Anagrams of Lepidoptera
Word Lepidoptera has
997 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Lepidoptera.
- lop-eared
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adjective,
having ears that droop or hang down.
- periodate
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noun,
a salt of a periodic acid, as sodium periodate, Na 2 H 3 IO 6 .
- petaloid
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adjective,
having the form or appearance of a petal.
- leporide
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noun,
a Belgian hare formerly believed to be a hybrid of the European rabbit and hare.
- aerolite
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- pearlite
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- petiolar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- detailer
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noun,
a manufacturer's representative who calls on customers to supply information on products and visits stores to monitor sales and replenish stock.
- oppilate
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verb (used with object),
to stop up; fill with obstructing matter; obstruct.
- pileated
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adjective,
crested.
- idolater
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noun,
Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
- tailored
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- red-tape
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noun,
excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- dipteral
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adjective,
dipterous.
- elaterid
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noun,
any beetle of the family Elateridae, comprising the click beetles.
- pterido-
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- depilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
- tripedal
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adjective,
having three feet.
- oilpaper
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noun,
a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil.
- lepidote
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adjective,
covered with scurfy scales or scaly spots.
- Leopardi
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noun,
Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.
- tripodal
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adjective,
pertaining to or having the form of a tripod.
- dolerite
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noun,
a coarse-grained variety of basalt.
- tippler
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noun,
a person who tipples intoxicating liquor.
- Oedipal
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adjective,
of, characterized by, or resulting from the Oedipus complex.
- 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.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- dariole
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noun,
a small round mold.
- elepaio
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noun,
a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
- periapt
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noun,
an amulet.
- peptide
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noun,
a compound containing two or more amino acids in which the carboxyl group of one acid is linked to the amino group of the other.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- applied
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adjective,
having a practical purpose or use; derived from or involved with actual phenomena (distinguished from theoretical, opposed to pure):
- operate
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- petiole
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noun,
Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- Peridot
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noun,
a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- pileate
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adjective,
having a pileus.
- Deloria
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noun,
Vine, (Jr.) [vahyn] /vaɪn/ (Show IPA), 1933–2005, U.S. writer.
- lepido-
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- 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.
- pleader
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noun,
a person who pleads, especially at law.
- related
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adjective,
associated; connected.
- re-laid
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- Doppler
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noun,
Christian Johann, 1803–53, Austrian physicist: discovered the Doppler effect.
- ripplet
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noun,
a small ripple.
- leopard
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noun,
a large, spotted Asian or African carnivore, Panthera pardus, of the cat family, usually tawny with black markings; the Old World panther: all leopard populations are threatened or endangered.
- leotard
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noun,
a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
- leporid
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noun,
an animal of the family Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares.
- petrol.
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- podetia
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noun,
(in certain lichens) a stalk bearing an apothecium.
- tadpole
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noun,
the aquatic larva or immature form of frogs and toads, especially after the development of the internal gills and before the appearance of the forelimbs and the resorption of the tail.
- Diptera
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noun,
the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- diopter
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noun,
Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- dilator
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- taliped
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noun,
a taliped person or animal.
- prolate
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adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- lipread
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verb (used with object),
to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- deplore
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verb (used with object),
to regret deeply or strongly; lament:
- 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.
- droplet
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noun,
a little drop.
- predate
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verb (used with object),
to date before the actual time; antedate:
- toprail
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noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- parolee
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noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- adoptee
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noun,
a person who is adopted.
- prelate
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- epidote
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noun,
a mineral, calcium aluminum iron silicate, Ca 2 (Al, Fe) 3 Si 3 O 12 (OH), occurring in green prismatic crystals.
- treadle
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noun,
a lever or the like worked by continual action of the foot to impart motion to a machine.
- parotid
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noun,
Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- predial
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adjective,
praedial.
- epilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- dipper
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noun,
a person or thing that dips.
- tailed
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noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- dipole
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noun,
Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
- ptero-
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- diploe
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noun,
the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium.
- diplo-
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- redtop
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
- piolet
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- paedo-
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- podite
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noun,
an arthropod limb.
- parted
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noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- editor
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noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- polder
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noun,
a tract of low land, especially in the Netherlands, reclaimed from the sea or other body of water and protected by dikes.
- redial
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noun,
automatic redial.
- patri-
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- derail
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noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- lipper
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noun,
a slightly rough or ripply surface on a body of water.
