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- prolamins
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noun,
any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- almonries
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noun,
the place where an almoner resides or where alms are distributed.
- moraines
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- semolina
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noun,
a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- Romanies
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noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- prolines
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noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- manropes
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- mineral.
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- personal
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noun,
a short news paragraph in a newspaper concerning a particular person, as one who is socially prominent, or a group of particular persons who are socially prominent.
a brief, private notice in a newspaper or magazine, often addressed to a particular person, and typically bearing an abbreviated salutation and signature to preserve its confidentiality, usually printed in a special part of the classified advertising section.
Also called personal ad. a similar notice, as in a newspaper or on a website, placed by a person seeking companionship, a spouse, etc.
Usually, personals. a column, page, or section, as of a newspaper, magazine, or website, featuring such notices or items.
- psoralen
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noun,
a toxic substance, C 11 H 6 O 3 , found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.
- implores
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verb (used with object),
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:
- neoplasm
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noun,
a new, often uncontrolled growth of abnormal tissue; tumor.
- pi-meson
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noun,
pion.
- Peronism
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noun,
the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
- marlines
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- alienors
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- lempiras
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- almoners
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noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- ailerons
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- romaines
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- prolamin
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noun,
any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- Solimena
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
- rampions
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- impearls
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- pelorias
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- impanels
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verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- pleonasm
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noun,
the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- meropias
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noun,
partial blindness.
- laminose
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adjective,
laminate; laminar.
- lampions
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noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- maniples
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- pralines
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- realism
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noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- implore
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verb (used with object),
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:
- meropia
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noun,
partial blindness.
- merlons
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noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- melano-
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- persona
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noun,
a person.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- impers.
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- Emporia
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noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- merlins
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Ampelos
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noun,
a satyr who was placed among the stars by Dionysus.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- limners
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noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- planers
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- impones
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- rimples
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noun,
a wrinkle.
- Perlman
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noun,
Itzhak [ee-tsahk,, it-zahk] /ˈi tsɑk,, ˈɪt zɑk/ (Show IPA), born 1945, U.S. violinist, born in Israel.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- plasmin
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noun,
fibrinolysin.
- plasmo-
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- Permian
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noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- arseno-
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- Simplon
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noun,
a mountain pass in S Switzerland, in the Lepontine Alps: crossed by a carriage road constructed 1800–06 on Napoleon's orders. 6592 feet (2010 meters) high.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- lampers
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noun,
lampas.
- lampion
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noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- Romains
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- oarsmen
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noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- reposal
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noun,
the act of reposing.
- Mineola
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noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- Polaris
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noun,
Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
- monesia
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noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- normals
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adjective,
conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- pinoles
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- paroles
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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.
- impearl
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- impresa
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- leproma
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noun,
the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- lempira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- promise
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noun,
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- Orleans
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- spoiler
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noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- mailers
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- spleno-
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- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Salerno
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noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- spermo-
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- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- rampion
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- malison
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noun,
a curse.
- Epsilon
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noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- maniple
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- oralism
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noun,
the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.
- espanol
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noun,
the Spanish language.
- prelims
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noun,
preliminary.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- prelim.
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- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- proline
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noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- Osmanli
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noun,
an Ottoman.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- morales
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noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- Palermo
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Sicily, in the NW part.
- enamors
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- impanel
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verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- lipomas
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noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- impales
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verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- Maspero
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noun,
Sir Gaston Camille Charles [gas-tawn ka-mee-yuh sharl] /gasˈtɔ̃ kaˈmi yə ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, French Egyptologist.
- sampler
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noun,
a person who samples.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- loaners
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- palmers
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noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- Pilsner
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noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- alpines
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- semipro
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adjective, noun,
semiprofessional.
- Marisol
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noun,
(Marisol Escobar) born 1930, Venezuelan artist, in U.S. since 1950.
- almoner
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noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- spaniel
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noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- manrope
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- marlins
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- molars
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noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- Moesia
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noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- morsel
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noun,
a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- moires
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- morels
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noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- sample
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noun,
a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Plains
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noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- imparl
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verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- molies
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noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- planer
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- impels
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verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- impale
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verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- imper.
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- morale
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noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- sailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- impone
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- impose
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Verb phrases,
impose on/upon,
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
- morals
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noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- Romans
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noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- Pinole
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- primal
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adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- monies
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noun,
a plural of money.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Salmon
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noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- monial
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noun,
a mullion.
- Monera
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Salome
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noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- Moline
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noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- Molina
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noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- polers
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noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- loners
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noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Marlin
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Marlon
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noun,
a male given name.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- lipoma
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noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- lopers
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noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- ramose
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adjective,
having many branches.
- liners
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- melan-
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- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- ramson
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noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- Ransom
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- mailes
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- primes
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Malone
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noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- primos
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- pro-am
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noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- proems
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noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- proles
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noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- Maoris
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- lories
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noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Lorens
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorena
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noun,
a female given name.
- lorans
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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.
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- isomer
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- lapins
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noun,
a rabbit.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- resoil
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verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- lanose
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adjective,
lanate.
- Miseno
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noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- Milner
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noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- pleio-
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- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- plasm-
-
- rimose
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adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- rimple
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noun,
a wrinkle.
