Anagrams of lepidopteran
Word lepidopteran has
1775 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of lepidopteran.
- Lepidoptera
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noun,
the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.
- delineator
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noun,
a person or thing that delineates.
- interplead
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verb (used without object),
to litigate with each other in order to determine which of two parties is the rightful claimant against a third party.
- peridental
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adjective,
periodontal.
- pentaploid
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noun,
a pentaploid cell or organism.
- notepaper
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noun,
writing paper, especially that used in writing notes or personal correspondence and usually less than 8½ × 11 inches (21.6 × 27.9 cm) in size.
- planetoid
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noun,
an asteroid.
- repletion
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noun,
the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled; fullness.
- periodate
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noun,
a salt of a periodic acid, as sodium periodate, Na 2 H 3 IO 6 .
- lop-eared
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adjective,
having ears that droop or hang down.
- Petrolina
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noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- predation
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noun,
depredation; plundering.
- piperonal
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble aldehyde, C 8 H 6 O 3 , which darkens on exposure to light: used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis.
- appointed
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adjective,
by, through, or as a result of an appointment (often in contrast with elected):
- appointee
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noun,
a person who is appointed.
- interlope
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verb (used without object),
to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
- terpineol
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noun,
any of several unsaturated, cyclic, tertiary alcohols having the formula C 10 H 18 O, occurring in nature in many essential oils or prepared synthetically: used chiefly in the manufacture of perfumes.
- diplotene
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noun,
a late stage of prophase during meiosis, in which the chromatid pairs of the tetrads begin to separate and chiasmata can be seen.
- pterido-
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- dipteran
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- idolater
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noun,
Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
- dipteron
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- dipteral
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adjective,
dipterous.
- popeline
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noun,
a fabric, resembling broadcloth, rep, or poplin and made with silk or rayon warp and wool filling, used in the manufacture of dress goods.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- endpaper
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noun,
a sheet of paper, often distinctively colored or ornamented, folded vertically once to form two leaves, one of which is pasted flat to the inside of the front or back cover of a book, with the other pasted to the inside edge of the first or last page to form a flyleaf.
- petronel
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noun,
a firearm of large caliber, used from the 15th to the 17th century, that fired with its butt resting against the chest.
- dropline
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noun,
a headline or bank consisting of a top line set flush with the left margin, with each succeeding line indented on the left, and the final line flush with the right margin.
- pieplant
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noun,
the edible rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum.
- detainer
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- pearlite
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- 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.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- antelope
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noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Bovidae, chiefly of Africa and Asia, having permanent, hollow, unbranched horns.
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- 11-point
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- petaline
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a petal.
- peroneal
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated near the fibula.
- petaloid
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adjective,
having the form or appearance of a petal.
- Appleton
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noun,
Sir Edward Victor, 1892–1965, British physicist: Nobel Prize 1947.
- petiolar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- oppilate
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verb (used with object),
to stop up; fill with obstructing matter; obstruct.
- 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.
- rondelet
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, consisting of five lines on two rhymes, and having the opening words or word used after the second and fifth lines as an unrhymed refrain.
- platino-
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- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- oilpaper
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noun,
a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil.
- antlered
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adjective,
having antlers.
- Rodentia
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noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- antipope
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noun,
a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.
- antipole
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- antipode
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noun,
a direct or exact opposite.
- oleander
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noun,
a poisonous shrub, Nerium oleander, of the dogbane family, native to southern Eurasia, having evergreen leaves and showy clusters of pink, red, or white flowers, and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- peperoni
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noun,
pepperoni.
- pileated
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adjective,
crested.
- ordinate
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noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- Oedipean
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Oedipus or the Oedipus complex.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- dateline
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noun,
a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
- dolerite
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noun,
a coarse-grained variety of basalt.
- elaterid
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noun,
any beetle of the family Elateridae, comprising the click beetles.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- triplane
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- Portland
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noun,
a seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers.
- tripedal
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adjective,
having three feet.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- tripodal
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adjective,
pertaining to or having the form of a tripod.
