Anagrams of livetraps
Word livetraps has
910 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of livetraps.
- prevails
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verb (used without object),
to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally:
- pilaster
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noun,
a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- plaister
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- livetrap
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noun,
a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.
- privates
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noun,
a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- travels
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- persalt
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noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- varlets
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noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- prevail
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verb (used without object),
to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally:
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- platers
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- private
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noun,
a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
- revisal
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noun,
the act of revising; revision.
- privets
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noun,
any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- palters
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- stapler
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- estival
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adjective,
pertaining or appropriate to summer.
- triples
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- veritas
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noun,
truth.
- Psalter
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noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- plaster
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noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- livres
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noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- Stevia
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noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- travel
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- trails
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- lavers
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noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- Travis
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noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- Perlis
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noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- 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.
- rivals
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noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- averts
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verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- Averil
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noun,
a male given name.
- livers
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noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- tripes
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noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- triple
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- 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.
- stipel
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noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- septi-
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- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- tapirs
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noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- salver
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noun,
a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- parles
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- talers
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noun,
thaler.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- ervils
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noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- parvis
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noun,
a vacant enclosed area in front of a church.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- pastel
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noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- Salter
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- pelvis
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noun,
the basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates, formed in humans by the innominate bones, sacrum, etc.
- pavers
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noun,
a person or thing that paves.
- septal
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adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- rivets
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noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- stiver
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noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- tilers
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- starve
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verb (used with object),
to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- tepals
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noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- Elvira
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- strive
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verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- patri-
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- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- liters
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- pleats
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- aplite
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- spital
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noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- velars
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noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- versal
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adjective,
universal or whole.
- alters
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- 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.
- vestal
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noun,
vestal virgin.
- 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.
- alerts
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- slaver
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noun,
a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- Leavis
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noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- privet
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noun,
any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
- ravels
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noun,
a tangle or complication.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- vitals
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plural noun,
those bodily organs that are essential to life, as the brain, heart, liver, lungs, and stomach.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- sliver
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noun,
a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- Silver
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- Evarts
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noun,
William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- artels
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- aspire
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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):
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- varies
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verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- plates
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- varlet
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noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- valise
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noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- staple
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noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- Pilate
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noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- serval
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noun,
a long-limbed, nocturnal African cat, Felis serval, about the size of a bobcat, having a tawny coat spotted with black: now rare in many former habitats.
- 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.
- Servia
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noun,
former name of Serbia.
- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- seral
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adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- liver
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noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- Pales
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noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- palis
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noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- least
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- liter
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- slept
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noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- slipe
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noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- slier
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adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- slipt
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noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- leapt
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- litre
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noun,
liter.
- leaps
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Sapir
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noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- lears
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Slave
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noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- selva
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noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- Silva
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noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- liras
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- seti-
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- septa
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noun,
plural of septum.
- Sept.
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- liers
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- sepia
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Siple
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- pale-
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- livre
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noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- Siret
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noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- litas
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- lives
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noun,
plural of life.
- sitar
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- pairs
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noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- slate
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noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- sepal
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noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- pari-
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- plat.
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- plier
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noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- pleat
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- resp.
-
- plats
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noun,
a plot of ground.
- Plate
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- plast
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- prae-
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- plait
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noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- pitas
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noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- piste
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Reval
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noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- rials
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noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- piles
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noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pilea
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- rept.
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- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Pieta
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noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- reaps
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rails
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noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rales
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noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rapes
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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.
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Ravel
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noun,
a tangle or complication.
- reals
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noun,
real number.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- prats
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noun,
the buttocks.
- priv.
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- prise
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noun,
leverage.
- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- presa
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noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Pres.
-
- Pilar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- riels
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Paris
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noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- pavis
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noun,
a large oblong shield of the late 14th through the early 16th centuries, often covering the entire body and used especially by archers and soldiers of the infantry.
- Paver
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noun,
a person or thing that paves.
- salep
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noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- patr-
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- pates
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noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- paste
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Pearl
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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.
- parve
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adjective,
pareve.
- parts
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noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- part.
