Anagrams of implicates
Word implicates has
939 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of implicates.
- implicate
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verb (used with object),
to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner:
- silicate
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- Islamite
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noun,
a Muslim.
- ciliates
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- campsite
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noun,
a place used or suitable for camping.
- Clematis
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noun,
any of numerous plants or woody vines of the genus Clematis, including many species cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.
- misplace
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verb (used with object),
to put in a wrong place.
- palmitic
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adjective,
of or derived from palmitic acid.
- Elamitic
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noun,
Elamite (def 2).
- septimal
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adjective,
of or based on the number seven.
- Milpitas
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noun,
a town in W California.
- meticals
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noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- pastime
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noun,
something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
- placets
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noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- limpets
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noun,
any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- lipemia
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noun,
excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- limites
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noun,
plural of limes.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- plastic
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noun,
Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- miscite
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verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- caplets
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- impaste
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verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- impacts
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noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- amities
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noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- impales
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verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- camlets
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noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- implies
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verb (used with object),
to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated:
- Ipiales
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noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- Pietism
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noun,
a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy.
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- special
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- ciliate
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- laicism
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noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- cimaise
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noun,
cymaise.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- cimelia
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plural noun,
treasures, especially church treasures, as art objects or jeweled vestments.
- episcia
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noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- Semitic
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noun,
a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician.
- plicate
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adjective,
Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- climate
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noun,
the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- elitism
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noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- epicist
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noun,
a writer of epic poetry.
- metical
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noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- malices
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- camlet
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noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- aspect
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noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- samlet
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noun,
a young salmon.
- impels
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verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- scampi
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noun,
a large shrimp or prawn.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- camise
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Pilate
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noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- 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.
- epacts
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- impale
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verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- plates
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- plasm-
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- silica
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- plaice
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noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- septi-
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- placet
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noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- places
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noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- pities
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noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- IMPACT
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noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- claims
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noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- simile
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noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- simple
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noun,
an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
- pistil
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noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- septal
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adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- clamps
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noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- pisci-
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- pleats
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- caplet
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- mascle
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noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- pastel
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noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- Taipei
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- 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.
- aplite
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- staple
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noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- apices
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noun,
a plural of apex.
- mescal
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noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- metal.
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- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- tepals
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noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- milit.
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- stipel
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noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- macles
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noun,
chiastolite.
- splice
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noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- amices
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- 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.
- Tamils
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- ticals
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- limits
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noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Maisie
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noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- Mastic
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noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- spital
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noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- limpet
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noun,
any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
- malice
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- 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.
- milia
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noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Epist
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- macle
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noun,
chiastolite.
- plica
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noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- maces
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noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Plate
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- metas
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- melts
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noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- pleat
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- metic
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noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- micas
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noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Metis
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noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- plats
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noun,
a plot of ground.
- meta-
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- mesic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Melia
-
- Episc
-
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- masc.
-
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- maple
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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.
- malts
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noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- malic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- male-
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- mast-
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- maist
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- salmi
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noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- salep
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noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Epis.
-
- mails
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noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Salem
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noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- EMAIL
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noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- maile
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- emits
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verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- epact
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Melas
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noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- psalm
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noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- melic
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adjective,
intended to be sung.
- litas
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- milts
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noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- plat.
-
- istic
-
- impis
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noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Pales
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noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- palis
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noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- lapse
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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:
- Pieta
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noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Isiac
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adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Islam
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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.
- islet
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noun,
a very small island.
- Islip
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noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- picas
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noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- lapis
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noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- istle
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- pale-
-
- Ital.
-
- palms
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noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- petal
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noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- peta-
-
- pelts
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noun,
the act of pelting.
- lames
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noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- peats
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noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- peals
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noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pates
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noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- laces
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- paste
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- lact-
-
- Pilea
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- paces
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noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- plast
-
- misce
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verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- milpa
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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.
- plait
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noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- laics
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noun,
one of the laity.
- limps
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noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- place
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noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- limit
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noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- IATSE
-
- pitas
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noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- misc.
-
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Icel.
-
- piste
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- licit
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adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- leaps
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Iliac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Pimas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- imit.
-
- piles
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noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- licet
-
- Misti
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noun,
El Misti.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- lect.
-
- least
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- impel
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verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- leapt
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- eclat
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- satem
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adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- ASCII
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noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- spelt
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noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- Spica
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noun,
spike2 .
