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- recessional
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noun,
a hymn or other piece of music played at the end of a service while the congregation is filing out.
- Apresoline
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- necropsies
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noun,
the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- precession
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noun,
the act or fact of preceding; precedence.
- porcelains
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noun,
a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- encopresis
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noun,
involuntary defecation.
- conspires
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- isoprenes
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- silencers
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noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- sarcosine
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noun,
a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- leprosies
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noun,
a chronic, mildly infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, affecting the peripheral nervous system, skin, and nasal mucosa and variously characterized by ulcerations, tubercular nodules, and loss of sensation that sometimes leads to traumatic amputation of the anesthetized part.
- passerine
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adjective,
of, belonging, or pertaining to the order Passeriformes, comprising more than half of all birds and typically having the feet adapted for perching.
- crossline
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noun,
a line crossing another line or connecting two separated points:
- opalesces
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verb (used without object),
to exhibit a play of colors like that of the opal.
- increases
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- porcelain
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noun,
a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- saliences
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- proscenia
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noun,
Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- aspersion
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noun,
a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander:
- larcenies
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noun,
the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- seriplane
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noun,
a test for evaluating the quality of raw silk by inspecting it under controlled conditions for variations in the diameter of the yarn and for imperfections and content.
- procaines
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- spiracles
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noun,
a breathing hole; an opening by which a confined space has communication with the outer air; air hole.
- cleansers
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noun,
a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
- prelacies
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noun,
the office or dignity of a prelate, or high-ranking member of the Christian clergy.
- arecoline
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noun,
a toxic alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the areca, used chiefly in veterinary medicine as an agent for killing and expelling intestinal worms.
- priceless
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adjective,
having a value beyond all price; invaluable:
- personals
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noun,
a short news paragraph in a newspaper concerning a particular person, as one who is socially prominent, or a group of particular persons who are socially prominent.
a brief, private notice in a newspaper or magazine, often addressed to a particular person, and typically bearing an abbreviated salutation and signature to preserve its confidentiality, usually printed in a special part of the classified advertising section.
Also called personal ad. a similar notice, as in a newspaper or on a website, placed by a person seeking companionship, a spouse, etc.
Usually, personals. a column, page, or section, as of a newspaper, magazine, or website, featuring such notices or items.
- Periclean
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adjective,
of or relating to Pericles or to the period (Periclean Age) when Athens was intellectually, artistically, and materially preeminent.
- carolines
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noun,
a female given name.
- acroleins
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- percaline
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noun,
a fine, lightweight cotton fabric, usually finished with a gloss and dyed in one color, used especially for linings.
- reliances
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- periclase
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noun,
a cubic mineral, native magnesia, MgO, occurring usually in metamorphosed dolomite.
- espaliers
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noun,
a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane.
- recession
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noun,
the act of receding or withdrawing.
- escaroles
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noun,
a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads.
Compare endive (def 1).
- caprioles
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noun,
a caper or leap.
- casserole
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noun,
a baking dish of glass, pottery, etc., usually with a cover.
- prolines
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noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- L-series
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noun,
See under L-line.
- necroses
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- sleep-in
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noun,
a person who sleeps in at a place of employment.
- arsenics
-
- procaine
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- spencers
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noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- slipcase
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noun,
a box for a book or set of books, open on one side so that the spine is visible.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- naperies
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- coarsens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- apocrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- relapses
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noun,
an act or instance of relapsing.
- psoralen
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noun,
a toxic substance, C 11 H 6 O 3 , found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.
- Serpasil
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- opalesce
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verb (used without object),
to exhibit a play of colors like that of the opal.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- seilenos
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noun,
Silenus.
- reclines
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- silencer
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noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- narcosis
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noun,
a state of stupor or drowsiness.
- conspire
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- necrosis
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- silences
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- claspers
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noun,
a person or thing that clasps.
- Princess
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noun,
a nonreigning female member of a royal family.
