Anagrams of interpolar
Word interpolar has
973 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of interpolar.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- arterio-
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- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- priorate
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noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- antipole
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- pretrial
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noun,
a proceeding held by a judge, arbitrator, etc., before a trial to simplify the issues of law and fact and stipulate certain matters between the parties, in order to expedite justice and curtail costs at the trial.
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- petiolar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- 11-point
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- terrapin
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noun,
any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- Interpol
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noun,
an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- platino-
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- Lorraine
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noun,
Also, Lorrain. Claude (Claude Gelée) 1600–82, French painter.
- Pretoria
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noun,
a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.
- triplane
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- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- replant
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Pierrot
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noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- topline
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adjective,
so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- toprail
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noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- partier
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noun,
partyer.
- partner
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noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- 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.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- reprint
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noun,
a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
- preoral
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adjective,
situated in front of or before the mouth.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- potline
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- peroral
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adjective,
administered or performed through the mouth, as surgery or administration of a drug.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- praetor
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- pointal
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noun,
pointel.
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- polenta
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- arteri-
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- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- pointel
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noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- antero-
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- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- relator
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noun,
a person who relates or tells; narrator.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Printer
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noun,
a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
- prorate
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- Realtor
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- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- 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;
- planter
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noun,
a person who plants.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- petrol.
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- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- 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.
- prolate
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adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- trailer
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noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- Lepanto
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noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- airport
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noun,
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
- planer
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- polite
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adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- etalon
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- pontil
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noun,
punty.
- nitro-
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- plani-
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- polit.
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- intro.
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- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- pleio-
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- irreal
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adjective,
unreal.
- pliant
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adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- inter.
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- platen
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noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- plano-
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- iatro-
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- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- intra-
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- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- tarpon
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Plante
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- ironer
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- Lipton
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noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- ptero-
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- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- Leipoa
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noun,
mallee fowl.
- Renoir
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- lepto-
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- Lepton
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noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- rapier
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noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Lorrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- raptor
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noun,
a raptorial bird.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- portal
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noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Porter
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noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- retro-
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- retral
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adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- loaner
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Napoli
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noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Nepali
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noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- Lorena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- report
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noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- pretor
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noun,
praetor.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- repair
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noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- planet
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- errant
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adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- parrel
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noun,
Nautical. a sliding ring or collar of rope, wood, or metal that confines a yard or the jaws of a gaff to the mast but allows vertical movement.
- 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.
- parlor
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noun,
Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- panto-
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- arpent
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- parrot
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noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- 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.
- paleon
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- paleo-
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- 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.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- aplite
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- parton
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- Pinole
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Perron
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noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- Perrin
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
- pernor
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noun,
a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
- triple
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- aeron.
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- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- penta-
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- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- pelota
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noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Pelion
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noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- 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.
- petro-
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- 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.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patrol
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noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- patri-
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- patine
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noun,
patina.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- Ortler
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noun,
a range of the Alps in N Italy.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- plaint
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noun,
a complaint.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- piolet
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- pintle
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- 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.
- Peano
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- plat.
-
- 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.
- orial
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- pron.
-
- Prot.
-
- 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.
- Plate
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Prole
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noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- patr-
-
- Paton
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noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patio
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Olean
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noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Prior
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noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- 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.
- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- Paten
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- piano
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noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- piton
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- petri
-
- peri-
-
- pert.
-
- plane
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noun,
a flat or level surface.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- plan-
-
- 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).
- loper
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noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- opine
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- 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.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- penal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- poet.
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- pale-
-
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- prae-
-
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Port.
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- plio-
-
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- part.
-
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- natl.
-
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- pleo-
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Parl.
-
- pari-
-
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- pant-
-
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- ileo-
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- tonia
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Arnel
-
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- areo-
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- intr.
-
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- ante-
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- terr.
-
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- ation
-
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telo-
-
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- erron
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- teno-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- 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.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- tera-
-
- anti-
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- reni-
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- lipo-
-
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- 30-30
-
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- trop-
-
- Ital.
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- rept.
-
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- peta-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- alti-
-
- tron
-
- 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.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tion
-
- tRNA
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- 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.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- top-
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- pil-
-
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tri-
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- pot.
-
- pre-
-
- repr
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- repl
-
- 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.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 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).
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Rep.
-
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rel.
-
- 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-
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- prin
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- ten.
-
- ter.
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- 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.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Pol.
-
- RONA
-
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- rpt.
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- pnea
-
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- 1080
-
- Pet.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- 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:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- 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.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lip-
-
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- 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.
- PERL
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- 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.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- 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.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- 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.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- Lani
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- NIRA
-
- Apr.
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- 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.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- art.
-
- arr.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apo-
-
- 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.
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- alt.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- ator
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- itol
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Ire.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- inae
-
- 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.
- ile-
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- 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.
- Ont.
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- 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.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Pal.
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- opia
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- NTIA
-
- 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:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- ole-
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Nor.
-
- 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.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- per.
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pen.
-
- not-
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- OPer
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- ERP
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Pa.
-
- ETO
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- io-
-
- 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.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETR
-
- ERT
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- Ia.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ial
-
- ine
-
- IOT
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ior
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- 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 = .
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- 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.
- TAL
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- PIO
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ILP
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ot-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- ILO
-
- ean
-
- EPA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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.
- aor
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- TPI
-
- TPN
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Apl
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- Tro
-
- an.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- ap-
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Ep.
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
-
- Pr.
-
- TIA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- prn
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- eir
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- 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.
- 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:
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ATP
-
- at.
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- 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.
- RPO
-
- trp
-
- OIt
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ltr
-
- pli
-
- 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
-
- REA
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Ola
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- 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.
- lep
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ONI
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LON
-
- LTA
-
- OAP
-
- OPA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Re.
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- POA
-
- NRA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- nr.
-
- PLR
-
- op.
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- PLO
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- LPN
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ONR
-
- ne-
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- pl.
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- RNA
-
- RNR
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- ROA
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- ROP
-
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- IPO
-
- IPA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- 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.
- La.
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NEA
-
- 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.
- NOP
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- PLA
-
- PRA
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- POR
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- Lt.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- TP
-
- N.
-
- 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.
- LR
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- AO
-
- NI
-
- NP
-
- RP
-
- O.
-
- L1
-
- le
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- L2
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L.
-
- 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.
- RO
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- R.
-
- OA
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- EI
-
- TN
-
- TL
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NL
-
- ol
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- IP
-