Anagrams of kaleidoscopes
Word kaleidoscopes has
1541 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of kaleidoscopes.
- kaleidoscope
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noun,
an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other.
- spikedaces
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noun,
a scaleless, mottled, olive-brown fish, Meda fulgida, of the Gila River system in New Mexico and Arizona, having two dorsal spines.
- Decapolis
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noun,
a region in the NE part of ancient Palestine: confederacy of ten cities in the 1st century b.c.
- peasecods
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noun,
the pod of the pea.
- spikedace
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noun,
a scaleless, mottled, olive-brown fish, Meda fulgida, of the Gila River system in New Mexico and Arizona, having two dorsal spines.
- displaces
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verb (used with object),
to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- displease
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verb (used with object),
to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy:
- deep-kiss
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noun,
soul kiss.
- skiascope
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noun,
retinoscope.
- lakesides
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noun,
land bordering a lake:
- opalesces
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verb (used without object),
to exhibit a play of colors like that of the opal.
- despoils
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verb (used with object),
to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.
- sepaloid
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adjective,
resembling a sepal.
- peasecod
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noun,
the pod of the pea.
- Cassiope
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) any evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Cassiope, of the heath family, having nodding white or pinkish solitary flowers and scalelike or needlelike leaves.
- Pleiades
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noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- Sedecias
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noun,
Zedekiah.
- Delcasse
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noun,
Théophile [tey-aw-feel] /teɪ ɔˈfil/ (Show IPA), 1852–1923, French statesman.
- deposals
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noun,
an act of deposing.
- poolside
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noun,
the lounging area around a swimming pool.
- dioceses
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noun,
an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
- displace
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verb (used with object),
to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- look-see
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noun,
a visual inspection or survey; look; examination:
- calipees
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noun,
the part of a turtle next to the lower shield, consisting of a yellowish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
- declasse
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adjective,
reduced to or having low or lower status:
- opalesce
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verb (used without object),
to exhibit a play of colors like that of the opal.
- escalope
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noun,
scallop (def 5).
- disposal
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noun,
an act or instance of disposing; arrangement:
- lakeside
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noun,
land bordering a lake:
- adiposes
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noun,
animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.
- pedicels
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noun,
Botany.
a small stalk.
an ultimate division of a common peduncle.
one of the subordinate stalks in a branched inflorescence, bearing a single flower.
- pedocals
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noun,
a soil rich in carbonates, especially those of lime.
- pedicles
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noun,
a small stalk or stalklike support, as the connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen in certain arachnids.
- pai-loos
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noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- celosias
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- spackles
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verb (used with or without object),
to patch with Spackle.
- Colossae
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Phrygia: seat of an early Christian church to which Paul wrote the Epistle to the Colossians.
- oilseeds
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noun,
any of several seeds, as the castor bean, sesame, or cottonseed, from which an oil is expressed.
- slipcase
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noun,
a box for a book or set of books, open on one side so that the spine is visible.
- specials
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- cesspool
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noun,
a cistern, well, or pit for retaining the sediment of a drain or for receiving the sewage from a house.
- especial
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adjective,
special; exceptional; outstanding:
- sidelock
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noun,
earlock.
- disclose
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verb (used with object),
to make known; reveal or uncover:
- apodosis
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noun,
the clause expressing the consequence in a conditional sentence, often beginning with then, as “then I will” in “If you go, then I will.”.
Compare protasis (def 1).
- padlocks
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noun,
a portable or detachable lock with a pivoted or sliding shackle that can be passed through a link, ring, staple, or the like.
- eclipses
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noun,
Astronomy.
the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse)
a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun.
the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- solaces
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- deposal
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noun,
an act of deposing.
- diocese
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noun,
an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
- diesels
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noun,
diesel engine.
- Seaside
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noun,
the land along the sea; seacoast.
- Spackle
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verb (used with or without object),
to patch with Spackle.
- pai-loo
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noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- palsies
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noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- deposes
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verb (used with object),
to remove from office or position, especially high office:
- soliped
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noun,
solidungulate.
- espials
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noun,
the act of spying.
- despise
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verb (used with object),
to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe.
- seasick
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adjective,
afflicted with seasickness.
- palsied
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noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- lepido-
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- poesies
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noun,
the work or the art of poetic composition.
- podsols
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noun,
spodosol.
- deciles
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noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- Podolsk
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noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- pesades
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noun,
a maneuver in which the horse is made to rear, keeping its hind legs stationary and its forelegs drawn in.
- pickled
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noun,
a cucumber that has been preserved in brine, vinegar, or the like.
- pickles
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noun,
a cucumber that has been preserved in brine, vinegar, or the like.
- clokies
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noun,
cloque.
- pelisse
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noun,
an outer garment lined or trimmed with fur.
- Colpoda
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noun,
any ciliated protozoan of the genus Colpoda, common in fresh water.
- keloids
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noun,
an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue, as on the site of a surgical incision.
