Anagrams of leprosarium
Word leprosarium has
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- lorimers
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noun,
a craftsperson who makes hardware for harnesses and riding habits, as bits or spurs.
- primeros
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noun,
a card game fashionable in England in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- ramulose
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adjective,
having many small branches.
- Roumelia
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noun,
Rumelia.
- Superior
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noun,
one superior to another.
- Mariupol
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noun,
a city in SE Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.
- parlours
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noun,
Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
- primulas
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noun,
primrose (def 1).
- Primrose
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noun,
any plant of the genus Primula, as P. vulgaris (English primrose) of Europe, having yellow flowers, or P. sinensis (Chinese primrose) of China, having flowers in a variety of colors.
Compare primrose family.
- armories
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noun,
a storage place for weapons and other war equipment.
- armoires
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noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- pelorias
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- imposure
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noun,
the act of imposing:
- implores
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verb (used with object),
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:
- impearls
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- soralium
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noun,
(in a lichen) a group of soredia.
- Solarium
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noun,
a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- premolar
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noun,
a premolar tooth.
- reprisal
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noun,
(in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries.
- rosarium
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noun,
a rose garden.
- meropias
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noun,
partial blindness.
- lempiras
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- perilous
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adjective,
involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous:
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- armoire
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noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- repairs
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noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- Palermo
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Sicily, in the NW part.
- impers.
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- armures
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noun,
a woolen or silk fabric woven with a small, raised pattern.
- implore
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verb (used with object),
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:
- peroral
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adjective,
administered or performed through the mouth, as surgery or administration of a drug.
- armours
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noun,
armor.
- mailers
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- rompers
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noun,
a person or thing that romps.
- impresa
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- palmers
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noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- Laurier
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noun,
Sir Wilfrid [wil-frid;; French weel-freed] /ˈwɪl frɪd;; French wilˈfrid/ (Show IPA), 1841–1919, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1896–1911.
- primero
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noun,
a card game fashionable in England in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- pelorus
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noun,
a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects.
- Palouse
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noun,
a river in NW Idaho and SW Washington, flowing W and S to the Snake River. 140 miles (225 km) long.
- Piraeus
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noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- primers
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noun,
an elementary book for teaching children to read.
- remoras
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noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- sampler
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noun,
a person who samples.
- marries
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verb (used with object),
to take in marriage:
- Primula
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noun,
primrose (def 1).
- Spirula
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noun,
any cephalopod of the genus Spirula, having a flat, spiral shell that is partly inside and partly outside the posterior part of the body.
- spoiler
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noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- spermo-
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- plasmo-
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- impearl
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- perusal
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noun,
a reading:
- meropia
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noun,
partial blindness.
- simular
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noun,
a person or thing that simulates; pretender.
- Emporia
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noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- Polaris
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noun,
Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
- oralism
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noun,
the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.
- prelim.
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- lempira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- prelims
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noun,
preliminary.
- orarium
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noun,
orarion.
- Lorimer
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noun,
a craftsperson who makes hardware for harnesses and riding habits, as bits or spurs.
- promise
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noun,
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
- reposal
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noun,
the act of reposing.
- sporule
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noun,
a spore, especially a small one.
- preoral
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adjective,
situated in front of or before the mouth.
- soilure
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noun,
a stain.
- pumelos
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noun,
pomelo.
- lipomas
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noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- plumose
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adjective,
having feathers or plumes; feathered.
- semipro
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adjective, noun,
semiprofessional.
- rapiers
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noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- ouraris
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noun,
curare.
- Maurois
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), (Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog) 1885–1967, French biographer and novelist.
- pleuro-
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- Maspero
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noun,
Sir Gaston Camille Charles [gas-tawn ka-mee-yuh sharl] /gasˈtɔ̃ kaˈmi yə ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, French Egyptologist.
- impales
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verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- lumpers
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noun,
a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber.
- impulse
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noun,
the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.:
- parlour
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noun,
Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
- supremo
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noun,
the person in charge; chief.
- leprous
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adjective,
Pathology. affected with leprosy.
- uprears
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift:
- uremias
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- morulas
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noun,
the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
- upraise
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- parrels
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noun,
Nautical. a sliding ring or collar of rope, wood, or metal that confines a yard or the jaws of a gaff to the mast but allows vertical movement.