- plano-
-
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- plani-
-
- milpas
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noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- milers
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noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- mensal
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adjective,
monthly.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Merino
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Merops
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- Mersin
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noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Lemnos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- pimola
-
noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- AmerSp
-
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- Palmer
-
noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- sloper
-
noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- paleon
-
- paleo-
-
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- simple
-
noun,
an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
- sperm-
-
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- solemn
-
adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- aniso-
-
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- anemo-
-
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- somni-
-
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- parole
-
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.
- parols
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- sapro-
-
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- amnios
-
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- panels
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Pamirs
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- amino-
-
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- Empson
-
noun,
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- aeron.
-
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- splore
-
noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- splen-
-
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- spiro-
-
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- 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.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orial
-
- male-
-
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Melia
-
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- prem.
-
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Pres.
-
- meno-
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- 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.
- OPers
-
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- maple
-
noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- pale-
-
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- omni-
-
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- prae-
-
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- palms
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- nears
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- 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).
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- plan-
-
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- MPers
-
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- 30-30
-
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- naso-
-
- peri-
-
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- pomes
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meso-
-
- Parl.
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- pari-
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- mero-
-
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- miso-
-
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- pleo-
-
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- 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.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- plio-
-
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- prim.
-
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anis-
-
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- 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.
- insp.
-
- insol
-
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- insep
-
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- 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.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- ileo-
-
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- anim.
-
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Amer.
-
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resp.
-
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- amin-
-
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Iran.
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- sero-
-
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Armen
-
- Arnel
-
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Sino-
-
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- areo-
-
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Epis.
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- semi-
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- aero-
-
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- aeri-
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rapes
-
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.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- lipo-
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- psalm
-
noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- prom.
-
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- proas
-
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.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- pros.
-
- 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.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pron.
-
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- spor-
-
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- span-
-
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reni-
-
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- pam.
-
- SRAM
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Sol.
-
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Pen.
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Sra.
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- par.
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- soln
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Pal.
-
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Soni
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- Pan.
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rel.
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- Rep.
-
- repl
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- pnea
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prin
-
- pro-
-
- 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.
- pre-
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- prs.
-
- psia
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- RNAS
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Pers
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- pil-
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sem.
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- sepn
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- PERL
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- per.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Rom.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- RONA
-
- 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.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Sam.
-
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Saml
-
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- 1080
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Mar.
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Man.
-
- emia
-
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meas
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- MALS
-
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- Emp.
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mal-
-
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- men-
-
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- ears
-
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.
- MIPS
-
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- MNAS
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- ASME
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- min.
-
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- MEPA
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ELAS
-
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Ire.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mil.
-
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- MILR
-
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- mol.
-
- lea.
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Imp.
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Lani
-
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ins.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- inae
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lam.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- ile-
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- epi-
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- esp.
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- nom.
-
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- AMLS
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- ano-
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- NIRA
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- amp.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- AIME
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPer
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opia
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- aer-
-
- 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.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- 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:
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Aire
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Alis
-
- ole-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- MSIE
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- apo-
-
- ANSI
-
- Apr.
-
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- MSPE
-
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- MSAE
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- mRNA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- neo-
-
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Mon.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ILS
-
- EAM
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ean
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- SAE
-
- EOM
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ASI
-
- ILP
-
- ASR
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ea.
-
- eo-
-
- SLE
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- So.
-
- ior
-
- SPR
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ap-
-
- ROP
-
- Sr.
-
- Am.
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- IPA
-
- IPM
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- al.
-
- ine
-
- RSE
-
- ae.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ASN
-
- SLA
-
- RSA
-
- an.
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- RPM
-
- Ar.
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ILO
-
- ALM
-
- 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.
- Apl
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ASM
-
- 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.
- APS
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- SAR
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- AMS
-
- en-
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMR
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- aor
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- se-
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- ase
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- io-
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ERP
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AME
-
- ESR
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- SLP
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- SLR
-
- ESL
-
- SMA
-
- ESA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EPS
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- IRL
-
- MRE
-
- PIO
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOR
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MPA
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- MPE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRI
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- MRP
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- MOI
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pli
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- MIE
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- MIP
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- PLR
-
- IRO
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ml.
-
- pl.
-
- MLA
-
- MLR
-
- MLS
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- 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.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ne-
-
- mi.
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- OPA
-
- OPM
-
- OIr
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- pm.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pa.
-
- OSP
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ola
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- NEA
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- NIA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOP
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- NPR
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- 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.
- OAS
-
- OEM
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- PLO
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- 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.
- Les
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- REA
-
- LIM
-
- POR
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ose
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RPS
-
- ise
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Isl
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- La.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- LPN
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Mao
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- PRA
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MEP
-
- lpm
-
- Me.
-
- LON
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- RMA
-
- PSA
-
- PSE
-
- RO
-
- L.
-
- LM
-
- ln
-
- NP
-
- NI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- AO
-
- IP
-
- SN
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RI
-
- 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.
- 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.
- MP
-
- L2
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- O.
-
- NL
-
- NM
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- LR
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- le
-
- M.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- EI
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- L1
-
- RN
-
- SM
-
- OA
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- MN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- i.
-
- ol
-
- RP
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.