Anagrams of Kastrop-Rauxel
Word Kastrop-Rauxel has
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- separator
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noun,
a person or thing that separates.
- lakeports
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noun,
a port city located on the shore of a lake, especially one of the Great Lakes.
- prosateur
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noun,
a person who writes prose, especially as a livelihood.
- sporulate
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verb (used without object),
to produce spores.
- pastorale
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noun,
an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
- pterosaur
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noun,
any flying reptile of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having the outside digit of the forelimb greatly elongated and supporting a wing membrane.
- parrokets
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noun,
parakeet.
- realtors
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- Perrault
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noun,
Charles [chahrlz;; French sharl] /tʃɑrlz;; French ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1628–1703, French poet, critic, and author of fairy tales.
- restoral
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noun,
restoration.
- parroket
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noun,
parakeet.
- pulsator
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noun,
something that pulsates, beats, or throbs.
- petrosal
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adjective,
petrous; hard or stony.
- rosulate
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adjective,
forming a rosette or rosettes.
- partakes
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verb (used with object),
to take or have a part in; share.
- praetors
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- aerators
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noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- pastoral
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noun,
a poem, play, or the like, dealing with the life of shepherds, commonly in a conventional or artificial manner, or with simple rural life generally; a bucolic.
- petalous
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adjective,
having petals.
- prealtar
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adjective,
in front of the altar.
- prorates
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- pro-rata
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adverb,
in proportion; according to a certain rate.
- Larkspur
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genera Delphinium and Consolida, of the buttercup family, characterized by the spur-shaped formation of the calyx and petals.
- Sarraute
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noun,
Nathalie [na-ta-lee] /na taˈli/ (Show IPA), (Nathalie Ilyanova Tcherniak) 1900–1999, French novelist, born in Russia.
- lakeport
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noun,
a port city located on the shore of a lake, especially one of the Great Lakes.
- apterous
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adjective,
Zoology. wingless, as some insects.
- troupers
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noun,
an actor, especially a member of a touring company.
- parlours
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noun,
Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
- relators
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noun,
a person who relates or tells; narrator.
- polestar
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noun,
Polaris.
- supertax
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noun,
Chiefly British. a tax in addition to a normal tax, as one upon income above a certain amount.
- Austral.
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- oxalates
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noun,
any salt or ester of oxalic acid, occurring in plants, especially spinach, rhubarb, and certain other vegetables and nuts, and capable of forming an insoluble salt with calcium and interfering with its absorption by the body.
- palestra
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noun,
a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics.
- outleaps
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verb (used with object),
to leap ahead of or over.
- trouser
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noun,
a leg of a pair of trousers.
- aruspex
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noun,
haruspex.
- rustler
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noun,
a cattle thief.
- sparkle
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noun,
a little spark or fiery particle.
- perusal
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noun,
a reading:
- routers
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noun,
any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
- persalt
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noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- Spatula
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noun,
an implement with a broad, flat, usually flexible blade, used for blending foods or removing them from cooking utensils, mixing drugs, spreading plasters and paints, etc.
- Plateau
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noun,
a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.
- troupes
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noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- trouper
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noun,
an actor, especially a member of a touring company.
- petrols
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noun,
British. gasoline.
- plexors
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small hammer with a soft rubber head or the like, used in percussion for diagnostic purposes.
- leprous
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adjective,
Pathology. affected with leprosy.
- petrous
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adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
- pleuro-
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- plaster
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noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- areolas
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noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- sporter
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noun,
a person or thing that sports, as a participant in a sport.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- platers
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- petrol.
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- Realtor
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- peroral
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adjective,
administered or performed through the mouth, as surgery or administration of a drug.
- palters
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- auroral
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adjective,
of or like the dawn.
- auroras
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn.
Compare Eos.
- parkers
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noun,
Charles Christopher, Jr ("Bird") 1920–55, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- skatole
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noun,
a white, crystalline, watersoluble solid, C 9 H 9 N, having a strong, fecal odor: used chiefly as a fixative in the manufacture of perfume.
- Austro-
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- parasol
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noun,
a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.
- Palouse
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noun,
a river in NW Idaho and SW Washington, flowing W and S to the Snake River. 140 miles (225 km) long.
- parlous
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adverb,
to a large extent; greatly.
- palato-
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- palaeo-
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- oxalate
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noun,
any salt or ester of oxalic acid, occurring in plants, especially spinach, rhubarb, and certain other vegetables and nuts, and capable of forming an insoluble salt with calcium and interfering with its absorption by the body.
- outleap
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verb (used with object),
to leap ahead of or over.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- earlaps
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noun,
earflap.
- parlour
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noun,
Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
- paroles
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- Pelotas
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noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- erratas
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noun,
plural of erratum.