- pedocal
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noun,
a soil rich in carbonates, especially those of lime.
- pedicle
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noun,
a small stalk or stalklike support, as the connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen in certain arachnids.
- isopods
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noun,
any freshwater, marine, or terrestrial crustacean of the order or suborder Isopoda, having seven pairs of legs typically adapted for crawling, and a dorsoventrally flattened body, and including wood lice, several aquatic parasites of crabs and shrimps, and numerous swimming or bottom-dwelling species.
- pedicel
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noun,
Botany.
a small stalk.
an ultimate division of a common peduncle.
one of the subordinate stalks in a branched inflorescence, bearing a single flower.
- isodose
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adjective,
of or relating to points of equal intensity of radiation in a contaminated region:
- placode
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noun,
a local thickening of the endoderm in the embryo, that usually constitutes the primordium of a specific structure or organ.
- placoid
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adjective,
platelike, as the scales or dermal investments of sharks.
- podalic
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adjective,
pertaining to the feet.
- Laodice
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a daughter of Priam and Hecuba who chose to be swallowed up by the earth rather than live as a Greek concubine.
- sickles
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noun,
an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.
- pleases
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Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- socials
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noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- sociol.
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- pleiads
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noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- capsids
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noun,
the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus.
- deckels
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noun,
deckle.
- deckles
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noun,
a board, usually of stainless steel, fitted under part of the wire in a Fourdrinier machine for supporting the pulp stack before it is sufficiently formed to support itself on the wire.
- declass
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verb (used with object),
to remove or degrade from one's social class, position, or rank; lower in status.
- calipee
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noun,
the part of a turtle next to the lower shield, consisting of a yellowish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
- seidels
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noun,
a large beer mug with a capacity of one liter (1.1 quarts) and often having a hinged lid.
- idlesse
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noun,
idleness.
- padlock
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noun,
a portable or detachable lock with a pivoted or sliding shackle that can be passed through a link, ring, staple, or the like.
- despoil
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verb (used with object),
to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.
- Picasso
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noun,
Pablo [pah-bloh;; Spanish pah-vlaw] /ˈpɑ bloʊ;; Spanish ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1973, Spanish painter and sculptor in France.
- elapses
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noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- disease
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noun,
a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
- Osceola
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noun,
1804–38, U.S. Indian leader: chief of the Seminole tribe.
- dispels
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verb (used with object),
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate:
- Opelika
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noun,
a city in E Alabama.
- aldoses
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noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- dispose
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noun,
Archaic. disposition; habit.
- speedos
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noun,
speedometer.
- Alcides
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noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- splices
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noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- episode
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noun,
an incident in the course of a series of events, in a person's life or experience, etc.
- speckle
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noun,
a small speck, spot, or mark, as on skin.
- scapose
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adjective,
having scapes; consisting of a scape.
- splakes
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noun,
the hybrid offspring of a lake trout and a brook trout.
- oilseed
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noun,
any of several seeds, as the castor bean, sesame, or cottonseed, from which an oil is expressed.
- poodles
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noun,
one of a breed of very active dogs, probably originating in Germany but regarded as the national dog of France, having long, thick, frizzy or curly hair usually trimmed in standard patterns, occurring in three varieties (standard, miniature, and toy) differing only in size, and originally used as a water retriever.
- 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.
- aediles
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noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- lopseed
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noun,
a weedy plant, Phryma leptostachya, of Asia and North America, having spikes of whitish paired flowers.
- saloops
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noun,
a hot drink prepared originally from salep but later from sassafras, together with milk and sugar.
- adipose
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noun,
animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.
- alipeds
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noun,
an aliped animal.
- elodeas
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noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- eclipse
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noun,
Astronomy.
the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse)
a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun.
the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- species
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noun,
a class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind.
- Oedipal
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adjective,
of, characterized by, or resulting from the Oedipus complex.
- lipases
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- dipoles
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noun,
Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
- psocids
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noun,
any of numerous minute winged insects of the family Psocidae (order Psocoptera), including most of the common barklice, having mouth parts adapted for chewing and feeding on fungi, lichens, algae, decaying plant material, etc., and occurring on the bark of trees and the leaves of plants.
- special
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- ossicle
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noun,
a small bone.
- discase
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verb (used with object),
to take the case or covering from; uncase.
- escapes
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noun,
an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
- elapids
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noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- colies
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noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- placid
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adjective,
pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed:
- possie
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noun,
a job; position.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easels
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noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- isopod
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noun,
any freshwater, marine, or terrestrial crustacean of the order or suborder Isopoda, having seven pairs of legs typically adapted for crawling, and a dorsoventrally flattened body, and including wood lice, several aquatic parasites of crabs and shrimps, and numerous swimming or bottom-dwelling species.
- Isolde
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noun,
German name of Iseult.
- Isolda
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noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- elapid
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noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- sidles
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noun,
a sidling movement.