- deration
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- trinodal
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adjective,
having three nodes or joints.
- red-tape
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noun,
excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- 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.
- redolent
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adjective,
having a pleasant odor; fragrant.
- deletion
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noun,
an act or instance of deleting.
- aerolite
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- palinode
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noun,
a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
- leporide
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noun,
a Belgian hare formerly believed to be a hybrid of the European rabbit and hare.
- open-pit
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which massive, usually metallic mineral deposits are removed by cutting benches in the walls of a broad, deep funnel-shaped excavation.
- leporine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.
- Interpol
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noun,
an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- depilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
- Deloria
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noun,
Vine, (Jr.) [vahyn] /vaɪn/ (Show IPA), 1933–2005, U.S. writer.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- depaint
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verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- propend
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verb (used without object),
to incline or tend.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- oppidan
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noun,
a townsman.
- 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.
- taliped
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noun,
a taliped person or animal.
- propine
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noun,
a present; gift.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- 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.
- notepad
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noun,
a pad of blank pages for writing notes.
- propene
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noun,
propylene (def 2).
- Lepanto
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noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- pintado
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noun,
cero (def 1).
- petiole
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noun,
Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- epilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- 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.
- deplane
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verb (used without object),
to disembark from an airplane.
- deplore
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verb (used with object),
to regret deeply or strongly; lament:
- dilator
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- Delaine
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- ordinal
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noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- 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.
- Oedipal
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adjective,
of, characterized by, or resulting from the Oedipus complex.
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- replant
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- Elpenor
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noun,
(in the Odyssey) a companion of Odysseus who was killed when he fell off the roof of Circe's palace.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- 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.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- Darlene
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noun,
a female given name: from the Old English word meaning “darling.”.
- pileate
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adjective,
having a pileus.
- dariole
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noun,
a small round mold.
- Leander
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noun,
a Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her until he was drowned in a storm.
- leporid
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noun,
an animal of the family Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares.
- petrol.
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- lepido-
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- polenta
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- entero-
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- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- redline
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noun,
Automotive.
the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm.
a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.
- ripplet
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noun,
a small ripple.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- enolate
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noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- re-laid
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- protend
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verb (used with object),
to stretch forth.
- 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.
- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- related
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adjective,
associated; connected.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- propane
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noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
- Learned
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adjective,
having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite:
- podetia
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noun,
(in certain lichens) a stalk bearing an apothecium.
- treadle
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noun,
a lever or the like worked by continual action of the foot to impart motion to a machine.
- potline
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- toprail
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noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- topline
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adjective,
so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
- portend
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verb (used with object),
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does:
- padrone
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noun,
a master; boss.
- padrino
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noun,
a godfather.
- Dnieper
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noun,
a river rising in the W Russian Federation flowing S through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Ukraine to the Black Sea. 1400 miles (2250 km) long.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- predial
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adjective,
praedial.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- prelate
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- droplet
-
noun,
a little drop.
- painted
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noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- 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.
- Adeline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adele.
- 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.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- Doppler
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noun,
Christian Johann, 1803–53, Austrian physicist: discovered the Doppler effect.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- pointel
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noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- poniard
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noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- trindle
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noun,
British Dialect. a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- pointed
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Ireland
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noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- pointal
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noun,
pointel.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- parolee
-
noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- adoptee
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noun,
a person who is adopted.
- parotid
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noun,
Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- ladrone
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noun,
a thief.
- Lenotre
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- predate
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verb (used with object),
to date before the actual time; antedate:
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- Leonard
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noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- 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).
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- pretend
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adjective,
Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit:
- periapt
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noun,
an amulet.
- Peridot
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noun,
a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- diopter
-
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.
- proline
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noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- tendril
-
noun,
a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- perinde
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) in the same manner as before.
- eternal
-
noun,
something that is eternal.
- peptide
-
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.
- pronate
-
verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- applied
-
adjective,
having a practical purpose or use; derived from or involved with actual phenomena (distinguished from theoretical, opposed to pure):
- appoint
-
verb (used with object),
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate:
- operate
-
verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- 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.