- superl.
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- parries
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noun,
an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
- Rumelia
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noun,
a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.
- Marisol
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noun,
(Marisol Escobar) born 1930, Venezuelan artist, in U.S. since 1950.
- larries
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noun,
a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- pileous
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adjective,
hairy or furry.
- parulis
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noun,
gumboil.
- parures
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noun,
a matching set of jewels or ornaments.
- morales
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noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- lampers
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noun,
lampas.
- realism
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noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- surreal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism, an artistic and literary style; surrealistic.
- misrule
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noun,
bad or unwise rule; misgovernment.
- Roulers
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noun,
a city in NW Belgium: battles 1914, 1918.
- Ampelos
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noun,
a satyr who was placed among the stars by Dionysus.
- leproma
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noun,
the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- parlous
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adverb,
to a large extent; greatly.
- rimples
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noun,
a wrinkle.
- ampules
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noun,
a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection.
- rumples
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noun,
a wrinkle or irregular fold; crease.
- larrups
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verb (used with object),
to beat or thrash.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- uproars
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noun,
a state of violent and noisy disturbance, as of a multitude; turmoil.
- paroles
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- morale
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noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- simper
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noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- simple
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noun,
an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
- murres
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noun,
either of two black and white diving birds of the genus Uria, of northern seas, U. aalge (common murre) or U. lomvia (thick-billed murre)
- merous
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- moires
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- poseur
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noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- murras
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noun,
a mineral or stone used in ancient Rome for making fine vases, cups, etc.: believed to have been fluorite.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Merops
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- lipoma
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noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- Muriel
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noun,
a female given name.
- molies
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noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- pumelo
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noun,
pomelo.
- Europa
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noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- Sierra
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Musial
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noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- proser
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noun,
a person who talks or writes in prose.
- Siloam
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noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- proems
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noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- larrup
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verb (used with object),
to beat or thrash.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- morals
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noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- silure
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plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- pro-am
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noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- purism
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noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- oilers
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Roseau
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noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- murals
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noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- muesli
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noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- romper
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noun,
a person or thing that romps.
- molars
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noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- impure
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adjective,
not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature:
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- rumple
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noun,
a wrinkle or irregular fold; crease.
- Samuel
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noun,
a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.
- primes
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- sample
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noun,
a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- pulsar
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noun,
Astronomy. one of several hundred known celestial objects, generally believed to be rapidly rotating neutron stars, that emit pulses of radiation, especially radio waves, with a high degree of regularity.
- oleums
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noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- Laurie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Salome
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noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- rumors
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noun,
a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts:
- rimple
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noun,
a wrinkle.
- Primus
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noun,
Scottish Episcopal Church. a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.
- rimose
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adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- priors
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noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- proles
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noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- sailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- irreal
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adjective,
unreal.
- milpas
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noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- isomer
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- larums
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noun,
alarum.
- impale
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verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- saurel
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noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- priers
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noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- mulier
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noun,
a woman or wife.
- primal
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adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- milers
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noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- mouser
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noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- Moreau
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noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
- sapro-
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- morels
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noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Moesia
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noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- primer
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noun,
an elementary book for teaching children to read.
- imparl
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verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- lemurs
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noun,
any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, especially of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
- Morris
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noun,
Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack [muh-kwig slak] /məˈkwɪg ˈslæk/ (Show IPA), 1814–1902, U.S. suffragist.
- rulers
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noun,
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- impels
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verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- imper.
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- morsel
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noun,
a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- impose
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Verb phrases,
impose on/upon,
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
- morula
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noun,
the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
- primos
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- lories
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noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Epirus
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noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- lupoma
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noun,
any of the tubercles occurring in lupus vulgaris.
- Superi
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plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- parrel
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noun,
Nautical. a sliding ring or collar of rope, wood, or metal that confines a yard or the jaws of a gaff to the mast but allows vertical movement.
- amours
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noun,
a love affair.
- super-
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- parous
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- ampule
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noun,
a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection.
- Marius
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noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- parols
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noun,
something stated or declared.
- parole
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- ramous
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adjective,
ramose.