- sparker
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noun,
something that produces sparks.
- asexual
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- pelorus
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noun,
a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects.
- askarel
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noun,
any of the class of synthetic, nonflammable, liquid dielectrics used chiefly for insulation in transformers.
- rouster
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noun,
roustabout (def 1).
- torulas
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noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- Pasture
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noun,
Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- auklets
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noun,
any of several small auks of the coasts of the North Pacific, as Aethia cristatella (crested auklet) having a crest of recurved plumes.
- astrol.
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- Pasteur
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- parures
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noun,
a matching set of jewels or ornaments.
- partake
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verb (used with object),
to take or have a part in; share.
- parrots
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noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- luxates
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verb (used with object),
to put out of joint; dislocate:
- parrels
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noun,
Nautical. a sliding ring or collar of rope, wood, or metal that confines a yard or the jaws of a gaff to the mast but allows vertical movement.
- apteral
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adjective,
(of a classical temple) not having a surrounding colonnade; not peripteral.
- sporule
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noun,
a spore, especially a small one.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- reports
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noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- rapture
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noun,
ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy.
- preoral
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adjective,
situated in front of or before the mouth.
- uptears
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verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- presort
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verb (used with object),
to sort (letters, packages, etc.) by zip code or class before collection or delivery to a post office.
- exports
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verb (used with object),
to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.
- exposal
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noun,
exposure.
- pretors
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noun,
praetor.
- prolate
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adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- stearo-
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- prorate
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- raptors
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noun,
a raptorial bird.
- Proteus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- reposal
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noun,
the act of reposing.
- rostral
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adjective,
of or relating to a rostrum.
- Psalter
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noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- uprears
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift:
- spurtle
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noun,
a stick used to stir porridge.
- pterous
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- Alastor
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- roaster
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noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- uproars
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noun,
a state of violent and noisy disturbance, as of a multitude; turmoil.
- aerator
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noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- kraters
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noun,
a mixing bowl characterized by a wide mouth and body with two handles projecting vertically from the juncture of the neck and body, used to mix wine and water.
- re-sort
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verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- pulsate
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verb (used without object),
to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
- uptakes
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noun,
apprehension; understanding or comprehension; mental grasp:
- take-up
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noun,
the act of taking up.
- presoak
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noun,
a preparation in which laundry is presoaked.
- starker
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noun,
Janos [yah-nawsh] /ˈyɑ nɔʃ/ (Show IPA), 1924–2013, U.S. cellist, born in Hungary.
- porters
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noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- laurate
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noun,
a salt or ester of lauric acid.
- karates
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noun,
a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by striking sensitive areas on an attacker's body with the hands, elbows, knees, or feet.
Compare judo, jujitsu.
- apostle
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noun,
any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- relator
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noun,
a person who relates or tells; narrator.
- superl.
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- Roulers
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noun,
a city in NW Belgium: battles 1914, 1918.
- Stalker
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noun,
a person who pursues game, prey, or a person stealthily.
- tupelos
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noun,
any of several trees of the genus Nyssa, having ovate leaves, clusters of minute flowers, and purple, berrylike fruit, especially N. aquatica, of swampy regions of the eastern, southern, and midwestern U.S.
- porkers
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noun,
a pig, especially one being fattened for its meat.
- praetor
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- stapler
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- Aetolus
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noun,
son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.
- posture
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noun,
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- larrups
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verb (used with object),
to beat or thrash.
- kerato-
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- surreal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism, an artistic and literary style; surrealistic.
- laparo-
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- pouters
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- setula
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noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- strake
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noun,
Nautical. a continuous course of planks or plates on a ship forming a hull shell, deck, etc.
- Kosrae
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noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 42 sq. mi. (109 sq. km).
- sexpot
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noun,
a sexually attractive person.
- supra-
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- sloper
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noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- Kastro
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noun,
Mytilene (def 2).
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- soaper
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noun,
soap opera.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- streak
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noun,
a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like:
- super-
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- koalas
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noun,
a sluggish, tailless, gray, furry, arboreal marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, of Australia.
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- kerat-
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- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- slaker
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noun,
a person or thing that slakes.
- set-up
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noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- Ortler
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noun,
a range of the Alps in N Italy.
- skater
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noun,
a person who skates.
- stroke
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noun,
the act or an instance of striking, as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; a blow.
- stupor
-
noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- sexual
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for sex:
- Kerala
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noun,
a state in SW India: formerly the regions of Travancore and Cochin. 15,005 sq. mi. (38,836 sq. km). Capital: Thiruvananthapuram.
- septal
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adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- krauts
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noun,
Informal. sauerkraut.