- posole
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noun,
a thick, stewlike soup of pork or chicken, hominy, mild chili peppers, and coriander leaves: traditionally served at Christmas and often favored as a hangover remedy.
- elides
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verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- Kielce
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noun,
a city in S Poland.
- placks
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noun,
a very small copper coin used in Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries as a four-penny piece.
- posies
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noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- sickos
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noun,
sickie (def 1).
- saleps
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noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- saloop
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noun,
a hot drink prepared originally from salep but later from sassafras, together with milk and sugar.
- ediles
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noun,
aedile.
- picked
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noun,
the act of choosing or selecting; choice; selection:
- kelpie
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noun,
(in Scottish legends) a water spirit, usually having the form of a horse, reputed to cause drownings or to warn those in danger of drowning.
- Elissa
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noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- Edessa
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Mesopotamia, on the modern site of Urfa: an early center of Christianity; the capital of a principality under the Crusaders.
- skelps
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noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- kalpis
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noun,
a form of the hydria.
- skalds
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noun,
one of the ancient Scandinavian poets.
- copals
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noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- coolie
-
noun,
an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
- pilose
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adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- psocid
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noun,
any of numerous minute winged insects of the family Psocidae (order Psocoptera), including most of the common barklice, having mouth parts adapted for chewing and feeding on fungi, lichens, algae, decaying plant material, etc., and occurring on the bark of trees and the leaves of plants.
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- Cookie
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noun,
a small cake made from stiff, sweet dough rolled and sliced or dropped by spoonfuls on a large, flat pan (cookie sheet) and baked.
- Kassel
-
noun,
a city in central Germany.
- copses
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- elapse
-
noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- pissed
-
noun,
urine.
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- Pisces
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noun,
Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
- pieces
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- keleps
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noun,
a stinging ant, Ectatomma tuberculatum, introduced into the U.S. from Guatemala, that preys on the boll weevil.
- keloid
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noun,
an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue, as on the site of a surgical incision.
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- saices
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noun,
syce.
- piscos
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- Scopes
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noun,
John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- sapele
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noun,
Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
- pokies
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noun,
Slang. a jail:
- deices
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- SCOOPS
-
noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- podsol
-
noun,
spodosol.
- poised
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- sedile
-
noun,
one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy.
- depose
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from office or position, especially high office:
- dispel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate:
- poises
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- escape
-
noun,
an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
- klosse
-
plural noun,
dumplings (def 1).
- discos
-
noun,
discotheque.
- Polack
-
noun,
Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Pole or person of Polish descent.
- deesis
-
noun,
a representation in Byzantine art of Christ enthroned and flanked by the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist, often found on an iconostasis.
- Seckel
-
noun,
a small, yellowish-brown variety of pear.
- police
-
noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- disco-
-
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- espies
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- dipsos
-
noun,
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
- polkas
-
noun,
a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin, with music in duple meter.
- Diesel
-
noun,
diesel engine.
- Scopas
-
noun,
flourished 4th century b.c, Greek sculptor and architect.
- dipole
-
noun,
Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
- diploe
-
noun,
the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium.
- diplo-
-
- pocked
-
adjective,
marked with pustules or with pits left by them; pitted.
- scolds
-
noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- Elodea
-
noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- scaled
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- sickle
-
noun,
an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.
- pleads
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- please
-
Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- dossil
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noun,
a cloth roll for removing excess ink from a plate before printing.
- Pleiad
-
noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- dossal
-
noun,
Also, dorsal. an ornamental hanging placed at the back of an altar or at the sides of the chancel.
- polios
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noun,
poliomyelitis.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sepals
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- elopes
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- scalds
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- doolie
-
noun,
a first-year cadet in the U.S. Air Force Academy.
- pleio-
-
- Polska
-
noun,
Polish name of Poland.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- decals
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- Scales
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- plisse
-
noun,
a textile finish characterized by a puckered or blistered effect, produced by chemical treatment.
- decile
-
noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- deckel
-
noun,
deckle.
- Odessa
-
noun,
a seaport in S Ukraine, on the Black Sea.
- deckle
-
noun,
a board, usually of stainless steel, fitted under part of the wire in a Fourdrinier machine for supporting the pulp stack before it is sufficiently formed to support itself on the wire.
- scapes
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- Docile
-
adjective,
easily managed or handled; tractable:
- epodes
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
- poodle
-
noun,
one of a breed of very active dogs, probably originating in Germany but regarded as the national dog of France, having long, thick, frizzy or curly hair usually trimmed in standard patterns, occurring in three varieties (standard, miniature, and toy) differing only in size, and originally used as a water retriever.
- Seidel
-
noun,
a large beer mug with a capacity of one liter (1.1 quarts) and often having a hinged lid.
- dassie
-
noun,
hyrax.
- pickle
-
noun,
a cucumber that has been preserved in brine, vinegar, or the like.
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- spicks
-
noun,
spic.