- parlor
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noun,
Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
- parles
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- sprier
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adjective,
a comparative of spry.
- rearms
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verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- splore
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noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- lumper
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noun,
a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber.
- spiro-
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- resoil
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verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- remora
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noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- Pamirs
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noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- spiral
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noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- ramose
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adjective,
having many branches.
- armies
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noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- supra-
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- armors
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- uproar
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noun,
a state of violent and noisy disturbance, as of a multitude; turmoil.
- rapier
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- mailes
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- urials
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noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- uprose
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- AmerSp
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- rasper
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noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- uprear
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift:
- Rasure
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noun,
an erasure.
- almous
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noun,
alms.
- pileum
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noun,
the top of the head of a bird, from the base of the bill to the nape.
- umpire
-
noun,
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- pileus
-
noun,
Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
- Rampur
-
noun,
a city in Uttar Pradesh state in N India.
- pilose
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adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- pilous
-
adjective,
pilose.
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- parure
-
noun,
a matching set of jewels or ornaments.
- Palmer
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noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- pimola
-
noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- Armour
-
noun,
armor.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- ourari
-
noun,
curare.
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- plumes
-
noun,
a feather.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- louies
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noun,
looie.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- Lorrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- purser
-
noun,
an officer on a ship who handles financial accounts and various documents relating to the ship and who keeps money and valuables for passengers.
- loupes
-
noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- sloper
-
noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- polers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- opiums
-
noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- lopers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- repros
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- ormers
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- souple
-
noun,
silk from which only a portion of the sericin has been removed.
- armure
-
noun,
a woolen or silk fabric woven with a small, raised pattern.
- repair
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- paleo-
-
- sperm-
-
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- plasm-
-
- pleio-
-
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- pleur-
-
- sorrel
-
noun,
light reddish-brown.
- pleura
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a delicate serous membrane investing each lung in mammals and folded back as a lining of the corresponding side of the thorax.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- maple
-
noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Melia
-
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- pumas
-
noun,
cougar.
- pules
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- pros.
-
- pulse
-
noun,
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- purls
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- mero-
-
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- purrs
-
noun,
the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- pulis
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Purim
-
noun,
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- miso-
-
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- meso-
-
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- psalm
-
noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- pulas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- Prus.
-
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- 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).
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- palms
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- pale-
-
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- pleo-
-
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- plio-
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Plume
-
noun,
a feather.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- plur.
-
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- ormer
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- 30-30
-
- poilu
-
noun,
a French common soldier.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orial
-
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- pilau
-
noun,
pilaf.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- 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.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- peri-
-
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- pari-
-
- Pauli
-
noun,
Wolfgang [woo lf-gang;; German vawlf-gahng] /ˈwʊlf gæŋ;; German ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1900–58, Austrian physicist in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1945.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- pilum
-
noun,
a javelin used in ancient Rome by legionaries, consisting of a three-foot-long shaft with an iron head of the same length.
- pilus
-
noun,
a hair or hairlike structure.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- parrs
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Parl.
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- MPers
-
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- MOUSE
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- Mosul
-
noun,
a city in N Iraq, on the Tigris, opposite the ruins of Nineveh.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- prom.
-
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- prim.
-
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- prae-
-
- opium
-
noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- OPers
-
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- pomes
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- oleum
-
noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prem.
-
- Pres.
-
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- murre
-
noun,
either of two black and white diving birds of the genus Uria, of northern seas, U. aalge (common murre) or U. lomvia (thick-billed murre)
- murra
-
noun,
a mineral or stone used in ancient Rome for making fine vases, cups, etc.: believed to have been fluorite.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- mural
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- male-
-
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- rumps
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- areo-
-
- rural
-
noun,
a person who lives in a rural area.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- arium
-
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- Rumor
-
noun,
a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts:
- ileum
-
noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- larum
-
noun,
alarum.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- spume
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- spor-
-
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- ruler
-
noun,
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- rumal
-
noun,
a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- ileo-
-
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- emuls
-
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- solum
-
noun,
the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- Slump
-
noun,
an act or instance of slumping.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- slurp
-
noun,
an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Epis.
-
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- semi-
-
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Euro-
-
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- sero-
-
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- epulo
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a member of a body of priests who performed sacred rites during sacrificial banquets in honor of the gods.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- resp.