- Pericles
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noun,
c495–429 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- celosias
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- capeline
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noun,
Armor. an iron skullcap worn by medieval archers.
- capelins
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noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- percales
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noun,
a closely woven, smooth-finished, plain or printed cotton cloth, used for bed sheets, clothing, etc.
- perclose
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noun,
parclose.
- Cassiope
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) any evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Cassiope, of the heath family, having nodding white or pinkish solitary flowers and scalelike or needlelike leaves.
- capriole
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noun,
a caper or leap.
- pioneers
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- peroneal
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated near the fibula.
- canopies
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noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- careless
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adjective,
not paying enough attention to what one does:
- persians
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- pilsners
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noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- carioles
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- Personae
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noun,
a collection of poems (1926) by Ezra Pound.
- personal
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noun,
a short news paragraph in a newspaper concerning a particular person, as one who is socially prominent, or a group of particular persons who are socially prominent.
a brief, private notice in a newspaper or magazine, often addressed to a particular person, and typically bearing an abbreviated salutation and signature to preserve its confidentiality, usually printed in a special part of the classified advertising section.
Also called personal ad. a similar notice, as in a newspaper or on a website, placed by a person seeking companionship, a spouse, etc.
Usually, personals. a column, page, or section, as of a newspaper, magazine, or website, featuring such notices or items.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- personas
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noun,
a person.
- sensoria
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- pelorias
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- cleanses
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- clarinos
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- cleanser
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noun,
a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
- Asnieres
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noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- spiracle
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noun,
a breathing hole; an opening by which a confined space has communication with the outer air; air hole.
- painless
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adjective,
without pain; causing little or no pain:
- anisoles
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- pralines
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- panicles
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noun,
a compound raceme.
- clarions
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- parclose
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noun,
(in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
- Pliocene
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noun,
the Pliocene Epoch or Series.
- parolees
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noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- cineoles
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- Caerleon
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noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- spielers
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noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- Poincare
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noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- calipees
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noun,
the part of a turtle next to the lower shield, consisting of a yellowish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
- pelicans
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noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- calipers
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noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- replaces
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verb (used with object),
to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing):
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- espalier
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noun,
a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane.
- Elsinore
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noun,
Helsingør.
- spoilers
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noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- escolars
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noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- Escorial
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noun,
a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
- inscapes
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noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- inclasps
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verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- specials
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- rescales
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verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- licenses
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- isoprene
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- encloses
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verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- leporine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.
- crispens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- especial
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adjective,
special; exceptional; outstanding:
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- Responsa
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noun,
the branch of rabbinical literature comprised of authoritative replies in letter form made by noted rabbis or Jewish scholars to questions sent to them concerning Jewish law.
- response
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noun,
an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
- spancels
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noun,
a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
- alienors
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- enclasps
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verb (used with object),
to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
- sanicles
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- replicas
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noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- replicon
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noun,
any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
- epsilons
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noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- ailerons
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- incloses
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- spaniels
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noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- erasions
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- salience
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- Ericsson
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noun,
John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
- escalope
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noun,
scallop (def 5).
- eclipses
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noun,
Astronomy.
the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse)
a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun.
the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- reposals
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noun,
the act of reposing.
- Lacrosse
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noun,
a game, originated by Indians of North America, in which two 10-member teams attempt to send a small ball into each other's netted goal, each player being equipped with a crosse or stick at the end of which is a netted pocket for catching, carrying, or throwing the ball.
- escarole
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noun,
a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads.
Compare endive (def 1).
- splicers
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noun,
a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- spaniel
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noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- pelisse
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noun,
an outer garment lined or trimmed with fur.
- pelican
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noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- creases
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- Passion
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noun,
any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
- cineole
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- paresis
-
noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- parison
-
noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- parolee
-
noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- 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.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- parsecs
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- Elpenor
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noun,
(in the Odyssey) a companion of Odysseus who was killed when he fell off the roof of Circe's palace.