- paedo-
-
- lapses
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- lapsed
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- oodles
-
noun,
a large quantity:
- specie
-
noun,
coined money; coin.
- paseos
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- slopes
-
- sloops
-
noun,
a single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel, with or without a bowsprit, having a jib-headed or gaff mainsail, the latter sometimes with a gaff topsail, and one or more headsails.
Compare cutter (def 3), knockabout (def 1).
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- pedals
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- sloids
-
noun,
sloyd.
- aedile
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- slipes
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- spiels
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- slides
-
- slicks
-
noun,
a smooth or slippery place or spot or the substance causing it:
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- alkies
-
noun,
an alcoholic.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- Speaks
-
Idioms,
so to speak, to use a manner of speaking; figuratively speaking:
- socles
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- speedo
-
noun,
speedometer.
- alcids
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- passed
-
noun,
an act of passing.
- speeds
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- passel
-
noun,
a group or lot of indeterminate number:
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- speels
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- lookee
-
interjection,
Older Use. looky.
- peaces
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- L-dopa
-
noun,
Pharmacology. levodopa.
- peaked
-
noun,
the pointed top of a mountain or ridge.
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- spicas
-
noun,
spike2 .
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- looped
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- spices
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- aliped
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- leases
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- capsid
-
noun,
the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus.
- looses
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- socio-
-
- slices
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- sodio-
-
- spokes
-
noun,
one of the bars, rods, or rungs radiating from the hub or nave of a wheel and supporting the rim or felloe.
- clepes
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- Kossel
-
noun,
Albrecht [ahl-brekht] /ˈɑl brɛxt/ (Show IPA), 1853–1927, German chemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1910.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- pelike
-
noun,
a storage jar with two handles extending from the lip to the shoulder, characterized by an oval body that is wider at the base than at the neck and rests on a foot.
- peloid
-
noun,
mud used therapeutically.
- apiece
-
adverb,
for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
- slakes
-
verb (used with object),
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
- spodes
-
noun,
Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.
- spoils
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- slacks
-
noun,
men's or women's trousers for informal wear.
- paleo-
-
- splake
-
noun,
the hybrid offspring of a lake trout and a brook trout.
- asides
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- spooks
-
noun,
Informal. a ghost; specter.
- pesade
-
noun,
a maneuver in which the horse is made to rear, keeping its hind legs stationary and its forelegs drawn in.
- spools
-
noun,
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
- closed
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- closes
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- spades
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- skoals
-
noun,
a toast.
- spaces
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- asdics
-
noun,
sonar.
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- Kosice
-
noun,
a city in SE Slovakia.
- asleep
-
adverb,
in or into a state of sleep:
- sleeks
-
adjective,
smooth or glossy, as hair, an animal, etc.
- clado-
-
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- assoc.
-
- solids
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- clasps
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- class.
-
- sleeps
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- spikes
-
noun,
a naillike fastener, 3 to 12 inches (7.6 to 30.5 cm) long and proportionately thicker than a common nail, for fastening together heavy timbers or railroad track.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- aspics
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- packed
-
noun,
a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person:
- cleeks
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a large hook, especially one fixed to the inside walls of a house to hold clothing, pots, or food.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- ackees
-
noun,
akee.
- okapis
-
noun,
an African mammal, Okapia johnstoni, closely related to and resembling the giraffe, but smaller and with a much shorter neck.
- cleoid
-
noun,
a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
- spiles
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- locks
-
noun,
a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- polio
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- paced
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- polka
-
noun,
a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin, with music in duple meter.
- Locke
-
noun,
Alain LeRoy [al-in luh-roi,, lee-roi] /ˈæl ɪn ləˈrɔɪ,, ˈli rɔɪ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1954, U.S. educator and author.
- likes
-
noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- polos
-
noun,
a tall, cylindrical headdress represented, especially on statutes, as worn by women in ancient Greece.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- opsis
-
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- packs
-
noun,
a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person:
- lipo-
-
- koels
-
noun,
any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- oiled
-
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.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- Okla.
-
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- poss.
-
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- okapi
-
noun,
an African mammal, Okapia johnstoni, closely related to and resembling the giraffe, but smaller and with a much shorter neck.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- psoas
-
noun,
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
- oidea
-
- OIcel
-
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- Sacks
-
noun,
a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Edsel
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich” and “hall.”.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- epode
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- looks
-
noun,
the act of looking:
- Episc
-
- Epis.
-
- LOOPS
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- poods
-
noun,
a Russian weight equal to about 36 pounds avoirdupois (16 kg).
- pooka
-
noun,
puca.
- Poole
-
noun,
a port in Dorset, in S England.
- pools
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- oleo-
-
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- ESPEC
-
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- kadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- peeks
-
noun,
a quick or furtive look or glance; peep.
- kalis
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- pedo-
-
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- kales
-
- lacks
-
noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- piled
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- pedi-
-
- pedal
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- plack
-
noun,
a very small copper coin used in Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries as a four-penny piece.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- pecks
-
noun,
a dry measure of 8 quarts; the fourth part of a bushel, equal to 537.6 cubic inches (8.81 liters).