- storax
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noun,
a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
- letups
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noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- lopers
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noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- splake
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noun,
the hybrid offspring of a lake trout and a brook trout.
- leuko-
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- Leukas
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noun,
Levkas.
- Laputa
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noun,
an imaginary flying island in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, the inhabitants of which engaged in a variety of ridiculous projects and pseudoscientific experiments.
- larrup
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verb (used with object),
to beat or thrash.
- splore
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noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- staple
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noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- lakers
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noun,
a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- lepto-
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- sproat
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noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- Lasker
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noun,
Emanuel [ey-mah-noo-el] /eɪˈmɑ nu ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1868–1941, German chess player, mathematician, and author.
- Lastex
-
- latkes
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noun,
a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
- lauras
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- sprout
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noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- Sparta
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noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- sterol
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noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- solate
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- lustre
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- kraals
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noun,
an enclosure for cattle and other domestic animals in southern Africa.
- luxate
-
verb (used with object),
to put out of joint; dislocate:
- krater
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noun,
a mixing bowl characterized by a wide mouth and body with two handles projecting vertically from the juncture of the neck and body, used to mix wine and water.
- Solera
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noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- lutose
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adjective,
covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
- luteo-
-
- luster
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- loupes
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noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- solute
-
noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- Lusaka
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Zambia, in the S central part.
- Sorata
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- sorrel
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noun,
light reddish-brown.
- stoker
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noun,
a person or thing that stokes.
- kurtas
-
noun,
a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- poults
-
noun,
a young fowl, as of the turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird.
- proles
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- pretor
-
noun,
praetor.
- pretax
-
adjective, adverb,
prior to the payment of taxes:
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- praxes
-
noun,
practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- pouter
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- Proust
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noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- postal
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noun,
Informal. postal card.
- poseur
-
noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- Porter
-
noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- porker
-
noun,
a pig, especially one being fattened for its meat.
- Polska
-
noun,
Polish name of Poland.
- polkas
-
noun,
a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin, with music in duple meter.
- Rourke
-
noun,
Constance, 1885–1941, U.S. historian and literary critic.
- polers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- poleax
-
noun,
a medieval shafted weapon with blade combining ax, hammer, and apical spike, used for fighting on foot.
- proser
-
noun,
a person who talks or writes in prose.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- router
-
noun,
any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
- raptus
-
noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Rasure
-
noun,
an erasure.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- rasper
-
noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- ptero-
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- report
-
noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- rakers
-
noun,
a person or thing that rakes.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- repros
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- purser
-
noun,
an officer on a ship who handles financial accounts and various documents relating to the ship and who keeps money and valuables for passengers.
- result
-
noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- retral
-
adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- pulsar
-
noun,
Astronomy. one of several hundred known celestial objects, generally believed to be rapidly rotating neutron stars, that emit pulses of radiation, especially radio waves, with a high degree of regularity.
- retro-
-
- pokers
-
noun,
a person or thing that pokes.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- parlor
-
noun,
Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- sarape
-
noun,
serape.
- parure
-
noun,
a matching set of jewels or ornaments.
- Sarouk
-
noun,
a tightly woven Oriental rug with soft colors and, usually, a center design.
- parrot
-
noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- parrel
-
noun,
Nautical. a sliding ring or collar of rope, wood, or metal that confines a yard or the jaws of a gaff to the mast but allows vertical movement.
- parous
-
- parols
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- parole
-
noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- karpas
-
noun,
a piece of parsley, celery, or similar green vegetable that is dipped in salt water and eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- Parker
-
noun,
Charles Christopher, Jr ("Bird") 1920–55, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- parkas
-
noun,
a fur coat, shirtlike and hooded, for wear in the arctic and other regions of extreme cold.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- paleo-
-
- palate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- oxters
-
noun,
the armpit.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- sapro-
-
- plexus
-
noun,
a network, as of nerves or blood vessels.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- plexor
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small hammer with a soft rubber head or the like, used in percussion for diagnostic purposes.
- pleura
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a delicate serous membrane investing each lung in mammals and folded back as a lining of the corresponding side of the thorax.
- pleur-
-
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- Platas
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- rulers
-
noun,
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- Rupert
-
noun,
Prince, 1619–82, German Royalist general and admiral in the English Civil War (nephew of Charles I of England).
- petro-
-
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- rustle
-
noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- Sapota
-
noun,
sapote.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Kasper
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Caspar.
- souple
-
noun,
silk from which only a portion of the sericin has been removed.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- tusker
-
noun,
an animal with tusks, as an elephant or a wild boar.
- trokes
-
noun,
truck2 (defs 4–7).
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- Araxes
-
noun,
ancient name of Aras.