- planter
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noun,
a person who plants.
- erodent
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adjective,
eroding; erosive:
- perpend
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noun,
a large stone passing through the entire thickness of a wall.
- perpent
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noun,
perpend1 .
- peptone
-
noun,
any of a class of diffusible, soluble substances into which proteins are converted by partial hydrolysis.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- Pioneer
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- peloria
-
noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- pentode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube having five electrodes, usually a plate, three grids, and a cathode, within the same envelope.
- Diptera
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noun,
the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- Oriente
-
noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- tippler
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noun,
a person who tipples intoxicating liquor.
- diplont
-
noun,
the diploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- operand
-
noun,
a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
- pleader
-
noun,
a person who pleads, especially at law.
- lentoid
-
noun,
a lentoid body.
- antero-
-
- operant
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- Plante
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- 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:
- Dorpat
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noun,
German name of Tartu.
- Edirne
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noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- Pleiad
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noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- Poland
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noun,
a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. About 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Capital: Warsaw.
- 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.
- plano-
-
- Leiden
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noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- leader
-
noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- planet
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- pliant
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adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- plated
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- leaden
-
adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- podite
-
noun,
an arthropod limb.
- plani-
-
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- pleio-
-
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- pedlar
-
noun,
peddler.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- pedant
-
noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- pedate
-
adjective,
having a foot or feet.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- pedion
-
noun,
a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- pelite
-
noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- peloid
-
noun,
mud used therapeutically.
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- pelter
-
noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- penta-
-
- pentad
-
noun,
a period of five years.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- people
-
noun,
persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general:
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- patri-
-
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- pander
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- panto-
-
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- paleon
-
- pardon
-
noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- paleo-
-
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- parole
-
noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- inter.
-
- parpen
-
noun,
perpend1 .
- parted
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- pained
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- intro.
-
- intra-
-
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- paedo-
-
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- pepino
-
noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- Pilate
-
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.
- Elodea
-
noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- ordeal
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- pinard
-
noun,
wine.
- pinder
-
noun,
peanut.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- elated
-
adjective,
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- elapid
-
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.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- L-dopa
-
noun,
Pharmacology. levodopa.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- petro-
-
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- iatro-
-
- lardon
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- Pepita
-
noun,
the edible seed of a pumpkin or squash, used in cooking and often dried or toasted and eaten as a snack food.
- perdie
-
adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- lapper
-
noun,
a person or thing that laps liquid.
- lappet
-
noun,
a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, especially of a garment or headdress.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- period
-
noun,
a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics:
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- laptop
-
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).
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- Pernod
-
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- enter-
-
- Laredo
-
noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- petard
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- oreide
-
noun,
oroide.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- Petrel
-
noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- Doreen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- nitro-
-
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- teleo-
-
- append
-
verb (used with object),
to add as a supplement, accessory, or appendix; subjoin:
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- nipple
-
noun,
a protuberance of the mamma or breast where, in the female, the milk ducts discharge; teat.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- nipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- teredo
-
noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- tapper
-
noun,
a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- tiered
-
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.
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- andro-
-
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- tippee
-
noun,
a person who receives a tip, as of money or information.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ripped
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ripple
-
noun,
a small wave or undulation, as on water.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- Roland
-
noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- rondel
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- tipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tips:
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- loader
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- aedile
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- adreno
-
- adren-
-
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- trepid
-
adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- aeron.
-
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- adeno-
-
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- tripod
-
noun,
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- lopper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lops.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- tipple
-
noun,
intoxicating liquor.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- neaped
-
adjective,
grounded until the next cycle of spring tides.
- lipped
-
noun,
either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- lippen
-
verb (used with object),
to trust (a person).
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- lipper
-
noun,
a slightly rough or ripply surface on a body of water.
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- aliped
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Aleppo
-
noun,
a city in NW Syria.