- plaid
-
noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- iodo-
-
- kepis
-
noun,
a French military cap with a flat circular top and a nearly horizontal visor.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- kolas
-
noun,
kola nut.
- kilos
-
noun,
kilogram.
- kilo-
-
- Kolis
-
noun,
a people of low caste in northern India.
- picks
-
noun,
the act of choosing or selecting; choice; selection:
- pico-
-
- Koloa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian duck, Anas wyvilliana, related to the mallard, having a dusky greenish head and dark chestnut breast.
- Kesia
-
noun,
a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- pikes
-
noun,
any of several large, slender, voracious freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, having a long, flat snout: the blue pike of the Great Lakes is now extinct.
- kolos
-
noun,
a Serbian folk dance performed by a group arranged in a circle, with the soloists in the center.
- Kelso
-
noun,
a town in SW Washington.
- kelps
-
noun,
any large, brown, cold-water seaweed of the family Laminariaceae, used as food and in various manufacturing processes.
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- pekoe
-
noun,
a superior kind of black tea from Sri Lanka, India, and Java, made from leaves coarser than those used for orange pekoe.
- kelep
-
noun,
a stinging ant, Ectatomma tuberculatum, introduced into the U.S. from Guatemala, that preys on the boll weevil.
- pekes
-
noun,
Pekingese (def 1).
- keeps
-
noun,
board and lodging; subsistence; support:
- keels
-
noun,
Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
- pikas
-
noun,
any of several small, brown to gray tailless mammals of the genus Ochotona, resembling rabbits with short ears and legs and inhabiting western mountains of North America and parts of eastern Europe and Asia.
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- licks
-
noun,
a stroke of the tongue over something.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- podo-
-
- pases
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Ickes
-
noun,
Harold (Le Claire) [luh klair] /lə klɛər/ (Show IPA), 1874–1952, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Icel.
-
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Leeds
-
noun,
a city in West Yorkshire, in N England.
- leeks
-
noun,
a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery.
- ideo-
-
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- palki
-
noun,
a palanquin; sedan chair.
- pokes
-
noun,
a thrust or push.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- pale-
-
- Pakse
-
noun,
a city in S Laos, on the Mekong River.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- pass.
-
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Laski
-
noun,
Harold Joseph, 1893–1950, English political scientist and writer.
- pleo-
-
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- plio-
-
- ileo-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- peaks
-
noun,
the pointed top of a mountain or ridge.
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- pocks
-
noun,
a pustule on the body in an eruptive disease, as smallpox.
- plock
-
noun,
a city in central Poland, on the Vistula River.
- Ikeda
-
noun,
Hayato [hah-yah-taw] /hɑˈyɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1965, Japanese statesman: prime minister 1960–64.
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- plods
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- ploid
-
- leaks
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- spado
-
noun,
Civil Law. an impotent person; someone unable to procreate.
- spake
-
verb,
a simple past tense of speak.
- Cooks
-
noun,
a person who cooks:
- Cooke
-
noun,
(Alfred) Alistair, 1908–2004, English journalist and broadcaster.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- Skees
-
noun,
ski.
- skelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- Colo.
-
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- colds
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- skeps
-
noun,
a round farm basket of wicker or wood.
- cokes
-
noun,
the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
- coop.
-
- Apoc.
-
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- skids
-
noun,
a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
- coele
-
- coel-
-
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- skied
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- skies
-
noun,
plural of sky.
- spade
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- apses
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- skips
-
noun,
a skipping movement; a light jump or bounce.
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- speak
-
Idioms,
so to speak, to use a manner of speaking; figuratively speaking:
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- speck
-
noun,
a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies:
- specs
-
noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- sicko
-
noun,
sickie (def 1).
- Dacko
-
noun,
David, 1930–2003, African statesman: president of the Central African Republic 1960–66, 1979–81.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- sicks
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
- Alick
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alexander.
- alike
-
adverb,
in the same manner or form; similarly:
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- Sikes
-
noun,
a small stream.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- silds
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- silks
-
noun,
the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- skald
-
noun,
one of the ancient Scandinavian poets.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- spec.
-
- asco-
-
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- caps.
-
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- sloop
-
noun,
a single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel, with or without a bowsprit, having a jib-headed or gaff mainsail, the latter sometimes with a gaff topsail, and one or more headsails.
Compare cutter (def 3), knockabout (def 1).
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- slops
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- soldo
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Italy, the twentieth part of a lira, equal to five centesimi.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- soaks
-
noun,
the act or state of soaking or the state of being soaked.
- cedes
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- soaps
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- sloke
-
noun,
algae or seaweed.