- troupe
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- erupts
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Tupelo
-
noun,
any of several trees of the genus Nyssa, having ovate leaves, clusters of minute flowers, and purple, berrylike fruit, especially N. aquatica, of swampy regions of the eastern, southern, and midwestern U.S.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- taluks
-
noun,
a hereditary estate.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- arkose
-
noun,
a granular sedimentary rock composed of quartz and feldspar or mica; a feldspathic sandstone.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Europa
-
noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- Ulster
-
noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- exalts
-
verb (used with object),
to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate:
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- ultra-
-
- ultras
-
noun,
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
- Alexas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- export
-
verb (used with object),
to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.
- uprear
-
verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift:
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- uproar
-
noun,
a state of violent and noisy disturbance, as of a multitude; turmoil.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- taroks
-
noun,
a card game dating probably from the Renaissance and still popular in central Europe, originally played with a special pack of 78 cards but now usually played with 32 cards of a regular pack together with 22 tarots.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- extra-
-
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Toklas
-
noun,
Alice B. 1877–1967, U.S. author in France: friend and companion of Gertrude Stein.
- tepals
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- earlap
-
noun,
earflap.
- austr-
-
- auspex
-
noun,
an augur of ancient Rome.
- Aurora
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn.
Compare Eos.
- auklet
-
noun,
any of several small auks of the coasts of the North Pacific, as Aethia cristatella (crested auklet) having a crest of recurved plumes.
- Topeka
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Kansas, in the NE part, on the Kansas River.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- torpex
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a high explosive made of TNT, cyclonite, and aluminum powder and used especially in torpedoes, mines, and depth bombs.
- astro-
-
- treasr
-
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- torula
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- tauro-
-
- taupes
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- tousle
-
noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- tarso-
-
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- extols
-
verb (used with object),
to praise highly; laud; eulogize:
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- extras
-
noun,
something extra or additional:
- kalpas
-
noun,
a thousand cycles of Maha Yugas.
- uprose
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- Upsala
-
noun,
Uppsala.
- akelas
-
noun,
(in the Cub Scouts) a pack leader.
- exults
-
verb (used without object),
to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant:
- sutler
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- surtax
-
noun,
an additional or extra tax on something already taxed.
- kapote
-
noun,
a long coat formerly worn by male Jews of eastern Europe and now worn chiefly by very Orthodox or Hasidic Jews.
- uptake
-
noun,
apprehension; understanding or comprehension; mental grasp:
- utero-
-
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- extro-
-
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- karate
-
noun,
a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by striking sensitive areas on an attacker's body with the hands, elbows, knees, or feet.
Compare judo, jujitsu.
- karats
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the fineness of gold, pure gold being 24 karats fine. Abbreviation: k., kt.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- peaks
-
noun,
the pointed top of a mountain or ridge.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Paula
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Paul.
- relax
-
verb (used with object),
to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax:
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Asoka
-
noun,
died 232 b.c, Buddhist king in India 269?–232? b.c.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- patr-
-
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- rural
-
noun,
a person who lives in a rural area.
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- Arrau
-
noun,
Claudio [klaw-dee-oh;; Spanish klou-th yaw] /ˈklɔ diˌoʊ;; Spanish ˈklaʊ ðyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, Chilean pianist.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- treas
-
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Perak
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 7980 sq. mi. (20,668 sq. km). Capital: Ipoh.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- peta-
-
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- Artur
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- pert.
-
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Sakel
-
noun,
Manfred (Joshua) 1906–57, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Austria.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- saker
-
noun,
an Old World falcon, Falco cherrug, used in falconry.
- Perks
-
noun,
perquisite.
- Sakta
-
noun,
Shakta.
- USLTA
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- 30-30
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Parl.
-
- Parks
-
noun,
Gordon (Alexander Buchanan) 1912–2006, U.S. photojournalist and film director.
- Aust.
-
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- parka
-
noun,
a fur coat, shirtlike and hooded, for wear in the arctic and other regions of extreme cold.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- rears
-
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- auto.
-
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- para-
-
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- tokes
-
noun,
a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- axels
-
noun,
a jump performed by a skater leaping from the front outer edge of one skate into the air to make 1½ rotations of the body and landing on the back outer edge of the other skate.
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- pale-
-
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Texas
-
noun,
a deckhouse on a texas deck for the accommodation of officers.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- aurar
-
noun,
plural of eyrir.
- torsk
-
noun,
a cod.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- ruler
-
noun,
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- astr.
-
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- xero-
-
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Aural
-
adjective,
of or relating to an aura.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- part.
