Anagrams of lectureship
Word lectureship has
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- clipsheet
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noun,
a sheet of paper printed on one side for convenience in cutting and reprinting, containing news items, features, cartoons, etc., and distributed by public relations firms, publishers, and similar organizations.
- cutleries
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noun,
cutting instruments collectively, especially knives for cutting food.
- sepulchre
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noun,
a tomb, grave, or burial place.
- cruelties
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noun,
the state or quality of being cruel.
- sepulcher
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noun,
a tomb, grave, or burial place.
- reticules
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noun,
a small purse or bag, originally of network but later of silk, rayon, etc.
- peltries
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noun,
fur skins; pelts collectively.
- piecrust
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noun,
the crust or shell of a pie.
- cuprites
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noun,
a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
- Hercules
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noun,
Also, Heracles. Also called Alcides. Classical Mythology. a celebrated hero, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, possessing exceptional strength: among his many adventures were the twelve labors for his cousin Eurystheus, performed in order to gain immortality.
Compare labors of Hercules.
- eucrites
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noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- leucites
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noun,
a whitish or grayish mineral, potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi 2 O 6 , found in alkali volcanic rocks.
- spherule
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noun,
a small sphere or spherical body.
- reticule
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noun,
a small purse or bag, originally of network but later of silk, rayon, etc.
- pictures
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noun,
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
- philtres
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noun, verb (used with object),
philter.
- philters
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noun,
a potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with some specific person.
- perlites
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noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- Pericles
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noun,
c495–429 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- herpetic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or caused by herpes.
- lectures
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noun,
a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject:
- chiseler
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noun,
a person who cheats or tricks; swindler.
- superhet
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adjective, noun,
superheterodyne.
- luthiers
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noun,
a maker of stringed instruments, as violins.
- sclerite
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noun,
any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
- spirelet
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noun,
a small spire, as on a turret.
- utricles
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- pitchers
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noun,
a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
- epicures
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noun,
a person who cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine; connoisseur.
- tiercels
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noun,
tercel.
- telphers
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noun,
Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
- surplice
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noun,
a loose-fitting, broad-sleeved white vestment, worn over the cassock by clergy and choristers.
- prelects
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verb (used without object),
to lecture or discourse publicly.
- heretic
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noun,
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
- hipster
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noun,
a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
- relucts
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- relicts
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- spurtle
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noun,
a stick used to stir porridge.
- recluse
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noun,
a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
- hirsute
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adjective,
hairy; shaggy.
- sterile
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adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- stipule
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noun,
one of a pair of lateral appendages, often leaflike, at the base of a leaf petiole in many plants.
- recepts
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- receipt
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noun,
a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- hurtles
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noun,
Archaic. clash; collision; shock; clatter.
- hustler
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noun,
an enterprising person determined to succeed; go-getter.
- puerile
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adjective,
of or relating to a child or to childhood.
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- prithee
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interjection,
(I) pray thee.
- superl.
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- cluster
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noun,
a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
- prelect
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verb (used without object),
to lecture or discourse publicly.
- replies
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noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- piculet
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noun,
any of numerous small, tropical woodpeckers, chiefly of the genus Picumnus, that lack stiffened shafts in the tail feathers.
- reptile
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noun,
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
- Script.
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- cutlers
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- slither
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noun,
a slithering movement; slide.
- eclipse
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noun,
Astronomy.
the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse)
a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun.
the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- rutiles
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- scepter
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- sceptre
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- scruple
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noun,
a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
- euchres
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noun,
Cards. a game played by two, three, or four persons, usually with the 32, but sometimes with the 28 or 24, highest cards in the pack.
- electr-
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- sectile
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adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- shelter
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noun,
something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- Epistle
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noun,
a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication.
- sheitel
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noun,
a wig worn by certain Orthodox Jewish married women in keeping with an old rabbinical precept that forbids a woman to leave her hair uncovered in the sight of a man other than her husband.
- Elspeth
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Euchite
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noun,
a member of a mendicant, ascetic sect living chiefly in Syria and Mesopotamia in the 4th–7th centuries a.d., and holding a belief that the demon in each person can be expelled only by ceaseless prayer.
- specter
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noun,
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
- splicer
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noun,
a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
- cuprite
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noun,
a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
- repulse
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noun,
the act of repelling.
- helpers
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noun,
a person or thing that helps or gives assistance, support, etc.
- helices
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noun,
a plural of helix.
- reputes
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noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- culprit
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noun,
a person or other agent guilty of or responsible for an offense or fault.
- precuts
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- respect
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noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- eucrite
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noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- spicule
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noun,
a small or minute, slender, sharp-pointed body or part; a small, needlelike crystal, process, or the like.