- socko
-
adjective,
extremely impressive or successful:
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Capek
-
noun,
Karel [kair-uh l,, kar-,, kahr-;; Czech kah-rel] /ˈkɛər əl,, ˈkær-,, ˈkɑr-;; Czech ˈkɑ rɛl/ (Show IPA), 1890–1938, Czech playwright, novelist, and producer.
- socks
-
noun,
a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- sokes
-
noun,
the privilege of holding court, usually connected with the feudal rights of lordship.
- calks
-
noun,
Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- sodas
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- cakes
-
noun,
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- sloka
-
noun,
a couplet or distich of Sanskrit verse, especially one with each line containing 16 syllables.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- askos
-
noun,
an oil or wine jar, characterized by an ellipsoidal body and a short, flanged spout from which a thin handle extends in an arc to join the back of the jar.
- skoal
-
noun,
a toast.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Slack
-
noun,
a slack condition or part.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- slake
-
verb (used with object),
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
- cloak
-
noun,
a loose outer garment, as a cape or coat.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- slaps
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Slask
-
noun,
Polish name of Silesia.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- clepe
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- sleek
-
adjective,
smooth or glossy, as hair, an animal, etc.
- cleek
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a large hook, especially one fixed to the inside walls of a house to hold clothing, pots, or food.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- sooks
-
noun,
Australia and New Zealand. a timid, cowardly person, especially a young person; crybaby.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- clase
-
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- slick
-
noun,
a smooth or slippery place or spot or the substance causing it:
- cidal
-
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- sides
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- scads
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- dopas
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- docks
-
noun,
a landing pier.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- scoke
-
noun,
pokeweed.
- scold
-
noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- spiks
-
noun,
spic.
- Spike
-
noun,
a naillike fastener, 3 to 12 inches (7.6 to 30.5 cm) long and proportionately thicker than a common nail, for fastening together heavy timbers or railroad track.
- scoop
-
noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- disc.
-
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- dipl.
-
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- scops
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- spies
-
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- dopes
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- Spock
-
noun,
Benjamin (McLane) [muh-kleyn] /məˈkleɪn/ (Show IPA), 1903–98, U.S. physician and educator.
- sadis
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 30-30
-
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- spool
-
noun,
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- spook
-
noun,
Informal. a ghost; specter.
- saids
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- spoke
-
noun,
one of the bars, rods, or rungs radiating from the hub or nave of a wheel and supporting the rim or felloe.
- ecol.
-
- Spode
-
noun,
Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- doses
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- splad
-
noun,
splat1 (def 1).
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- Sakel
-
noun,
Manfred (Joshua) 1906–57, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Austria.
- sakes
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- sakis
-
noun,
any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
- ackee
-
noun,
akee.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- Sask.
-
- Dicks
-
noun,
Older Use. a detective.
- dipso
-
noun,
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- akees
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Blighia sapida, of the soapberry family, cultivated for the edible aril of its seeds.
- dekes
-
noun,
a fake or feint intended to deceive a defensive player, often drawing that player out of position.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- deka-
-
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- deeps
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- decl.
-
- decks
-
noun,
Nautical.
a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse, generally cambered, and often serving as a member for strengthening the structure of a vessel.
the space between such a surface and the next such surface above:
- deci-
-
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- deca-
-
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- speed
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- sekos
-
noun,
a sanctuary.
the cella of a temple.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- seeks
-
Idioms,
be sought after, to be desired or in demand:
- deice
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- seeds
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- deles
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- desc.
-
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- spick
-
noun,
spic.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- dial.
-
- spics
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- soke
-
noun,
the privilege of holding court, usually connected with the feudal rights of lordship.
- SScD
-
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- osis
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- OEEC
-
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Sol.
-
- oiks
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- SPCA
-
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Pal.
-
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Pack
-
noun,
a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person:
- ole-
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- 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.
- sook
-
noun,
Australia and New Zealand. a timid, cowardly person, especially a young person; crybaby.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Okie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- spik
-
noun,
spic.
- okes
-
noun,
oka1 .
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- okas
-
noun,
Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Paki
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Pakistani, especially one who has emigrated to Britain.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- opia
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- seek
-
Idioms,
be sought after, to be desired or in demand:
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- sec.
-
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- poke
-
noun,
a thrust or push.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Polo
-
noun,
a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
- poda
-
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- pock
-
noun,
a pustule on the body in an eruptive disease, as smallpox.
- PLSS
-
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- plod
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- Polk
-
noun,
James Knox, 1795–1849, the 11th president of the U.S. 1845–49.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- sake
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- SACK
-
noun,
a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- psid
-
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- psia
-
- psec
-
- Saki
-
noun,
any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Salk
-
noun,
Jonas E(dward) 1914–95, U.S. bacteriologist: developed Salk vaccine.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SASE
-
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- Pool
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- sci.
-
- scil
-
- pood
-
noun,
a Russian weight equal to about 36 pounds avoirdupois (16 kg).
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- peds
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- skis
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- sld.
-
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- peke
-
noun,
Pekingese (def 1).