- aspic
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noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- spice
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noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- spiel
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noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spile
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noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spilt
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noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spate
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noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- splat
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noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- stale
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- steal
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- steam
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noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- stela
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noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- step-
-
- spec.
-
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- ample
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adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- Camel
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noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- Capet
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noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- capes
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noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- slate
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noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- camps
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noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- slept
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noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cames
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noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- slime
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noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Capt.
-
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- temp.
-
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- acpt.
-
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- acet-
-
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- 30-30
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- alti-
-
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- caps.
-
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Sept.
-
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- scat-
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- sect.
-
- clase
-
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- clamp
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- seti-
-
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- semi-
-
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- 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).
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- sec.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- 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.
- pts.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Sem.
-
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- mis-
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- MIPS
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Saml
-
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Sam.
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- meas
-
- 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.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sat.
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Tasm
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- scil
-
- MEPA
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- met.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- sci.
-
- 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.
- mes-
-
- psia
-
- MSIE
-
- psec
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- SMTP
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- 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.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- SPCA
-
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- SLIC
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pil-
-
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- MSPE
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- msec
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- MSCP
-
- MSCE
-
- MSAE
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- PSAT
-
- Pal.
-
- Ste.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- pat.
-
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pct.
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- 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.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- 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.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- pam.
-
- 1080
-
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- AMLS
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Emp.
-
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- amp.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lam.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- cis-
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- est.
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- ile-
-
- esp.
-
- lea.
-
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epit
-
- ASME
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- ASTM
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- atm.
-
- Imp.
-
- ates
-
- atic
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- asc-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- cap.
-
- amt.
-
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- 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.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- epi-
-
- cat.
-
- 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.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- itis
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- ACLS
-
- ical
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- clep
-
- Ice.
-
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- ect-
-
- etc.
-
- 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.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- cts.
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cal.
-
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- MALS
-
- 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.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- mal-
-
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- cml.
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- aet.
-
- Alis
-
- AISI
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- 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.
- cit.
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- emia
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- ELAS
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- AIME
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- lip-
-
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- 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.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- SLE
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CLI
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- CPM
-
- CPL
-
- CPI
-
- CPA
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- CMA
-
- 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.
- SLA
-
- cle
-
- CIM
-
- CIE
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- CIA
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEA
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- CIP
-
- APS
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AIC
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- TCS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TCA
-
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALM
-
- ae.
-
- ACS
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ap-
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- TPM
-
- TPI
-
- TLC
-
- Am.
-
- ac-
-
- ACP
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TAL
-
- CAI
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ASM
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ast
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- ATP
-
- ca.
-
- ase
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- cp.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- SMA
-
- SLP
-
- ASI
-
- spt
-
- AMC
-
- STL
-
- AME
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- STP
-
- STM
-
- STI
-
- St.
-
- AMS
-
- APC
-
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- SCP
-
- Sta
-
- se-
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SCM
-
- MTS
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- pm.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- MTP
-
- LCM
-
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- MST
-
- MSI
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- MSE
-
- lep
-
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- MSA
-
- PCS
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- La.
-
- CPS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCM
-
- LCA
-
- PCI
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- 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)
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Les
-
- MPE
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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.
- LTA
-
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- MSC
-
- MEP
-
- LSM
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MCP
-
- MCI
-
- 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:
- LST
-
- mi.
-
- MPA
-
- LIM
-
- MLS
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- MIT
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- MIP
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MIE
-
- LMT
-
- lpm
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ITA
-
- Lt.
-
- ist
-
- PSC
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- EMT
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Ep.
-
- PSE
-
- EPA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- PSA
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- EPS
-
- pli
-
- EPT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- PLC
-
- Sp.
-
- SAE
-
- ETS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- CSA
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- sc.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- ec-
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- EIS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- 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.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ESL
-
- PMT
-
- TSP
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- 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:
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IPS
-
- IPM
-
- IPA
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- ILS
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- ILP
-
- ics
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- IAS
-
- Ia.
-
- PLA
-
- ial
-
- MP
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- 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.
- L.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TC
-
- EI
-
- 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.
- TL
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TM
-
- TP
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ic
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- L1
-
- SM
-
- t.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- LM
-
- CM
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CE
-
- i.
-
- le
-
- IP
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L2
-
- M.
-
- 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.