- napper
-
noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- Aldrin
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- Topper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- topple
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to topple.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- torpid
-
noun,
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- propel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward:
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- Dieppe
-
noun,
a seaport in N France, on the English Channel: raided by an Allied expeditionary force August 1942.
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- ptero-
-
- radio-
-
- Pandit
-
noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- rapido
-
noun,
an express train.
- deport
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- depone
-
verb (used with or without object),
to testify under oath; depose.
- depart
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- dentil
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- denti-
-
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- diplo-
-
- denote
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- polit.
-
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- Ponape
-
noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- ponder
-
verb (used with object),
to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:
- dopant
-
noun,
an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties:
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- poplar
-
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.
- poplin
-
noun,
a finely corded fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool, for dresses, draperies, etc.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- diploe
-
noun,
the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium.
- poteen
-
noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- potpie
-
noun,
a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- Lenape
-
noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Pripet
-
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.
- dipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that dips.
- dipole
-
noun,
Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
- rappee
-
noun,
a strong snuff made from dark, rank tobacco leaves.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- dapper
-
adjective,
neat; trim; smart:
- dealer
-
noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- delate
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- dartle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- repand
-
adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- redtop
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
- dapple
-
noun,
a spot or mottled marking, usually occurring in clusters.
- lepto-
-
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- Repeal
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- Lepton
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- rappel
-
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.
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- rappen
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- 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.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- pale-
-
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- palpi
-
noun,
plural of palpus.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- ordn.
-
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- oidea
-
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
-
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- nappe
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- orial
-
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- natl.
-
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- 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.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- 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.
- rept.
-
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- 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).
- tele-
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telo-
-
- retd.
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- teno-
-
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- pron.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- prop.
-
- Prot.
-
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reni-
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- 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.
- 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.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- 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.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- 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.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- trop-
-
- 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.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- 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.
- 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.
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- 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.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tonia
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- prod.
-
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- PEDir
-
- pedo-
-
- Pedro
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- pene-
-
- Pepin
-
noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- peri-
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- 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.
- pert.
-
- peta-
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petri
-
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- pedi-
-
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- pant-
-
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- 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.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- pari-
-
- Parl.
-
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- 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.
- part.
-
- pated
-
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patr-
-
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Pride
-
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.
- Port.
-
- 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).
- plio-
-
- ploid
-
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- poet.
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- prae-
-
- pleo-
-
- prand
-
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- pred.
-
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- prep.
-
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- 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.
- Piper
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- piled
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- pipal
-
noun,
a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.
- pipet
-
noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- plaid
-
noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plan-
-
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- plat.
-
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- 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.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- andr-
-
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- dropt
-
noun,
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- Ital.
-
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Arnel
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- ation
-
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- ileo-
-
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- 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.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- ideo-
-
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Apple
-
noun,
the usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree, Malus sylvestris, of the rose family.
- Elder
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- endo-
-
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- apptd
-
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- epode
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- ante-
-
- anti-
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edit.
-
- intr.
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Indo-
-
- areo-
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- aeri-
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- aden-
-
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- 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.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- 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.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- 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.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- Lippe
-
noun,
a former state in NW Germany: now part of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- depot
-
noun,
a railroad station.
- adopt
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- dent.
-
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- dept.
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- lipo-
-
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- aero-
-
- dial.
-
- 30-30
-
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- dipl.
-
- 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.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Rep.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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.
- dep.
-
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- epit
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- epi-
-
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Den.
-
- repl
-
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Del.
-
- EDTA
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rel.
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pil-
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- dat.
-
- 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.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- end-
-
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- 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).
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- 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.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- ppd.
-
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Dino
-
- dol.
-
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- pot.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Din.
-
- ator
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- 1080
-
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- pop-
-
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- 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.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Pet.
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- PPLO
-
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- dir.
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- dlr.
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pro-
-
- rit.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- pre-
-
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- depr
-
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- plop
-
noun,
a plopping sound or fall.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- plod
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- der.
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- 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.
- prin
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rpt.