- encases
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- Spieler
-
noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- inclasp
-
verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- cession
-
noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- serapes
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- incases
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- cerises
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- censors
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noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Celosia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- espials
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- caseins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- eslisor
-
noun,
elisor.
- enlaces
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- escolar
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noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- escarps
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- casinos
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- caserns
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- escapes
-
noun,
an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
- enisles
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- persona
-
noun,
a person.
- ensiles
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- Persson
-
noun,
Göran [yœ-rahn] /ˈyœ rɑn/ (Show IPA), born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.
- carpels
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- picaros
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- Cassino
-
noun,
casino (def 3).
- cassone
-
noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- epinaos
-
noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- parcels
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- censers
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- pencels
-
noun,
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- pencils
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- enclasp
-
verb (used with object),
to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
- Peneios
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Salambria.
- penises
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- enclose
-
verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- pensile
-
adjective,
hanging, as the nests of certain birds.
- espanol
-
noun,
the Spanish language.
- pensils
-
noun,
pencel.
- Celaeno
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- peonies
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- percale
-
noun,
a closely woven, smooth-finished, plain or printed cotton cloth, used for bed sheets, clothing, etc.
- encores
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- spancel
-
noun,
a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
- pereion
-
noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- incross
-
noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- clasper
-
noun,
a person or thing that clasps.
- pansies
-
noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- lesions
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- liernes
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- cresols
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- necrose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- license
-
noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- copiers
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Crispen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- crepons
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- Picasso
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-bloh;; Spanish pah-vlaw] /ˈpɑ bloʊ;; Spanish ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1973, Spanish painter and sculptor in France.
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- crissal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the crissum.
- leprose
-
adjective,
leprous.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- silence
-
noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- silanes
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Corliss
-
noun,
George Henry, 1817–88, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Linacre
-
noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- slopers
-
noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- loaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- slicers
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- craniol
-
- cranio-
-
- Spencer
-
noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- lipases
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- spences
-
noun,
a pantry.
- cosines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Spenser
-
noun,
Edmund, c1552–99, English poet.
- screeno
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- cornels
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- lioness
-
noun,
a female lion.
- crenels
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- creoles
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- Serpens
-
noun,
the Serpent, a constellation consisting of two separate parts, the head (Serpens Caput) and the tail (Serpens Cauda) with Ophiuchus in between.
- Opaline
-
adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- inscape
-
noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- socials
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- soirees
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- solaces
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- insoles
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- cleanse
-
verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- elapses
-
noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- cleaner
-
noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- Eleanor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- soapers
-
noun,
soap opera.
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- slip-on
-
noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- palsies
-
noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- elepaio
-
noun,
a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
- panicle
-
noun,
a compound raceme.
- Clarion
-
noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- clarino
-
noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- claries
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- Serapis
-
noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- sereins
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Lenapes
-
noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- species
-
noun,
a class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind.
- openers
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- special
-
noun,
a special person or thing.
- opercle
-
noun,
an operculum, especially the posterior bone of the operculum of a fish.
- leaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- coalers
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- lancers
-
noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- eclairs
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- serials
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- eclipse
-
noun,
Astronomy.
the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse)
a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun.
the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- closers
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- Orleans
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- orpines
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Oscines
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- serines
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- clip-on
-
noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- ossicle
-
noun,
a small bone.
- Conrail
-
noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- Epsilon
-
noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- splenic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- spleno-
-
- seniles
-
noun,
a senile person.
- precess
-
verb (used without object),
to undergo precession (def 2).
- precise
-
adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- seances
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- spirals
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- presale
-
noun,
a sale held in advance of an advertised sale, as for select customers.
- splores
-
noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- princes
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- arsines
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- prisons
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- arseno-
-
- process
-
noun,
a systematic series of actions directed to some end:
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- sealers
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- praline
-
noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- spinels
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- Polaris
-
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.
- salines
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- spinals
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- Salerno
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- airless
-
adjective,
lacking air.
- sailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- asperse
-
verb (used with object),
to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- sailers
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- porcine
-
adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- spoiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- spinors
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spinose
-
adjective,
full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.
