Anagrams of inoperable
Word inoperable has
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- pan-broil
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verb (used with or without object),
to cook in an uncovered frying pan over direct heat using little or no fat.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- ropeable
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adjective,
ropable.
- peroneal
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated near the fibula.
- plebeian
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noun,
a member of the common people.
- openable
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adjective,
capable of being opened.
- operable
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adjective,
that can be treated by a surgical operation.
Compare inoperable (def 2).
- beanpole
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noun,
a tall pole for a bean plant to climb on.
- leporine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.
- Alberoni
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noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- elepaio
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noun,
a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
- berline
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noun,
an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.
- parboil
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verb (used with object),
to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- Alebion
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noun,
a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- Elpenor
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noun,
(in the Odyssey) a companion of Odysseus who was killed when he fell off the roof of Circe's palace.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- Bonaire
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noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- 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;
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- Oberlin
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noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- earlobe
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noun,
the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
- 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.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- biplane
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noun,
an airplane with two sets of wings, one above and usually slightly forward of the other.
- parolee
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noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- Abilene
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noun,
a city in central Texas.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- bipolar
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adjective,
having two poles, as the earth.
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- ropable
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adjective,
capable of being roped.
- Pioneer
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- pebrine
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noun,
an infectious disease of silkworms, characterized by a black spotting of the integument and by stunted growth, caused by the protozoan Nosema bomycis.
- Arlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- areole
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noun,
an areola.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- baleen
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noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- bailor
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- bailee
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noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- boiler
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noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- Arleen
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noun,
a female given name.
- Preble
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noun,
Edward, 1761–1807, U.S. naval officer.
- Blaine
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noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- opener
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- loaner
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Boreal
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adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- borane
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noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- enrobe
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verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- parole
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- Bernie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Bernard.
- planer
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- Berlin
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noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- plani-
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- plano-
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- Pinole
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pleio-
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- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- branle
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- Pelion
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noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- beanie
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noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- paleon
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- paleo-
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- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- enable
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verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- Obelia
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- aerobe
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noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- Leipoa
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noun,
mallee fowl.
- albino
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Albion
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noun,
Alebion.
- Alboin
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noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Nepali
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noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Alpine
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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.
- Napoli
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noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- Libera
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noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- leaner
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- A-line
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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.
- Lenape
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noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Aileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- aeron.
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- Nobile
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noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- Aerope
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noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Repeal
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- reopen
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- labio-
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- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- Lenore
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Lorena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Lorna
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noun,
a female given name.
- Peano
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Peale
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noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- leper
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noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Pearl
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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.
- broil
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noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- Lorne
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noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Leoni
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noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Lerna
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noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- nopal
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noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Lorin
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- borne
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noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- lipo-
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- boner
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noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- Bonpa
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noun,
a member of the Bön sect.
- Perle
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noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- peril
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noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- Lipan
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noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- boral
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noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Loire
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noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- peri-
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- loner
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noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- liner
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- loper
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noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Brine
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noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- pene-
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- penal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- brail
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noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- brain
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- 30-30
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- Brale
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- LORAN
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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.
- Libra
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noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Breen
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noun,
a deep brownish green.
- Leone
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noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Loren
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Brian
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noun,
a male given name.
- Liber
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noun,
phloem.
- panel
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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.
- parol
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noun,
something stated or declared.
- labor
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noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- opine
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Neper
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noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- opera
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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.
- neral
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noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- nerol
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noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Ieper
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noun,
Ypres.
- Niobe
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noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- onlap
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noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- ileo-
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- Ernie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- olein
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Olean
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noun,
a city in SW New York.
- oiler
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Nobel
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noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- in-lb
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- Noble
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noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Iran.
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- irone
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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.
- orale
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noun,
fanon (def 2).
- orial
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- parle
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- learn
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Parl.
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- pari-
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- paren
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- Paoli
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noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Leona
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noun,
a female given name.
- Irene
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Elena
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elope
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verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- pale-
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- Enola
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noun,
a female given name.
- Oriel
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Nebr.
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- enrol
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verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Paine
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noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Paeon
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- laree
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noun,
lari.
- Pablo
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noun,
a male given name, Spanish form of Paul.
- Nepal
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noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- lapin
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noun,
a rabbit.
- Erbil
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noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- lobar
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adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- Borel
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noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- Peron
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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).
- probe
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noun,
the act of probing.
- apron
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noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Rabin
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noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- Arbil
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noun,
Erbil.
- areo-
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- Ariel
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arlen
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noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arnel
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- pron.
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- Prole
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noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- prob.