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- 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.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- pnea
-
- 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.
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- dia-
-
- 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.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pol.
-
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- dpt.
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- RONA
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- poda
-
- art.
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rad.
-
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- top-
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Ald.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- 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.
- Aire
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- not-
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- AInd
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- aet.
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- NTIA
-
- ole-
-
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lat.
-
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- ord.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- 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.
- lea.
-
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- opp.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- opia
-
- 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).
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Ont.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- 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.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- 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.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- lit.
-
- LitD
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- NADP
-
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- tRNA
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lond
-
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Ltd.
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- tron
-
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- trid
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- NIRA
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- 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.
- 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:
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- aer-
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neo-
-
- tri-
-
- lip-
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- 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.
- peep
-
noun,
a quick or furtive look or glance.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- app.
-
- apo-
-
- inae
-
- pede
-
- IndE
-
- ped.
-
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- pat.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- ant.
-
- Ire.
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- patd
-
- int.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ter.
-
- 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.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- intl
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- ile-
-
- par.
-
- per.
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Apr.
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- PERL
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Ind.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- appt
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pen.
-
- appd
-
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- tel-
-
- 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.
- appl
-
- idae
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- 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.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- iod-
-
- Danl
-
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Pan.
-
- palp
-
noun,
a palpus.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Pal.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- 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.
- tion
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- alt.
-
- Lani
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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).
- 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:
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- 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.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- 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.
- ano-
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- 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.
- itol
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- 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.
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- an.
-
- TID
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Ar.
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ard
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ad-
-
- TIA
-
- at.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ROI
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- tlo
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- TPI
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- tpd
-
- tlr
-
- ap-
-
- Tro
-
- 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.
- aor
-
- ROP
-
- DOA
-
- Apl
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- RNA
-
- rte
-
- ROA
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- RPO
-
- ae.
-
- do.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RLD
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- rnd
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- rt.
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- 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.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- TAL
-
- DAE
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- tra
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ATP
-
- tr.
-
- trp
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- pp.
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ITA
-
- pd.
-
- Pa.
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- 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.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ld.
-
- LDP
-
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- IRO
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ILO
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- 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).
- ide
-
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IDP
-
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- ILP
-
- IRL
-
- in.
-
- DAR
-
- ine
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PDT
-
- PDL
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- Ir.
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- 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.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- NOP
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEA
-
- NPR
-
- ne-
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- NDE
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAD
-
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- LPN
-
- 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.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Npt
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- OIr
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- 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.
- nr.
-
- lep
-
- oid
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- ODT
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- OAP
-
- op.
-
- OED
-
- NRA
-
- io-
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- id.
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- PRA
-
- PPT
-
- ppr
-
- ppl
-
- PPI
-
- PPE
-
- 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.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- POR
-
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- DPA
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DPI
-
- DPP
-
- Dr.
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- PLR
-
- DRE
-
- PLO
-
- pli
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Doi
-
- DNR
-
- ea.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- 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.
- REA
-
- RDA
-
- 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.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- DNA
-
- Re.
-
- Rd.
-
- PTP
-
- DET
-
- di.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- prp
-
- 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.
- DIL
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- 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.
- DLO
-
- ETD
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pl.
-
- EOE
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- PLA
-
- EEO
-
- 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.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EPT
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- Ep.
-
- EDP
-
- EDT
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- ed.
-
- EPA
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- PID
-
- 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:
- en-
-
- ERT
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ERP
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- ene
-
- eir
-
- ead
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- PIO
-
- RN
-
- D.
-
- DA
-
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.
- RI
-
- t.
-
- DP
-
- N.
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LR
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- dl
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- ND
-
- NI
-
- NP
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- AO
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ln
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- NL
-
- EI
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- le
-
- T1
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- L2
-
- TN
-
- RP
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TL
-
- TD
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- i.
-
- L1
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- OA
-
- R.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- IP
-
- O.
-
- 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.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TP
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- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- DN
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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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- 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.
- L.
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- ol
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- 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.