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- peek
-
noun,
a quick or furtive look or glance; peep.
- SLIC
-
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- pede
-
- ped.
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Peck
-
noun,
a dry measure of 8 quarts; the fourth part of a bushel, equal to 537.6 cubic inches (8.81 liters).
- soak
-
noun,
the act or state of soaking or the state of being soaked.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- sock
-
noun,
a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- peak
-
noun,
the pointed top of a mountain or ridge.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Skip
-
noun,
a skipping movement; a light jump or bounce.
- sick
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Sika
-
noun,
a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
- sike
-
noun,
a small stream.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- silk
-
noun,
the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- skas
-
noun,
a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- Pike
-
noun,
any of several large, slender, voracious freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, having a long, flat snout: the blue pike of the Great Lakes is now extinct.
- sked
-
noun,
an airline that maintains a regular schedule of flights.
- pika
-
noun,
any of several small, brown to gray tailless mammals of the genus Ochotona, resembling rabbits with short ears and legs and inhabiting western mountains of North America and parts of eastern Europe and Asia.
- skee
-
noun,
ski.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- skep
-
noun,
a round farm basket of wicker or wood.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- skid
-
noun,
a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
- OECD
-
- desk
-
noun,
an article of furniture having a broad, usually level, writing surface, as well as drawers or compartments for papers, writing materials, etc.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- codo
-
noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- iod-
-
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coak
-
noun,
(in a scarf joint) a tenon in one member fitting into a corresponding recess of the other.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- isls
-
- iso-
-
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- Cook
-
noun,
a person who cooks:
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- ile-
-
- Col.
-
- Ilka
-
adjective,
every; each.
- ilks
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- Coke
-
noun,
the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
- clep
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- idae
-
- koas
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Kiel
-
noun,
the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in N Germany, at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- KIPS
-
noun,
the hide of a young or small beast.
- KISS
-
noun,
an act or instance of kissing.
- Klee
-
noun,
Paul [poul;; English pawl] /paʊl;; English pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1940, Swiss painter and etcher.
- koel
-
noun,
any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
- Cels
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- Kola
-
noun,
kola nut.
- Koli
-
noun,
a people of low caste in northern India.
- kolo
-
noun,
a Serbian folk dance performed by a group arranged in a circle, with the soloists in the center.
- kops
-
noun,
a hill.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- KIAS
-
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- KCSI
-
- kadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- Kali
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- cis-
-
- cide
-
- kc/s
-
- kcal
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- kepi
-
noun,
a French military cap with a flat circular top and a nearly horizontal visor.
- keas
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Keel
-
noun,
Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
- disk
-
noun,
any thin, flat, circular plate or object.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- kelp
-
noun,
any large, brown, cold-water seaweed of the family Laminariaceae, used as food and in various manufacturing processes.
- Keos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, off the SE coast of the Greek mainland. 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- dia-
-
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- 1080
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- dep.
-
- eco-
-
- Dick
-
noun,
Older Use. a detective.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Del.
-
- deke
-
noun,
a fake or feint intended to deceive a defensive player, often drawing that player out of position.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- deep
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- dol.
-
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- dock
-
noun,
a landing pier.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- dioc
-
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- dook
-
noun,
plug (def 17).
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Doss
-
noun,
a place to sleep, especially in a cheap lodging house.
- Dike
-
noun,
an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river:
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- esp.
-
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Esd.
-
- ESIS
-
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- cpd.
-
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Deck
-
noun,
Nautical.
a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse, generally cambered, and often serving as a member for strengthening the structure of a vessel.
the space between such a surface and the next such surface above:
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- EEOC
-
- Dec.
-
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Eisk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- ekes
-
Verb phrases,
eke out,
to make (a living) or support (existence) laboriously:
to supplement; add to; stretch:
- ELAS
-
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- daks
-
noun,
transportation by relays of people or horses, especially in the East Indies.
- Dak.
-
- cask
-
noun,
a container made and shaped like a barrel, especially one larger and stronger, for holding liquids.
- keep
-
noun,
board and lodging; subsistence; support:
- dis-
-
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- apo-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- like
-
noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- asc-
-
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lick
-
noun,
a stroke of the tongue over something.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- asis
-
- leks
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ACLS
-
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aoki
-
noun,
Shuzo [shoo-zaw] /ˈʃu zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1844–1914, first Japanese ambassador to U.S., 1905–09.
- leek
-
noun,
a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery.
- lock
-
noun,
a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- akee
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Blighia sapida, of the soapberry family, cultivated for the edible aril of its seeds.
- loop
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- look
-
noun,
the act of looking:
- Alco
-
- Ald.
-
- Loki
-
noun,
a trickster god, born of Jotun ancestry but accepted among the Aesir as Odin's adopted brother: father of the monsters Fenrir, Hel, and the Midgard serpent, and the instigator of Balder's death.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- A-OK
-
adjective, adverb,
Informal. OK; perfect:
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alis
-
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- alk.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- asks
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Lake
-
noun,
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- OAPC
-
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lack
-
noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- cake
-
noun,
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- Cal.