- respite
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- retches
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noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- reticle
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noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- curites
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Spelter
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noun,
zinc, especially in the form of ingots.
- spectre
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noun,
specter.
- Spieler
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noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- epicure
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noun,
a person who cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine; connoisseur.
- leisure
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noun,
freedom from the demands of work or duty:
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- picture
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noun,
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
- philtre
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noun, verb (used with object),
philter.
- philter
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noun,
a potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with some specific person.
- lechers
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noun,
a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- Chi-tse
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noun,
Ki Tse.
- lecture
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noun,
a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject:
- petrels
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- pelites
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- Cepheus
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noun,
Astronomy. a northern circumpolar constellation between Cassiopeia and Draco.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- 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.
- Chester
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noun,
a city in Cheshire, in NW England: only English city with the Roman walls still intact.
- triples
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- leister
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- precise
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adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- pelters
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- perlite
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noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- ceriphs
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noun,
serif.
- leucite
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noun,
a whitish or grayish mineral, potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi 2 O 6 , found in alkali volcanic rocks.
- perches
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noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- triceps
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noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- luthier
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noun,
a maker of stringed instruments, as violins.
- letches
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noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- lurches
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noun,
an act or instance of swaying abruptly.
- utricle
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- tercels
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- Pitcher
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noun,
a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
- Theiler
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noun,
Max, 1899–1972, South African medical scientist, in the U.S. after 1922: Nobel Prize in medicine 1951.
- pitches
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noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- telpher
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noun,
Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
- pierces
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- sculpt
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verb (used with or without object),
Fine Arts. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.
- pelter
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- etches
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noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- ethics
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noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- rictus
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noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- Richet
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noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- riches
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- lichts
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noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- lusher
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noun,
lush2 (def 1).
- euchre
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noun,
Cards. a game played by two, three, or four persons, usually with the 32, but sometimes with the 28 or 24, highest cards in the pack.
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- liches
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noun,
the body; the trunk.
- luetic
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adjective,
syphilitic.
- lucres
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noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- retuse
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adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- Perche
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noun,
a former division of N France.
- Epirus
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noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- luster
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- septi-
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- Luther
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noun,
Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1483–1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- erupts
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verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- scler-
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- lustre
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- schlep
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noun,
Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.
- liters
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Peirce
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noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- letups
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noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- select
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adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- Peleus
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noun,
a king of the Myrmidons, the son of Aeacus and father of Achilles.
- rutile
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- secure
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adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- pelite
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- Esther
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noun,
the wife of Ahasuerus.
- seiche
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noun,
an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc.
- rustle
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noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- rustic
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noun,
a country person.
- rushee
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noun,
a college student who is rushed by a fraternity or sorority.
- rupees
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noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- Lieut.
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- precut
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- lethes
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- pusher
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noun,
a person or thing that pushes.
- recti-
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- Hitler
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noun,
Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- piculs
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- recipe
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noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- piecer
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- pieces
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noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- recept
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- Putsch
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noun,
a plotted revolt or attempt to overthrow a government, especially one that depends upon suddenness and speed.
- Sereth
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noun,
German name of Siret.
- Pierce
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- hustle
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noun,
energetic activity, as in work.
- recuse
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verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- itches
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noun,
the sensation of itching.
- purees
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noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- pileus
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noun,
Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
- Iseult
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noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- preset
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- Ilheus
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noun,
a seaport in E Brazil.
- Piutes
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noun,
Paiute.
- pleur-
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- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- result
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noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- pester
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- Lester
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noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- lesche
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noun,
an arcade or other public place in ancient Greece.
- perish
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Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- Perlis
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noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- lepers
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noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- reship
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verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- rescue
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noun,
the act of rescuing.
- peruse
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verb (used with object),
to read through with thoroughness or care:
- helic-
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- repute
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noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- lecher
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noun,
a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- Helper
-
noun,
a person or thing that helps or gives assistance, support, etc.
- pestle
-
noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- Petrel
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- repels
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verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- herpes
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noun,
any of several diseases caused by herpesvirus, characterized by eruption of blisters on the skin or mucous membranes.
Compare chickenpox, genital herpes, oral herpes, shingles.
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- leches
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noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- reluct
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- Hester
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noun,
a female given name, form of Esther.
- relish
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noun,
liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- relies
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- hurtle
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noun,
Archaic. clash; collision; shock; clatter.
- sculp.
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- Lucite
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- Chiles
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noun,
chili.
- chisel
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noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cruise
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- thurls
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noun,
the hip joint of cattle.
- spruit
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noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- Thurs.
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- chirps
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noun,
a chirping sound.
- spruce
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noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- thrice
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adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- tie-up
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noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- spilth
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noun,
spillage (def 1).
