit, as a peach, cherry, plum, etc., consisting of an outer skin, a usually pulpy and succulent middle layer, and a hard and woody inner shell usually enclosing a single seed.
- drung
-
noun,
drang.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- dropt
-
noun,
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- Drago
-
noun,
Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Durga
-
noun,
the sometimes malignant goddess of war: an aspect of Devi.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- retd.
-
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- ento-
-
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- engr.
-
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- endo-
-
- Donau
-
noun,
German name of Danube.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- telo-
-
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- rogue
-
noun,
a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- donut
-
noun,
doughnut.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- EDGAR
-
noun,
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- rouge
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- round
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- gloat
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- grade
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- pred.
-
- Pregl
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1869–1930, Austrian chemist: Nobel prize 1923.
- gourd
-
noun,
the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria (white-flowered gourd or bottle gourd) whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo (yellow-flowered gourd) used ornamentally.
Compare gourd family.
- Gould
-
noun,
Chester, 1900–85, U.S. cartoonist: creator of the comic strip “Dick Tracy.”.
- Gouda
-
noun,
a city in the W Netherlands, NE of Rotterdam.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- prod.
-
- Prog.
-
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Golda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- daunt
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- group
-
noun,
any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation:
- guano
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- prae-
-
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- prand
-
- grunt
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- gruel
-
noun,
a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.
- prang
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- grout
-
noun,
a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- GROPE
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- pron.
-
- pret.
-
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- glout
-
verb (used without object),
to scowl or frown.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- prude
-
noun,
a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- gluon
-
noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- Prot.
-
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Godel
-
noun,
Kurt [kurt] /kɜrt/ (Show IPA), 1906–78, U.S. mathematician and logician, born in Austria-Hungary.
- prong
-
noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- godet
-
noun,
a triangular piece of fabric, often rounded at the top, inserted in a garment to give fullness.
Compare gore3 (def 1), gusset (def 1).
- Proud
-
Idioms,
do one proud,
to be a source of pride or credit to a person:
to treat someone or oneself generously or lavishly:
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- RONA
-
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Pan.
-
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- trug
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- Pal.
-
- 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):
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- 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.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- tel-
-
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- par.
-
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- pung
-
noun,
a sleigh with a boxlike body.
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rpt.
-
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- ungt
-
- uro-
-
- out-
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tRNA
-
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- 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:
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- uret
-
- taur
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- ten.
-
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- ptg.
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pot.
-
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- tron
-
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Pen.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Pegu
-
noun,
a city in central Burma: pagodas.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Reg.
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- regd
-
- pnea
-
- ped.
-
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- poda
-
- rel.
-
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- plod
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- Pet.
-
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- plug
-
noun,
a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge.
- PERL
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- per.
-
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Pol.
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- updo
-
noun,
a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- purl
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- ulto
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- patd
-
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- pat.
-
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- pre-
-
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- pong
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- rad.
-
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- top-
-
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Rep.
-
- ter.
-
- repl
-
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- pro-
-
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 1080
-
- org.
-
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- dlr.
-
- gro.
-
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- gtd.
-
- Gude
-
noun,
God.
- gout
-
noun,
an acute, recurrent disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, chiefly those in the feet and hands, and especially in the great toe, and by an excess of uric acid in the blood.
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- Gula
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- gulp
-
noun,
the act of gulping:
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- der.
-
- depr
-
- gpad
-
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- Den.
-
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Glad
-
noun,
gladiolus (def 1).
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- glop
-
noun,
unappetizing food, especially of a semiliquid consistency.
- glue
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Gold
-
noun,
a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. Symbol: Au; atomic weight: 196.967; atomic number: 79; specific gravity: 19.3 at 20°C.
- golp
-
noun,
a roundel purpure.
- gon-
-
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- dep.
-
- Del.
-
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- leg.
-
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- 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.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Danl
-
- leud
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- degu
-
noun,
a rat-sized New World burrowing rodent, Octodon degus, having long, smooth fur and a black-tipped, tufted tail.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- deg.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- lea.
-
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Laud
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dat.
-
- Doge
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- dol.
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- dual
-
noun,
the dual number.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- duel
-
noun,
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- dunt
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- Eur.