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- parrs
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Xerus
-
noun,
an African ground squirrel of the genus Xerus, having spiny fur, very short ears, and a long tail, and including the species X. rutilus of northeastern Africa and X. erythropus of western and central Africa.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- plast
-
- purls
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Pres.
-
- Alta.
-
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alto-
-
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- ukase
-
noun,
(in czarist Russia) an edict or order of the czar having the force of law.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- tuxes
-
noun,
tuxedo.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- prae-
-
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- poxes
-
noun,
a disease characterized by multiple skin pustules, as smallpox.
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- restr
-
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pret.
-
- pulse
-
noun,
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- poult
-
noun,
a young fowl, as of the turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- pukes
-
noun,
vomit.
- Alas.
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- Prus.
-
- pulas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- prox.
-
- Prot.
-
- Akela
-
noun,
(in the Cub Scouts) a pack leader.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- pros.
-
- Alexa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- pules
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- pulka
-
noun,
a reindeer-drawn sleigh of Lapland, shaped like the front half of a canoe, in which a single rider sits with back against a vertical support and legs stretched forward.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- turks
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Turkey.
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- rakes
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- pleo-
-
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- resp.
-
- plur.
-
- Truro
-
noun,
a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- Araks
-
noun,
Aras (def 1).
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- aero-
-
- rept.
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- areo-
-
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- trop-
-
- poet.
-
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- raker
-
noun,
a person or thing that rakes.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- troke
-
noun,
truck2 (defs 4–7).
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- plat.
-
- Pluto
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a name given to Hades, under which he is identified by the Romans with Orcus.
- poker
-
noun,
a person or thing that pokes.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- purrs
-
noun,
the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Turk.
-
- post-
-
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- Port.
-
- porks
-
noun,
the flesh of hogs used as food.
- apeak
-
adverb,
vertically.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pokes
-
noun,
a thrust or push.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- polka
-
noun,
a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin, with music in duple meter.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- Saruk
-
noun,
Sarouk.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Karla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Pakse
-
noun,
a city in S Laos, on the Mekong River.
- leaks
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Lepus
-
noun,
the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- taluk
-
noun,
a hereditary estate.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spoke
-
noun,
one of the bars, rods, or rungs radiating from the hub or nave of a wheel and supporting the rim or felloe.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- talks
-
noun,
the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
- Laura
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- Srta.
-
- latke
-
noun,
a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
- latex
-
noun,
a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- stake
-
noun,
a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Euro-
-
- Stalk
-
noun,
the stem or main axis of a plant.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- spor-
-
- letup
-
noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- spake
-
verb,
a simple past tense of speak.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Lukas
-
noun,
Paul, 1895–1971, U.S. actor, born in Hungary.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- loxes
-
noun,
a kind of brine-cured salmon, having either a salt cure (Scandinavian lox) or a sugar cure (Nova Scotia lox) often eaten with cream cheese on a bagel.
- tarok
-
noun,
a card game dating probably from the Renaissance and still popular in central Europe, originally played with a special pack of 78 cards but now usually played with 32 cards of a regular pack together with 22 tarots.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Spaak
-
noun,
Paul Henri [pawl hen-ree;; French pawl ahn-ree] /pɔl ˈhɛn ri;; French pɔl ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1889–1972, Belgian statesman: prime minister of Belgium, 1938–39, 1946–49; first president of the General Assembly of the United Nations 1946–47; secretary-general of NATO 1957–61.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- loups
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- loupe
-
noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Spark
-
noun,
an ignited or fiery particle such as is thrown off by burning wood or produced by one hard body striking against another.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- speak
-
Idioms,
so to speak, to use a manner of speaking; figuratively speaking:
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- Lurex
-
- kelts
-
noun,
a salmon that has spawned.
- koels
-
noun,
any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- koala
-
noun,
a sluggish, tailless, gray, furry, arboreal marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, of Australia.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- keto-
-
- Stuka
-
noun,
a German two-seated dive bomber with a single in-line engine, used by the Luftwaffe in World War II.
- stupa
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- Kerst
-
noun,
Donald William, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- keros
-
noun,
a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
- Kalat
-
noun,
a region in S Baluchistan, in SW Pakistan.
- kales
-
- kalpa
-
noun,
a thousand cycles of Maha Yugas.
- Kelso
-
noun,
a town in SW Washington.
- Kolar
-
noun,
a city in SE Karnataka, in S India: rich mining district.
- kelps
-
noun,
any large, brown, cold-water seaweed of the family Laminariaceae, used as food and in various manufacturing processes.
- Keats
-
noun,
John, 1795–1821, English poet.
- kaput
-
Idioms,
go kaput, to cease functioning; break down:
- karat
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the fineness of gold, pure gold being 24 karats fine. Abbreviation: k., kt.
- Supt.