- lipped
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noun,
either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech.
- detail
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- tapper
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noun,
a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
- adroit
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adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- Pilate
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noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- dialer
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noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- diaper
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noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- radio-
-
- aedile
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noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- Dieppe
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noun,
a seaport in N France, on the English Channel: raided by an Allied expeditionary force August 1942.
- ideate
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noun,
ideatum.
- dilate
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- paleo-
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- doater
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noun,
doter.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Repeal
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- plated
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- laptop
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noun,
a portable computer, usually battery-powered, small enough to rest on the user's lap and having a screen that closes over the keyboard like a lid.
Compare tablet (def 6).
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- leader
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noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- propel
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verb (used with object),
to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward:
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- L-dopa
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noun,
Pharmacology. levodopa.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- iatro-
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- Pleiad
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noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- pleio-
-
- Dorpat
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noun,
German name of Tartu.
- parole
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- Lerida
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noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- Etoile
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- lepto-
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- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- deport
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verb (used with object),
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- triode
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noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- roadie
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noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- triple
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Dorati
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noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- tripod
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noun,
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
- Leipoa
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noun,
mallee fowl.
- lapper
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noun,
a person or thing that laps liquid.
- lappet
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noun,
a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, especially of a garment or headdress.
- Pripet
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noun,
a river in NW Ukraine and S Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing E through the Pripet Marshes to the Dnieper River in NW Ukraine. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- ripple
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noun,
a small wave or undulation, as on water.
- ripped
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noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- aplite
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- rapido
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noun,
an express train.
- Aerope
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noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- oleate
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noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- elapid
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noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- dapple
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noun,
a spot or mottled marking, usually occurring in clusters.
- dapper
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adjective,
neat; trim; smart:
- pedlar
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noun,
peddler.
- pelota
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noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- tiered
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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.
- pedate
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adjective,
having a foot or feet.
- patrol
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noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- elated
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adjective,
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
- Aleppo
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noun,
a city in NW Syria.
- period
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noun,
a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics:
- tippee
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noun,
a person who receives a tip, as of money or information.
- tipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tips:
- tipple
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noun,
intoxicating liquor.
- teredo
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noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- tirade
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- aliped
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noun,
an aliped animal.
- potpie
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noun,
a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.
- torpid
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noun,
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
- rappel
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noun,
(in mountaineering) the act or method of moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body, usually under the left thigh and over the right shoulder, and paid out gradually in the descent.
- oreide
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noun,
oroide.
- perdie
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adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- iodate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- pelter
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- people
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noun,
persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general:
- ordeal
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noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- Pepita
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noun,
the edible seed of a pumpkin or squash, used in cooking and often dried or toasted and eaten as a snack food.
- peloid
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noun,
mud used therapeutically.
- Laredo
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noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- areole
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noun,
an areola.
- teleo-
-
- depart
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noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- polit.
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- trepid
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adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- Elodea
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noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- loader
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- petro-
-
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- delate
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verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- polite
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adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- poplar
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noun,
any of the rapidly growing, salicaceous trees of the genus Populus, usually characterized by the columnar or spirelike manner of growth of its branches.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Petrel
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- Topper
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noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- dartle
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verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- petard
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noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- pelite
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- portal
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noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- lopper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lops.
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- dealer
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noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- topple
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to topple.
- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- rappee
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noun,
a strong snuff made from dark, rank tobacco leaves.
- plio-
-
- ileo-
-
- Prato
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noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- pred.
-
- plier
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noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- Laird
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noun,
a landed proprietor.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- poet.
-
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- ideo-
-
- polar
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adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- Ital.
-
- pret.
-
- Port.
-
- prep.
-
- Ieper
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noun,
Ypres.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- podia
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noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- Pride
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noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- ploid
-
- prae-
-
- Poler
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noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- Lippe
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noun,
a former state in NW Germany: now part of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Pedro
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noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- pedi-
-
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- PEDir
-
- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- pedo-
-
- opera
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noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- oiled
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oidea
-
- peri-
-
- orial
-
- pedal
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- palpi
-
noun,
plural of palpus.
- Parl.
-
- pari-
-
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- paper
-
noun,
a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- part.
-
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- pale-
-
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- pated
-
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- patr-
-
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- pleo-
-
- plat.
-
- pipal
-
noun,
a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.