-
- Drug
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gal.
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- dung
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals; manure.
- duo-
-
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- EDTA
-
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- dup.
-
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- end-
-
- Eng.
-
- dupe
-
noun,
a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- geld
-
noun,
a payment; tax.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Gen.
-
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- geo-
-
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- dpt.
-
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- doup
-
noun,
the bottom, end, or butt of something.
- Doug
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Douglas.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gaud
-
noun,
a showy ornament or trinket.
- Gaul
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- gaup
-
verb (used without object),
gawp.
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- apo-
-
- Apr.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Arg.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- 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.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- neo-
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- art.
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- ator
-
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- ord.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- OPer
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- Ont.
-
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- agr.
-
- ANTU
-
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- ole-
-
- Ald.
-
- Alg.
-
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- OGPU
-
noun,
(in the U.S.S.R.) the government's secret-police organization (1923–1934).
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- alt.
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ano-
-
- ant.
-
- NADP
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lugo
-
noun,
a city in NW Spain.
- luge
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- lude
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- log-
-
- auld
-
adjective,
old.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- loud
-
Idioms,
out loud, aloud; audibly:
- lung
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Ltd.
-
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lond
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aur-
-
- aut-
-
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Loup
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Aug.
-
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- aud.
-
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- DEng
-
- TAL
-
- DRG
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- DAR
-
- ur-
-
- Tro
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- Tpr
-
- DRE
-
- Agt
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tpd
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- dug
-
noun,
the mamma or the nipple of a female mammal.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Du.
-
- TPN
-
- DLO
-
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- ad-
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- RPG
-
- RPO
-
- eo-
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- Eg.
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ap-
-
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- ag-
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ure
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- ae.
-
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- ANG
-
- Dr.
-
- tlo
-
- ard
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ult
-
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- TGN
-
- DNR
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- UAE
-
- UAR
-
- de-
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- tue
-
- tlr
-
- ARU
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Tng
-
- at.
-
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- DNA
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- DET
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- DEA
-
- Tu.
-
- up-
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- DAE
-
- DOA
-
- do.
-
- DPA
-
- ALU
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ATP
-
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- ea.
-
- unp
-
- UNO
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- trp
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- aor
-
- ung
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- Une
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- AOU
-
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Apl
-
- ETD
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- ead
-
- ltr
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- PLA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- PGA
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- LPG
-
- LPN
-
- LTA
-
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- LON
-
- LNG
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- LDP
-
- Lt.
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- POR
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Ld.
-
- Ldg
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- lg.
-
- ean
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- PLR
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- PLO
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- NEA
-
- PDT
-
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OLG
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- Pg.
-
- pd.
-
- Pa.
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ONR
-
- PaG
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Ola
-
- PDL
-
- NPR
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- NOP
-
- Npt
-
- ODT
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NUL
-
- OED
-
- op.
-
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAU
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- La.
-
- POA
-
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- eu-
-
- Ga.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- GOP
-
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- GPU
-
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- REA
-
- RDA
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Gde
-
- GDP
-
- GDR
-
- ERT
-
- EPT
-
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- EDP
-
- ROP
-
- EDT
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- en-
-
- EPA
-
- ROG
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- RLD
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ep.
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ERP
-
- gt.
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- GTO
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- Gld
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- Rd.
-
- GPD
-
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- pug
-
noun,
one of a breed of small, short-haired dogs having a tightly curled tail, a deeply wrinkled face, and a smooth coat that is black or silver and fawn with black markings.
- PRA
-
- Re.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- gl.
-
- gre
-
- Gr.
-
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- GNP
-
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- gul
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- PUD
-
noun,
pudding.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- TN
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- RO
-
- le
-
- TL
-
- rg
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- LR
-
- DN
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- L.
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RP
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L1
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L2
-
- DG
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- RU
-
- AO
-
- t.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- 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.
- ol
-
- TP
-
- TG
-
- GD
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- U.
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- dl
-
- DP
-
- RN
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- UL
-
- NP
-
- NG
-
- ND
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- D.
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- Ud
-
- GP
-
- TD
-
- O.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OA
-
- OG
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- GN
-
- ln
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- PU
-
- G.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- GU
-