- aspires
-
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):
- praises
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- proline
-
noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- prosaic
-
adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- poisers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- recline
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- reposal
-
noun,
the act of reposing.
- replies
-
noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- replica
-
noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- relapse
-
noun,
an act or instance of relapsing.
- spleens
-
noun,
a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
- resails
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- anoesis
-
noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- replace
-
verb (used with object),
to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing):
- reopens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- repines
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- splicer
-
noun,
a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
- aperies
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- repeals
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- re-pose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- splices
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- senecas
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- seleno-
-
- selenic
-
adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- seiners
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- secerns
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Seconal
-
- rissole
-
noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- areoles
-
noun,
an areola.
- reasons
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- alpines
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- resoles
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- arenose
-
adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- resiles
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- rescale
-
verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- resales
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- spireas
-
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.
- sanicle
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- prances
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- sapiens
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
- pincers
-
noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- scapose
-
adjective,
having scapes; consisting of a scape.
- plancer
-
noun,
the soffit of a cornice, especially one of wood.
- Carline
-
noun,
an old woman.
- Pilsner
-
noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- calipee
-
noun,
the part of a turtle next to the lower shield, consisting of a yellowish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- capelin
-
noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- caliper
-
noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- Calorie
-
noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- acerose
-
adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- sclero-
-
- planers
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- Pioneer
-
noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- plessor
-
noun,
plexor.
- pleases
-
Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- sprains
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- scalene
-
adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- pinoles
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- scalers
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- Screens
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- Carleen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- senoras
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- pierces
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- Cairene
-
noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- placers
-
noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- poesies
-
noun,
the work or the art of poetic composition.
- scrapie
-
noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- caplins
-
noun,
capelin.
- careens
-
noun,
a careening.
- scleras
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- caisson
-
noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- scrapes
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- caprine
-
adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- Carlson
-
noun,
Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- lesson
-
noun,
a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject:
- Lesser
-
noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- lessor
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- Scopas
-
noun,
flourished 4th century b.c, Greek sculptor and architect.
- lessen
-
verb (used with object),
to make less; reduce.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- lepers
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- sloper
-
noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- slipes
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- repels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- lopers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- slices
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- repose
-
noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- scorns
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- sorels
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- scler-
-
- escape
-
noun,
an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- Scopes
-
noun,
John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scions
-
noun,
a descendant.
- sacro-
-
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- socles
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- espies
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- sarco-
-
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- solans
-
noun,
a gannet.
- scrips
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- sapors
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- sapro-
-
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- saleps
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- Israel
-
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.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- scapes
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leases
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- slopes
-
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- sapele
-
noun,
Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
- scarps
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Lenape
-
noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- screes
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- snipes
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- rosins
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- lapses
-
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:
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- snarls
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Scales
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- piecer
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- recipe
-
noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- polers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- parole
-
noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- parols
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- police
-
noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- poises
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- parses
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- paseos
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- passel
-
noun,
a group or lot of indeterminate number:
- Passer
-
noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- panels
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- prases
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- paleo-
-
- paleon
-
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- possie
-
noun,
a job; position.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- posies
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- posers
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- Parcel
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- Pisces
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- perses
-
noun,
a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
- Persia
-
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.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- Pierce
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- piscos
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- sepals
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- peaces
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- pencil
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- Peirce
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- senors
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- plisse
-
noun,
a textile finish characterized by a puckered or blistered effect, produced by chemical treatment.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- pleio-
-
- please
-
Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- placer
-
noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- plano-
-
- plani-
-
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- necro-
-
- picro-
-
- recess
-
noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Niepce
-
noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- lories
-
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.
- Repeal
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- losers
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- sleeps
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- repass
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- narco-
-
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- rassle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- proles
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- opsins
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- selen-
-
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- proses
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- pencel
-
noun,
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- spaces
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- spoils
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- easels
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- speans
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- copses
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- elapse
-
noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- aeron.