- Piper
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- pipet
-
noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- plaid
-
noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pert.
-
- peta-
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- petr-
-
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- piled
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- petri
-
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- 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.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- lipo-
-
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- prod.
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- areo-
-
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- apptd
-
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- Apple
-
noun,
the usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree, Malus sylvestris, of the rose family.
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- Appel
-
noun,
a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- retd.
-
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- rept.
-
- alto-
-
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- dropt
-
noun,
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- alti-
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- telo-
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- tele-
-
- tiled
-
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.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- dipl.
-
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- depot
-
noun,
a railroad station.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- dept.
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- dial.
-
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- Elder
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- 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.
- epode
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- trop-
-
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- 30-30
-
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- Prot.
-
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- prop.
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- adopt
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- treed
-
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.
- edit.
-
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- PERL
-
- 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.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- ped.
-
- 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.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- 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.
- Pet.
-
- pede
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- pepo
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- patd
-
- trid
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- per.
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- pat.
-
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- peep
-
noun,
a quick or furtive look or glance.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- top-
-
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- tri-
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pil-
-
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- poda
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- pop-
-
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- plop
-
noun,
a plopping sound or fall.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- plod
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- rel.
-
- Rep.
-
- repl
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- pre-
-
- pro-
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- rad.
-
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- PPLO
-
- ppd.
-
- pot.
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- 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.
- rpt.
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- TEPP
-
noun,
a colorless to amber, hygroscopic, poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5) 4 P 2 O 7 , used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
- ter.
-
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Rida
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 1080
-
- opp.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- Lapp
-
noun,
Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Del.
-
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- dep.
-
- depr
-
- der.
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- itol
-
- dia-
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- deep
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- dat.
-
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Lat.
-
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Ire.
-
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- dpt.
-
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- 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).
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- EDTA
-
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- iod-
-
- ile-
-
- dlr.
-
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- idae
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- dol.
-
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- lea.
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- opia
-
- OPer
-
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- ole-
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alt.
-
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- apo-
-
- app.
-
- appd
-
- appl
-
- appt
-
- Apr.
-
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- par.
-
- palp
-
noun,
a palpus.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aer-
-
- ord.
-
- aet.
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Ald.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ator
-
- lit.
-
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- LitD
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- art.
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lip-
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Ltd.
-
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- DPA
-
- DAR
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- RLD
-
- ROA
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ae.
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ar.
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ATP
-
- ap-
-
- DOA
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ead
-
- DAE
-
- ea.
-
- ETD
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- DRE
-
- DPI
-
- Tro
-
- 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.
- ad-
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- Dr.
-
- al.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- DPP
-
- Doi
-
- at.
-
- ROI
-
- DET
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- ed.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- aor
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- di.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- tlr
-
- Apl
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ard
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DIL
-
- tpd
-
- TID
-
- rt.
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- TIA
-
- ROP
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- DLO
-
- tra
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- RPO
-
- de-
-
- tr.
-
- TAL
-
- rte
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- tlo
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tpr
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- do.
-
- DEA
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- TPI
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- pl.
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- 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.
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- PLA
-
- PIO
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PID
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- POA
-
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PLR
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- PLO
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- pli
-
- Ld.
-
- LDP
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- ite
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- Pa.
-
- pd.
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- PDT
-
- PDL
-
- pp.
-
- Pr.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- LTA
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ltr
-
- OED
-
- op.
-
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ODT
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- oid
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- Ola
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- OPA
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- POR
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ERP
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- Rd.
-
- PTP
-
- ERT
-
- ITA
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- prp
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- eir
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EDP
-
- EDT
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- REA
-
- EPT
-
- RDA
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EOE
-
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- ial
-
- trp
-
- ide
-
- IRO
-
- IPO
-
- PPE
-
- PPI
-
- ppl
-
- IPA
-
- ppr
-
- Ir.
-
- PPT
-
- PRA
-
- IRL
-
- IOT
-
- ipr
-
- ior
-
- PPA
-
noun,
a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- ILP
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IDP
-
- ILO
-
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L.
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- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- ee
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- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- EI
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- AO
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- L1
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- L2
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- ol
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- TP
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- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- DP
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- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- D.
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- i.
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- TL
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- RP
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RO
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- O.
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- dl
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- OA
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- IP
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- t.
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TD
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- RI
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- le
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LR
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