-
- Katar
-
noun,
Qatar.
- kata-
-
- karts
-
noun,
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- Karst
-
noun,
an area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- surra
-
noun,
an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
- karos
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
- Karol
-
noun,
a female given name.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- kolas
-
noun,
kola nut.
- exalt
-
verb (used with object),
to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate:
- ster.
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Stark
-
noun,
Harold Raynsford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- laker
-
noun,
a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- expos
-
noun,
a world's fair or international exposition:
- takes
-
- steak
-
noun,
a slice of meat or fish, especially beef, cooked by broiling, frying, etc.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- exptl
-
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- step-
-
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- kurta
-
noun,
a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.
- stoke
-
noun,
a unit of kinematic viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in poises divided by the density of the fluid in grams per cubic centimeter.
- extol
-
verb (used with object),
to praise highly; laud; eulogize:
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- Kraut
-
noun,
Informal. sauerkraut.
- Kraus
-
noun,
Karl, 1874–1936, Austrian writer and editor.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- kraal
-
noun,
an enclosure for cattle and other domestic animals in southern Africa.
- exult
-
verb (used without object),
to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant:
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stork
-
noun,
any of several wading birds of the family Ciconiidae, having long legs and a long neck and bill.
Compare adjutant stork, jabiru, marabou (def 1), white stork, wood ibis.
- Korea
-
noun,
a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea.
Compare Korean War.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- 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:
- sloke
-
noun,
algae or seaweed.
- Okla.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- Sept.
-
- sloka
-
noun,
a couplet or distich of Sanskrit verse, especially one with each line containing 16 syllables.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- telo-
-
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- oste-
-
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Taupo
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- slurp
-
noun,
an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
- okras
-
noun,
a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
- slake
-
verb (used with object),
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Osaka
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in S Japan.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teaks
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- tears
-
- sero-
-
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- taxes
-
noun,
a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- skate
-
noun,
ice skate (def 1).
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- Skeat
-
noun,
Walter William, 1835–1912, English philologist and lexicographer.
- OPers
-
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- skelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- skoal
-
noun,
a toast.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- epulo
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a member of a body of priests who performed sacred rites during sacrificial banquets in honor of the gods.
- luxes
-
noun,
a unit of illumination, equivalent to 0.0929 foot-candle and equal to the illumination produced by luminous flux of one lumen falling perpendicularly on a surface one meter square. Symbol: lx.
- Luxor
-
noun,
a town in S (Upper) Egypt, on the Nile: ruins of ancient Thebes.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- terr.
-
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oxter
-
noun,
the armpit.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- lurks
-
noun,
an underhand scheme; dodge.
- tera-
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- toke
-
noun,
a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.
- sur-
-
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- rel.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- roke
-
noun,
a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Xosa
-
noun,
Xhosa.
- Taka
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Bangladesh, equal to 100 poisha.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- saur
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Tex.
-
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Sauk
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of Wisconsin and Iowa, now living mostly in Oklahoma.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- uro-
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Sax.
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- USAR
-
- uret
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- repr
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- sulk
-
noun,
a state or fit of sulking.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Saxe
-
noun,
Comte Hermann Maurice de [er-man maw-rees duh] /ɛrˈman mɔˈris də/ (Show IPA), 1696–1750, French military leader: marshal of France 1744.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repl
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- ter.
-
- top-
-
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- USPO
-
- Sekt
-
noun,
sparkling wine; champagne.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- supr
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- str.
-
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- Rep.
-
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Sark
-
noun,
any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.
- Sat.
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- sake
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- soke
-
noun,
the privilege of holding court, usually connected with the feudal rights of lordship.
- Tues
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- 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.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- soak
-
noun,
the act or state of soaking or the state of being soaked.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tox.
-
- Sol.
-
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- souk
-
noun,
suk.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- trek
-
noun,
a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- task
-
noun,
a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
- rpt.
-
- Rusk
-
noun,
a slice of sweet raised bread dried and baked again in the oven; zwieback.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Roux
-
noun,
a cooked mixture of butter or other fat and flour used to thicken sauces, soups, etc.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- talk
-
noun,
the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
- Sra.
-
- skep
-
noun,
a round farm basket of wicker or wood.
- taxa
-
noun,
plural of taxon.
- Skat
-
noun,
a card game for three players, using a pack of 32 playing cards, sevens through aces, the object being to fulfill any of various contracts, with scoring computed on strategy and on tricks won.
- sext
-
noun,
the fourth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the sixth hour of the day taken as noon.
- ukes
-
noun,
ukulele.
- Rus.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Teak
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- skua
-
noun,
Also called bonxie. any of several large brown gull-like predatory birds of the genus Catharacta, related to jaegers, especially C. skua (great skua) of colder waters of both northern and southern seas.