-
- pieces
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- spicas
-
noun,
spike2 .
- spares
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- closes
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- carpel
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- arsons
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- sparse
-
adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- splore
-
noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- carpo-
-
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- arsen-
-
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- copras
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- cross-
-
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- crisps
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- creeps
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- crepes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- clasps
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- clino-
-
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- spirea
-
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.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- spices
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- censes
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- clepes
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- spiels
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- Spence
-
noun,
a pantry.
- cleans
-
- Spears
-
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.
- speers
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- specie
-
noun,
coined money; coin.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- speels
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- class.
-
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- copals
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- splen-
-
- spiro-
-
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- apiece
-
adverb,
for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- aspens
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- aspics
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- spleen
-
noun,
a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- 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):
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- aniso-
-
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- spines
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- 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.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- elopes
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- assoc.
-
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- spiles
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- asleep
-
adverb,
in or into a state of sleep:
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- spics
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Apoc.
-
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- pale-
-
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- clase
-
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- OIcel
-
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- areo-
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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:
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- coele
-
- coel-
-
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- 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.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- orial
-
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- opsis
-
- sero-
-
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- 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.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- OPers
-
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- clepe
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- apses
-
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.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Seric
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- recip
-
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- 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.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- caps.
-
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pico-
-
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- asco-
-
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- 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.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- 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.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Pres.
-
- 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.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- poss.
-
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- assn.
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- plan-
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- pleo-
-
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- plio-
-
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- prae-
-
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- carp-
-
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pass.
-
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- cero-
-
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Arnel
-
- pases
-
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.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- pari-
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Parl.
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- psoas
-
noun,
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- peri-
-
- spies
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- 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.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- 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.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- proc.
-
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pros.
-
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- pron.
-
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- pene-
-
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- sails
-
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.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- ecol.
-
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- 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:
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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.
- soaps
-
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.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- 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.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- econ.
-
- spor-
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Sans.
-
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- 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.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- snaps
-
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Alcor
-
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- 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.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- slops
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- spec.
-
- specs
-
noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Iran.
-
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- ESPEC
-
- encl.
-
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- acro-
-
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- scops
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- span-
-
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- aero-
-
- incr.
-
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- aeri-
-
- sarc-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- insep
-
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- insol
-
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- insp.
-
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- incor
-
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- Icel.
-
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- icons
-
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- incl.
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ileo-
-
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- saris
-
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.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- cores
-
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- corpn
-
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- corp.
-
- anis-
-
- resp.
-
- Corpl
-
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- slaps
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- naso-
-
- reni-
-
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- copr-
-
- lipo-
-
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 30-30
-
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- Cons.
-
- Sino-
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- nears
-
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- SASE
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- pre-
-
- asis
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- prec
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- sec.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- rel.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Apr.
-
- scr.
-
- pos.
-
- apo-
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Sra.
-
- Rep.
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- 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.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- ano-
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- acr-
-
- repl
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- sci.
-
- scil
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- 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.
- ACLS
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ANSI
-
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- prs.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- 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.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ARIS
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Alis
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- RONA
-
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- psia
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RNAS
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- psec
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- 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.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- prin
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ance
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- aer-
-
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- asc-
-
- 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.
- Alco
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- pro-
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Aire
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Cres
-
- lin.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- 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.
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- 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.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- 1080
-
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neo-
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- 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:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- SLIC
-
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- ical
-
- ence
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- enc.
-
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- ICAO
-
- esp.
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- soln
-
- ile-
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enl.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- Inc.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- eso-
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- ESIS
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- inae
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- 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.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- ISSN
-
- 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.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- eco-
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- iso-
-
- SPCA
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- isls
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Sol.
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Ire.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- EEOC
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- NIRA
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- Pen.
-
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Cels
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- per.
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- PERL
-
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- Pers
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- epi-
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- 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.
- CERN
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clar
-
- Cal.
-
- cap.