- cherts
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noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- cupels
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noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- Cherie
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noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- tilers
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- cheers
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- sphere
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noun,
Geometry.
a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = r 2 .
the surface of such a figure; a spherical surface.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- cheeps
-
noun,
a chirp.
- speech
-
noun,
the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one's thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture:
- thrips
-
noun,
any of several minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, that have long, narrow wings fringed with hairs and that infest and feed on a wide variety of weeds and crop plants.
- Christ
-
noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- techie
-
noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- Cletus
-
noun,
Anacletus.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- sutler
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- clepes
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- Superi
-
plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- super-
-
- Citrus
-
noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- sulph-
-
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- creeps
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- thirls
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Tereus
-
noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- crepes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- cipher
-
noun,
zero.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Creuse
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- churls
-
noun,
a rude, boorish, or surly person.
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- culets
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- specie
-
noun,
coined money; coin.
- either
-
adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- ceriph
-
noun,
serif.
- Cereus
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- sleuth
-
noun,
a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- tuchis
-
noun,
tokus.
- sit-up
-
noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- celure
-
noun,
an ornamented canopy, as for a bed or dais.
- silure
-
plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- tusche
-
noun,
a greaselike liquid used in lithography as a medium receptive to lithographic ink, and in etching and silkscreen as a resist.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- tushie
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- elect.
-
- Ulster
-
noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- elutes
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- set-up
-
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.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- teleph
-
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- trich-
-
- Cutler
-
noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- ceruse
-
noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- pitch
-
noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pilus
-
noun,
a hair or hairlike structure.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- pilch
-
noun,
an infant's wrapper worn over a diaper.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- peri-
-
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- piths
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- plush
-
noun,
a fabric, as of silk, cotton, or wool, whose pile is more than ⅛ inch (0.3 cm) high.
- plur.
-
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Usher
-
noun,
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
- Uther
-
noun,
king of Britain and father of Arthur.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- lurch
-
noun,
an act or instance of swaying abruptly.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- Luth.
-
- Phil.
-
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- petr-
-
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- tele-
-
- pert.
-
- petri
-
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- thurl
-
noun,
the hip joint of cattle.
- Thule
-
noun,
the ancient Greek and Latin name for an island or region variously identified as one of the Shetland Islands, Iceland, or Norway: supposed to be the most northerly region of the world.
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- phile
-
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- picul
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- tulip
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Tulipa, of the lily family, cultivated in many varieties, and having lance-shaped leaves and large, showy, usually erect, cup-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- thirl
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Seric
-
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- rhet.
-
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- rupee
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- ruche
-
noun,
a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- slurp
-
noun,
an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
- spec.
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- 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.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- resp.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- ruths
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- sheep
-
noun,
any of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, especially O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- sheet
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- Sept.
-
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- sect.
-
- shlep
-
noun,
Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- Shute
-
noun,
Nevil (Nevil Shute Norway) 1899–1960, British novelist and aeronautical engineer.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Schul
-
noun,
shul.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- 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.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- rcpt.
-
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- 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).
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- seti-
-
- puree
-
noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- pulis
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- Recit
-
- pules
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- Prus.
-
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Supt.
-
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- pret.
-
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- tech.
-
- Pres.
-
- recip
-
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- rept.
-
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- step-
-
- ster.
-
- rect.
-
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- recpt
-
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- shpt.
-
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- hier-
-
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Hurst
-
noun,
Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- hurls
-
noun,
a forcible or violent throw; fling.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- churl
-
noun,
a rude, boorish, or surly person.
- chuse
-
verb (used with or without object),
Archaic. choose.
- hist.
-
- Chute
-
noun,
an inclined channel, as a trough, tube, or shaft, for conveying water, grain, coal, etc., to a lower level.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- herp.
-
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- herls
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- helps
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- heli-
-
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- heels
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- hect-
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- chiru
-
noun,
a goat antelope, Pantholops hodgsoni, of Tibet, the male of which has very long, straight horns.
- hurts
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- clepe
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Isth.
-
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- cert.
-
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- cheep
-
noun,
a chirp.
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- Icel.
-
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crit.
-
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cupel
-
noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- Episc
-
- Ethel
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Esth.
-
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- ESPEC
-
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- Epist
-
- Epis.
-
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Ephes
-
- elute
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elihu
-
noun,
a young man who entered into discourse with Job. Job. 32–37.
- Elche
-
noun,
a city in E Spain.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- crush
-
noun,
the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
- leech
-
noun,
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Letch
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Lith.
-
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lethe
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Licht
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- letup
-
noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- licet
-
- lehrs
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- 30-30
-
- leuc-
-
- lect.
-
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- Lepus
-
noun,
the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Ruth
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- est.
-
- lip-
-
- 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.
- tchr
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- sch.
-
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- sech
-
- sec.
-
- supr
-
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- esp.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- sur-
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- scr.