- ulto
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- sex-
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Taku
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dagu.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Ste.
-
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- tax-
-
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- taur
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Salk
-
noun,
Jonas E(dward) 1914–95, U.S. bacteriologist: developed Salk vaccine.
- poke
-
noun,
a thrust or push.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- tusk
-
noun,
(in certain animals) a tooth developed to great length, usually one of a pair, as in the elephant, walrus, and wild boar, but singly in the narwhal.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Ukr.
-
- 1080
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lake
-
noun,
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Lark
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Kure
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- lea.
-
- leak
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- leks
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Kurt
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Kura
-
noun,
a river flowing from NE Turkey, through the Georgian Republic and Azerbaijan SE to the Caspian Sea. 950 miles (1530 km) long.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- kero
-
noun,
a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
- Kate
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- kats
-
- keas
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- keat
-
noun,
keet.
- kelp
-
noun,
any large, brown, cold-water seaweed of the family Laminariaceae, used as food and in various manufacturing processes.
- Kelt
-
noun,
a salmon that has spawned.
- Keos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, off the SE coast of the Greek mainland. 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- kept
-
noun,
board and lodging; subsistence; support:
- Kerr
-
noun,
Clark, 1911–2003, U.S. educator: president of the University of California 1958–67.
- kras
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- ket-
-
- keta
-
noun,
chum salmon.
- koas
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- koel
-
noun,
any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
- Kola
-
noun,
kola nut.
- kops
-
noun,
a hill.
- Kore
-
noun,
Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- kors
-
noun,
homer2 .
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Kars
-
noun,
a city in NE Turkey.
- OPer
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- okes
-
noun,
oka1 .
- okra
-
noun,
a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
- ole-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- 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.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Oaks
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Orsk
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Europe, on the Ural River.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- luxe
-
noun,
luxury; elegance; sumptuousness:
Compare deluxe.
- leuk
-
- Loup
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- lex.
-
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Lux.
-
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Luke
-
noun,
an early Christian disciple and companion of Paul, a physician and probably a gentile: traditionally believed to be the author of the third Gospel and the Acts.
- Luks
-
noun,
George Benjamin, 1867–1933, U.S. painter.
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- lurk
-
noun,
an underhand scheme; dodge.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- kart
-
noun,
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- karo
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- 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.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- Arak
-
noun,
arrack.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Ark.
-
- Apr.
-
- arks
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter). Also called Noah's Ark. the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Flood. Gen. 6–9.
- arr.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- APSA
-
- apo-
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- AARP
-
- AAUP
-
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- Ala.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alex
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alexander.
- apex
-
noun,
the tip, point, or vertex; summit.
- alk.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- A-OK
-
adjective, adverb,
Informal. OK; perfect:
- 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.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- ates
-
- Karl
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Charles.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eur.
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- exa-
-
- exo-
-
- exor
-
- exp.
-
- EXPO
-
noun,
a world's fair or international exposition:
- expt
-
- exr.
-
- ext.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- eous
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Auxo
-
noun,
one of the Graces worshiped at Athens.
- ator
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- auks
-
noun,
any of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings.
- aur-
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- aux.
-
- Axel
-
noun,
a jump performed by a skater leaping from the front outer edge of one skate into the air to make 1½ rotations of the body and landing on the back outer edge of the other skate.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- axes
-
noun,
plural of axis1 .
- axle
-
noun,
Machinery. the pin, bar, shaft, or the like, on which or by means of which a wheel or pair of wheels rotates.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ELAS
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Polk
-
noun,
James Knox, 1795–1849, the 11th president of the U.S. 1845–49.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Pers
-
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- PERL
-
- perk
-
noun,
perquisite.
- per.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- purl
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- purr
-
noun,
the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
- purs
-
- puka
-
noun,
a small white shell found on Pacific, especially Hawaiian, beaches and strung in clusters to make necklaces.
- peak
-
noun,
the pointed top of a mountain or ridge.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- paua
-
noun,
a large, edible abalone of New Zealand, Haliotis iris, the shell of which is used in making jewelry.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- rake
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- puke
-
noun,
vomit.
- pts.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- pork
-
noun,
the flesh of hogs used as food.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- pot.
-
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- plex
-
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- pre-
-
- pro-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pkt.
-
- prs.
-
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- PSAT
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Park
-
noun,
an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- out-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- raku
-
noun,
a thick-walled, rough, dark lead-glazed Japanese earthenware used in the tea ceremony.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Rask
-
noun,
Rasmus Christian [ras-muh s kris-chuh n;; Danish rahs-moo s krees-tyahn] /ˈræs məs ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish ˈrɑs mʊs ˈkris tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1787–1832, Danish philologist.