-
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Can.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- PLSS
-
- pnea
-
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Pol.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- ASSR
-
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pil-
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- seps
-
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.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- sepn
-
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- par.
-
- cir.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- 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.
- 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.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- ole-
-
- Col.
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Pan.
-
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- 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.
- sers
-
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).
- 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.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- OEEC
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nos-
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Con.
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- OAPC
-
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- OPer
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- osis
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- clep
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pal.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Cor.
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- 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:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- opia
-
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SRS
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SPS
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSC
-
- SLR
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSN
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SPR
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SLA
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- SCS
-
- SLP
-
- 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).
- 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.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SLE
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Sr.
-
- CSO
-
- SCP
-
- Ia.
-
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- ial
-
- ESA
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- Esc
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ILS
-
- en-
-
- EEC
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ene
-
- ERP
-
- EOE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- EPS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ILP
-
- in.
-
- ec-
-
- LCI
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- 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.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LCA
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- La.
-
- sc.
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ISR
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ipr
-
- ine
-
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
-
- 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.
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- IPS
-
- Isl
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ECA
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Apl
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- aor
-
- APC
-
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APS
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- ANC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ACP
-
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACS
-
- ALC
-
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- 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.
- CPO
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- CNO
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- CNS
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- COP
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noun,
a police officer.
- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- CPA
-
- CPI
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- CPL
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- CPR
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- Clo
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- CPS
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- CRP
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- CRS
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- CSA
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- CSR
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- eo-
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- ea.
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- ean
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- CLR
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- CLI
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- ASS
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noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- CAI
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- ca.
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- CIO
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noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
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- cp.
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- cr.
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- cs.
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- cl.
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- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- cle
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- CAS
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verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CEA
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- cee
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noun,
the letter C.
- CEO
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- cep
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noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CIA
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- CIE
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- CIP
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- Lir
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noun,
Ler.
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- SSR
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- POC
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- PL1
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noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
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- PLC
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- pli
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- PLO
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- PLR
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- POA
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- POE
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noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- pis
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- poi
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noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POR
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- PRA
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- PRC
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- PSA
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- PSC
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- PSE
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- pl.
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- pir
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noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PSS
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- PCI
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- Pa.
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- pc.
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- PEI
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noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
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- Ps.
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- PAC
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noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PAS
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noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PCS
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- PIO
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- pea
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noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pee
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noun,
the letter p.
- pes
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noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PIA
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noun,
a female given name.
- PIC
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noun,
a movie.
- pie
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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:
- PIN
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noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PSI
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noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- RCP
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- OSP
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- So.
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- ROI
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- ROP
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- RPO
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- Rs.
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- RSA
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- RSE
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- RSS
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- Sp.
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- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- SRO
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
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- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAP
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noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SAR
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- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROA
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- RCS
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- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Re.
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- RIP
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noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rap
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noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RCA
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- RNA
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- RCN
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- REA
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- NPR
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- Ree
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noun,
reeve3 .
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- OSS
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- prn
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- ose
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- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- OAS
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- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OSA
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- op.
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- LSS
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- Oc.
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- NSC
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- NSA
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- NRC
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- NRA
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- nr.
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- NOP
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- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- OCR
-
- NOC
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- NCO
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- Nip
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
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- NES
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- NEP
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noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Nee
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adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
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- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NEA
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- Nap
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noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAP
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- OCS
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- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- OPS
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- LOC
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- LOE
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ope
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adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- LON
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- OPA
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- LOP
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noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- ons
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- ONR
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- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ONI
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- LPN
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- ne-
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- Ola
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- oic
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- oil
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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
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- LSC
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- LPS
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSI
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RO
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- L2
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- S.
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- SA
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- SN
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- SL
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- NI
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- le
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- NC
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- RP
-
- LR
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- AO
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- N.
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- NP
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L1
-
- ol
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- 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.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- ee
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- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- i.
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- ic
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- OA
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- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- IP
-
- R.
-
- RC
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- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- RI
-
- CE
-
- RN
-
- L.
-
- LC
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ln
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