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- Ranee
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- prion
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noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- preen
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noun,
a pin or brooch.
- bairn
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noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- prae-
-
- balon
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noun,
ballon.
- Poler
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noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- polar
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adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- baro-
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- Baron
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noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- plio-
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- beano
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noun,
bingo.
- April
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noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- A-one
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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.
- pleon
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noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- reni-
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- roble
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noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Robin
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noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- ripen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- abele
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noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- Abner
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noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- aboil
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adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- abrin
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noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- repel
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verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- aeri-
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- aerie
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noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aero-
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- renal
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adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- anole
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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.
- Albee
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noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- Alene
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- alien
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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.
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- rebop
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noun,
bop1 .
- Aloin
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alone
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Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Alope
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noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Rebel
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noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- anele
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verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- plier
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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).
- prone
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noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pleo-
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- Blain
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Berne
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noun,
Bern.
- plane
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noun,
a flat or level surface.
- plan-
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- plain
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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.
- binal
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adjective,
double; twofold.
- Pinel
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noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- birle
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verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- birne
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noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Blair
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noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Berea
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noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- blare
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noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- blear
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noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- bleep
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noun,
a brief, constant beeping sound, usually of a high pitch and generated by an electronic device.
- pilon
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noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- 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.
- Pilar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- pibal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- biol.
-
- plebe
-
noun,
Also, pleb. (at the U.S. Military and Naval academies) a member of the freshman class.
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- 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.
- rel.
-
- 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):
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- per.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- 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.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- pnea
-
- NEbE
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- neo-
-
- Pol.
-
- Pen.
-
- 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.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- par.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- 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.
- 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.
- RONA
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- PERL
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Pan.
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- 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.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- repl
-
- pil-
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Rep.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- 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.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- opia
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- 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.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- OPer
-
- 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.
- pro-
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- RIBA
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- prin
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- 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:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- pre-
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Peba
-
noun,
nine-banded armadillo.
- ole-
-
- pleb
-
noun,
a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- 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.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- NIRA
-
- NLRB
-
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- 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).
- 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.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- 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.
- 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.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- NRAB
-
- NRPB
-
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Pal.
-
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- 1080
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ible
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- beep
-
noun,
a short, relatively high-pitched tone produced by a horn, electronic device, or the like as a signal, summons, or warning.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- epi-
-
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- bal.
-
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- inae
-
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bar.
-
- ile-
-
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Apr.
-
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Bol.
-
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- blip
-
noun,
Also called pip. Electronics.
a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object.
(loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- BPOE
-
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- bor.
-
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- 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.
- bin-
-
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- bio-
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- apo-
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- abr.
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- 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.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- aer-
-
- lea.
-
- 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.
- Aire
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Alb.
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Lani
-
- 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.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lin.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- 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.
- Lib.
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abl.
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- 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.
- Lab.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ano-
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ble
-
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- BLA
-
- be-
-
- bl.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- bp.
-
- Bn.
-
- 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.
- APB
-
- 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.
- ap-
-
- ab-
-
- Bop
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- ROP
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- al.
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- abn
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Apl
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Re.
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ROI
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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:
- Br.
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- pli
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- POR
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- PLO
-
- PLR
-
- POA
-
- POB
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aor
-
- REA
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Abp
-
- 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.
- RBI
-
- ae.
-
- pl.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- 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.
- PLA
-
- BIE
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- bi-
-
- BEP
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- PRA
-
- PIO
-
- 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.
- BPA
-
- nr.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- La.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- IRO
-
- NOP
-
- IRL
-
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- IPA
-
- NPR
-
- NRA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ior
-
- ob.
-
- BPE
-
- 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.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OBE
-
- 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 = .
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- ine
-
- obl
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OIr
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LON
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lep
-
- LPN
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- NIA
-
- NBA
-
- NbE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- LBO
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Ola
-
- op.
-
- in.
-
- en-
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Pa.
-
- ILP
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOE
-
- ene
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ERP
-
- eir
-
- EEO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EbN
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- eo-
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- BRE
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BPI
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- RPO
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ONI
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- OPA
-
- ONR
-
- IBN
-
- ib.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ILO
-
- ier
-
- NP
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RP
-
- 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.
- ee
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ln
-
- AO
-
- LR
-
- NB
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- EI
-
- RO
-
- ol
-
- 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.
- N.
-
- NI
-
- OA
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RN
-
- IP
-
- L.
-
- 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.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- L1
-
- NL
-
- L2
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Eb
-
- R.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- O.
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- le
-
- BO
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- i.
-
- PB
-