-
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- aero-
-
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Reaum
-
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rears
-
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- aeri-
-
- lumps
-
noun,
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- loups
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- loupe
-
noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- Amer.
-
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- alum.
-
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Lepus
-
noun,
the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- lemur
-
noun,
any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, especially of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
- alums
-
noun,
Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- surra
-
noun,
an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lipo-
-
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- plum
-
noun,
the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Sra.
-
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- USPO
-
- USAR
-
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- USIA
-
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- pil-
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- USMA
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Sol.
-
- SRAM
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- uro-
-
- supr
-
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- uria
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- sur-
-
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- 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.
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- psia
-
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- prs.
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Rom.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- 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.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- 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.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rel.
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Rep.
-
- repl
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- repr
-
- purs
-
- purr
-
noun,
the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- purl
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- pre-
-
- pro-
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Sam.
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Saml
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- saur
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Sem.
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- mal-
-
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- MALS
-
- Mar.
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Aus.
-
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meas
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- aur-
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- lump
-
noun,
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- ELAS
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- 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.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- 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.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- emia
-
- Arm.
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- ARIS
-
- MIPS
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- arr.
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- ASME
-
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- MEPA
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- MILR
-
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- mil.
-
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- eso-
-
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- lea.
-
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lam.
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Imp.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- ious
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- esp.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- ile-
-
- iso-
-
- Eur.
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Emp.
-
- eous
-
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Loup
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- epi-
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lip-
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- Apr.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- mol.
-
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- Alis
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- opia
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- 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.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Aire
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Pers
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- PERL
-
- per.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- par.
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- pam.
-
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- aer-
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- 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:
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- amus
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- MSPE
-
- MSIE
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSAE
-
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- mus.
-
- apo-
-
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- amp.
-
- AMLS
-
- ap-
-
- USO
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- IPA
-
- USM
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- al.
-
- ESL
-
- 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.
- IPM
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Sr.
-
- AOU
-
- ARS
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- APS
-
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- aor
-
- USP
-
- Ar.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ae.
-
- ESR
-
- ESU
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- SAR
-
- 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.
- ILS
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ILP
-
- ILO
-
- SPR
-
- ior
-
- Am.
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- il-
-
- eu-
-
- ier
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- IAS
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- IOU
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Apl
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ure
-
- ERP
-
- USA
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- SLP
-
- SLR
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ASR
-
- ASU
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- UAM
-
- AMU
-
- UAE
-
- SMA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- UAR
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- 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.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- EOM
-
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- AME
-
- ALU
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- EIS
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- AMS
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eir
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ARU
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- ur-
-
- EPA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- eo-
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- EPS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ase
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ASM
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ipr
-
- EMR
-
- ASI
-
- up-
-
- SLE
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- UPI
-
- ALM
-
- SLA
-
- Ep.
-
- IPO
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- IPS
-
- MRA
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOR
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MPA
-
- MPE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRE
-
- MLR
-
- MRI
-
- MRP
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- MSI
-
- MUP
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OAP
-
- MLS
-
- PSA
-
- OAS
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- Ir.
-
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- MEP
-
- MLA
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- MIP
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- ml.
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- 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.
- OAU
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- 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.
- PLR
-
- PLO
-
- pli
-
- Pa.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
-
- Pr.
-
- Ps.
-
- PLA
-
- pl.
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- OEM
-
- OPA
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OIr
-
- PRA
-
- Ola
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- POR
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- OSP
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPM
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- ose
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- USR
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- RPM
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ROP
-
- RSE
-
- lep
-
- 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:
- Les
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ROA
-
- RSA
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRL
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- SAE
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- ISA
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- ium
-
- IUS
-
- La.
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LIM
-
- MSL
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- LSI
-
- REA
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Mao
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- LSM
-
- Me.
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lpm
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- R.
-
- O.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- S.
-
- SA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- SL
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SM
-
- AO
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- LM
-
- RI
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- 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.
- RO
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- IP
-
- SU
-
- 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.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- MP
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- PU
-
- LR
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- le
-
- U.
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- RP
-
- EI
-
- UI
-
- UL
-
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- i.
-
- RU
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- OA
-
- L.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ol
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.