-
- parse
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- salve
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noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- parle
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Parl.
-
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- Piers
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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.
- rival
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noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- riles
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verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Piave
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noun,
a river in NE Italy, flowing S and SE into the Adriatic. 137 miles (220 km) long.
- petri
-
- Petra
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
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- petal
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noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- peta-
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- pert.
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- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- rivel
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noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- 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
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noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- peri-
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- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- pelts
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noun,
the act of pelting.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- vari-
-
- tera-
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Epist
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- Epis.
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- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- verst
-
noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- verts
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- tears
-
- alti-
-
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- IATSE
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- Vesta
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- astr.
-
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- valet
-
noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ative
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- treas
-
- veils
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- veals
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- avers
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Ital.
-
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- aeri-
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Srta.
-
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- stave
-
noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- 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:
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- 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.
- 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.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 30-30
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- Viper
-
noun,
any of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, especially V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- ster.
-
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- step-
-
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- vas-
-
- Rep.
-
- Vat.
-
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Rev.
-
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- VLSI
-
- vil.
-
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- rel.
-
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- vers
-
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- vel.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- vet.
-
- repl
-
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- Ste.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- str.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- serv
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- spiv
-
noun,
a petty criminal, especially a black marketeer, racetrack tout, or petty thief.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sra.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- var.
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- riv.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- tri-
-
- 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.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- val.
-
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- ter.
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- trav
-
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- 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.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- rpt.
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 1080
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- epit
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- ates
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- epi-
-
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- 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.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- 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.
- Pal.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- art.
-
- par.
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lea.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- 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.
- 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.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- lip-
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Ave.
-
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Lev.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- ELAS
-
- ARIS
-
- pave
-
noun,
Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- esp.
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- est.
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- prev
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- pre-
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- aet.
-
- ile-
-
- RSVP
-
noun,
a reply to an invitation:
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- evap
-
- aer-
-
- Pvt.
-
- pts.
-
- prs.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- psia
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- PSAT
-
- Aire
-
- 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.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- per.
-
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- perv
-
noun,
a sexual pervert.
- Pers
-
- PERL
-
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- alt.
-
- 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.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Apr.
-
- 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.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- 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.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ire.
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ETV
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ERT
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- TIA
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- IAS
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ESA
-
- ETS
-
- Ep.
-
- ERP
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EPS
-
- ESL
-
- ERV
-
- ETR
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ESR
-
- EPA
-
- TVA
-
- tlr
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- APS
-
- Apl
-
- Ver
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- VIP
-
- ARS
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- ae.
-
- av.
-
- Ar.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- ap-
-
- VLA
-
- Vt.
-
- Vte
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- TPI
-
- TSE
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Avi
-
- a-v
-
- ATV
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- trp
-
- ATP
-
- TSI
-
- ase
-
- TSP
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ier
-
- Va.
-
- vs.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- at.
-
- ASV
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASI
-
- TAL
-
- ITA
-
- il-
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- Pr.
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- SAR
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- SAE
-
- Sp.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- RSV
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- 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).
- Pa.
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- lv.
-
- 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.
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- SLA
-
- Re.
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- REA
-
- PTV
-
- PVA
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- PSA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- PSE
-
- PRA
-
- RSA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rs.
-
- RPV
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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:
- 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.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PLR
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pl.
-
- 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.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- PLA
-
- pli
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- STI
-
- La.
-
- spt
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ITV
-
- ite
-
- ISV
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Lt.
-
- IRS
-
- IRL
-
- Ir.
-
- STL
-
- STP
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPA
-
- ILS
-
- ILP
-
- STV
-
- SVR
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- SPR
-
- Sr.
-
- SLR
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- SLE
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- lep
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- SLP
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- i.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- IP
-
- VL
-
- RI
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- 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.
- SV
-
- R.
-
- T1
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- t.
-
- EV
-
- LR
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- le
-
- EI
-
- 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.
- L2
-
- L.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- RV
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- TL
-
- TP
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RP
-
- 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.
- VR
-
- VP
-
- VI
-
- V.
-
- L1
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.