- Pal.
-
- Oxus
-
noun,
Amu Darya.
- par.
-
- oxes
-
noun,
the adult castrated male of the genus Bos, used chiefly as a draft animal.
- ea.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- ROP
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- USO
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- PSE
-
- EAA
-
- ax.
-
- Axa
-
noun,
Achsah.
- eo-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Usk
-
noun,
a river flowing S and SE from SE Wales through SW England into the Severn estuary. 60 miles (97 km) long.
- AAE
-
- TKO
-
- REA
-
- PSA
-
- tlo
-
- Aar
-
- tlr
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- AAP
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- AOA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ERT
-
- Ar.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- xat
-
noun,
a carved totem pole of various North American Indian peoples.
- al.
-
- ESA
-
- ERP
-
- ap-
-
- Esk
-
- XOR
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when either but not both of its operands are positive.
- ESL
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Xt.
-
- POR
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- USP
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- PRA
-
- Auk
-
noun,
any of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings.
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- pox
-
noun,
a disease characterized by multiple skin pustules, as smallpox.
- Ep.
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- EPA
-
- USR
-
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- AAU
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ure
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Uke
-
noun,
ukulele.
- TSP
-
- tsk
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tsk.”.
- TSE
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- UAE
-
- trp
-
- ult
-
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- apx
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- up-
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Tu.
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- tux
-
noun,
tuxedo.
- ALU
-
- aor
-
- AOU
-
- UAR
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- USA
-
- RPS
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Apl
-
- Re.
-
- APS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- tue
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- AUA
-
- AEA
-
- ASK
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- ASU
-
- at.
-
- ase
-
- ATA
-
- ae.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ROK
-
noun,
a soldier in the army of the Republic of Korea.
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- rax
-
verb (used with object),
to elongate; stretch.
- ROA
-
- REX
-
noun,
king.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ARS
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- Tro
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- AKA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ur-
-
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- ARU
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- tpk
-
- 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.
- ETS
-
- ESR
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- SAR
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- sox
-
noun,
a plural of sock1 .
- LOX
-
noun,
a kind of brine-cured salmon, having either a salt cure (Scandinavian lox) or a sugar cure (Nova Scotia lox) often eaten with cream cheese on a bagel.
- LST
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- PAK
-
noun,
pack; package.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- PAX
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. kiss of peace.
- OSA
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SRO
-
- SAA
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- SAE
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- Sr.
-
- LAX
-
adjective,
not strict or severe; careless or negligent:
- spt
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- SPR
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ESU
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- op.
-
- OAK
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ox-
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Skt
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ose
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- SKU
-
- PTO
-
- OAU
-
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- pt.
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Ps.
-
- SLR
-
- SLP
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OPA
-
- 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.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- oke
-
noun,
oka1 .
- Pr.
-
- SLE
-
- Ola
-
- Pa.
-
- SLA
-
- Sp.
-
- lep
-
- PKU
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- pks
-
plural,
pack.
- Koa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- eu-
-
- kex
-
noun,
the dry, usually hollow stem or stalk of various plants, especially of large plants belonging to the parsley family, as cow parsnip or wild chervil.
- Ex.
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ka-
-
- pl.
-
- 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.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- 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.
- RSA
-
- POA
-
- RSE
-
- RTS
-
- TAL
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- rt.
-
- PLR
-
- PLO
-
- Ker
-
- Suk
-
noun,
(especially in the Arab countries) the market, especially the traditional bazaar.
- rte
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- PLA
-
- So.
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- OTS
-
- pk.
-
plural,
pack.
- kop
-
noun,
a hill.
- stk
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Kt.
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Kal
-
- RPO
-
- Lt.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ETO
-
- STP
-
- La.
-
- STL
-
- Rs.
-
- kor
-
noun,
homer2 .
- Kos
-
noun,
a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
- kr.
-
- Kra
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- KRP
-
- krs
-
- Kur
-
noun,
(in Sumerian mythology) the world of the dead.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- ETR
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- KP
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- K2
-
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).
- RO
-
- KO
-
noun,
a knockout in boxing.
- Xe
-
- xr
-
- XP
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- XO
-
- XL
-
- ux
-
- K.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- AO
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- sk
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- UL
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PU
-
- LR
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- PX
-
plural,
post exchange.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- RX
-
- L.
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- TL
-
- L1
-
- le
-
- L2
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- TP
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- tk
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ol
-
- AK
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- RP
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- OK
-
noun,
an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
- RU
-
- OA
-
- SU
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- UK
-
- O.
-
- U.
-
- TX
-
- lx
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- xu
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the 100th part of a dong.