-
- calk
-
noun,
Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- cap.
-
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Oaks
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- leak
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lea.
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- SPS
-
- AKC
-
- ACS
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ACP
-
- DEA
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- de-
-
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- ss.
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- SSA
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- SSD
-
- SED
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- di.
-
- DCS
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- AIC
-
- SDA
-
- SDI
-
- DIL
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- SCS
-
- ae.
-
- ADC
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SDS
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ad-
-
- ACK
-
- ac-
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- se-
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SCP
-
- ap-
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Co.
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Clo
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- clk
-
- SLE
-
- CLI
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- cle
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- CIP
-
- CIE
-
- ca.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- ASK
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- SLP
-
- CEA
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- CED
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- CAI
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEO
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cl.
-
- cs.
-
- CIA
-
- cp.
-
- SLA
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- ALC
-
- DOA
-
- CPS
-
- CSA
-
- csk
-
- CSO
-
- DCL
-
- do.
-
- DSC
-
- CPL
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- DSO
-
- DAE
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- CPO
-
- CPI
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Apl
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ski
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- APS
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- ska
-
noun,
a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- 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.
- APC
-
- CPA
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- dk.
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ksi
-
- La.
-
- LDS
-
- LSD
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LCA
-
- Kos
-
noun,
a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
- LCD
-
- LCI
-
- LDC
-
- LDP
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PDL
-
- PCS
-
- PCI
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- kpc
-
- kop
-
noun,
a hill.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- PLA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- pks
-
plural,
pack.
- pk.
-
plural,
pack.
- ka-
-
- Kal
-
- Kas
-
noun,
(in the Netherlands and in Dutch colonies) a large cabinet of the 17th and 18th centuries, having two doors and often a number of drawers at the bottom, and usually having an elaborately painted or carved decoration with a heavy cornice.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- dkl
-
- kCi
-
- ked
-
noun,
sheeptick.
- Koo
-
noun,
(Vi Kyuin) Wellington [wee gyin] /ˈwi ˈgyɪn/ (Show IPA), (Ku Wei-chün; Gu Weijun) 1887–1985, Chinese diplomat and statesman.
- pik
-
noun,
payment in kind.
- 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:
- PID
-
- KIA
-
- Kid
-
noun,
Informal. a child or young person.
- kil
-
- KIP
-
noun,
the hide of a young or small beast.
- Koa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- koi
-
noun,
any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- lep
-
- ise
-
- OAP
-
- Oc.
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Ola
-
- OED
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- oke
-
noun,
oka1 .
- OSD
-
- OAK
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- Oka
-
noun,
Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- OAO
-
- OAS
-
- LSI
-
- 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.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- oik
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- oid
-
- OCD
-
- oic
-
- ock
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEO
-
- OCS
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- LSS
-
- LSC
-
- Les
-
- Pa.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- PAK
-
noun,
pack; package.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Ps.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pd.
-
- pc.
-
- LOC
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- OSS
-
- OSP
-
- OSO
-
- ose
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- OPA
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- Isl
-
- PIO
-
- ISA
-
- eke
-
adverb,
also.
- EDP
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- EEC
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- PSS
-
- EIS
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- SAE
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EOE
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- EPS
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Esc
-
- DPS
-
- DLC
-
- DLO
-
- DLS
-
- ScD
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Doi
-
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- sc.
-
- DPA
-
- DPC
-
- DPI
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- DSA
-
- EDC
-
- DSP
-
- DSS
-
- eo-
-
- ea.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ead
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ec-
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- ECA
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- Eck
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noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
- ed.
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- EDA
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noun,
a female given name.
- ESA
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- PSA
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- ese
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- il-
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- poi
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noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
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noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- Ld.
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- ick
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interjection,
(used as an expression of distaste or repugnance.)
- IDA
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ide
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- Ido
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noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- POA
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- IDP
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- IDS
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noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- Ike
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noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IAS
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- PLO
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- ilk
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noun,
family, class, or kind:
- pli
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- ILO
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- ILP
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- ILS
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- IOC
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- Ios
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noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IPA
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- IPO
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- IPS
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- PLC
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- POC
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- ial
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- Ia.
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- Esk
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- ESL
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- ess
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noun,
the letter S, s.
- ics
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- id.
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- io-
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- SSI
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- K2
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noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- OK
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noun,
an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
- L.
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- AO
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- D.
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- ck
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- dl
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- AI
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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.
- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- KP
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- IP
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- A.
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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.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- P.
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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.
- le
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- DP
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- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- KO
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noun,
a knockout in boxing.
- K.
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- KC
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- OA
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- sk
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- LC
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- CE
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- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- AK
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- S.
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- KI
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noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- O.
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- ee
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- L1
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- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- L2
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- SA
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- ol
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- SL
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- KD
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- i.
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- EI
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- ic
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