-
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- scil
-
- etc.
-
- thi-
-
- sci.
-
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Rush
-
noun,
the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- clep
-
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- 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.
- Eur.
-
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- ter.
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Rus.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Eth.
-
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- tel-
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- rpt.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Cush
-
noun,
money, especially when reserved for some special use.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- lush
-
noun,
drunkard; alcoholic; sot.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- SLIC
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ect-
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- cule
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- 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.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Ste.
-
- cur.
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- lit.
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- pct.
-
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Eph.
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- epit
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- str.
-
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Cres
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- USTC
-
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- shut
-
noun,
the act or time of shutting or closing.
- shul
-
noun,
a synagogue.
- USRC
-
- shr.
-
- 1080
-
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- such
-
Idioms,
as such. as1 (def 28).
- cis-
-
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- per.
-
- ile-
-
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- prs.
-
- ICSH
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Pet.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- tri-
-
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- 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.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- Ice.
-
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- pts.
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ire.
-
- 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).
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- Cels
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Tush
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tush!”.
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- phr.
-
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- cet-
-
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- pil-
-
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Tues
-
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- psec
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- help
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- cir.
-
- her.
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- repl
-
- Chur
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.
- HRIP
-
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- perh
-
- Rep.
-
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hurl
-
noun,
a forcible or violent throw; fling.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- PERL
-
- the-
-
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- purs
-
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- chs.
-
- rel.
-
- Chr.
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- hurt
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- uret
-
- thus
-
adverb,
in the way just indicated; in this way:
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- Heep
-
noun,
Uriah, Uriah Heep.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Thur
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- 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.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- thru
-
preposition, adverb, adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of through.
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- heel
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- Pers
-
- TSP
-
- CRP
-
- up-
-
- ch.
-
- 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.
- CRT
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- Sr.
-
- CRS
-
- ult
-
- Tu.
-
- UIT
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- THC
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- uti
-
- UCR
-
- St.
-
- ct.
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- cle
-
- th-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- cp.
-
- tue
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- TSI
-
- CPU
-
- Chu
-
noun,
a river in SE Kazakhstan, flowing NE from the Tian Shan, near the Kyrgyz border, into the desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- TLC
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TCS
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- tlr
-
- CPS
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CPR
-
- CPL
-
- cs.
-
- CLR
-
- CLU
-
- UPI
-
- CPI
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- USC
-
- STI
-
- ur-
-
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- trp
-
- CLI
-
- UPC
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- CIE
-
- STL
-
- STP
-
- ure
-
- UTC
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- TRH
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- cl.
-
- USR
-
- USP
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- cr.
-
- TPI
-
- tph
-
- CIP
-
- LST
-
- spt
-
- iph
-
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- ier
-
- IHP
-
- IHS
-
- il-
-
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- ipr
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- PRC
-
- IRC
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- PLR
-
- IRL
-
- pli
-
- IRS
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PUC
-
- 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.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- HRE
-
- hrs
-
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- Hts
-
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCT
-
- RPS
-
- Re.
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- CSR
-
- RCP
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- 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.
- Hus
-
noun,
Jan [jan;; Czech yahn] /dʒæn;; Czech yɑn/ (Show IPA), Huss, John.
- HUT
-
noun,
a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- ics
-
- ITU
-
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- PLC
-
- pl.
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- PCS
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- PCI
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- ltr
-
- lep
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ITC
-
- ise
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- ish
-
- Isl
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- ISR
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- ist
-
- ite
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- IUS
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- Lt.
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PHS
-
- PhL
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- RCS
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- Ep.
-
- 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).
- EPS
-
- 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.
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- sht
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- se-
-
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- LTh
-
- SCP
-
- Esc
-
- shp
-
- Shu
-
noun,
the Confucian principle of refraining from actions toward others that would be disagreeable if done to oneself.
- ESL
-
- ec-
-
- CST
-
- cte
-
- SPR
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- SLR
-
- SLP
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- EEC
-
- SLE
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Ehr
-
- eir
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- EIS
-
- ese
-
- EPT
-
- ESR
-
- 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.
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- eu-
-
- hr.
-
- rte
-
- HCR
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- rt.
-
- 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.
- RTS
-
- ESU
-
- sc.
-
- Sp.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RI
-
- HP
-
- S.
-
- TP
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SL
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- RU
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- t.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- CU
-
- LR
-
- IP
-
- HL
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- CE
-
- T1
-
- RH
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- ic
-
- UC
-
- i.
-
- SU
-
- RP
-
- L.
-
- LC
-
- LH
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- U.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- h.
-
- L1
-
- TC
-
- UI
-
- L2
-
- UL
-
- TL
-
- R.
-
- le
-
- RC
-
- PH
-
- PU
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).