Anagrams of parent-in-law
Word parent-in-law has
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- Lawrentian
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noun,
a person who studies the works of D. H. Lawrence.
- perinatal
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adjective,
occurring during or pertaining to the phase surrounding the time of birth, from the twentieth week of gestation to the twenty-eighth day of newborn life.
- paternal
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adjective,
characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly:
- parietal
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noun,
Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
- internal
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noun,
Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
- plantain
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noun,
a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana.
- airplane
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noun,
a heavier-than-air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc.
- triplane
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- parental
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noun,
Informal. one's parent (often preceded by the):
- Palatine
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noun,
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
- prenatal
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adjective,
previous to birth or to giving birth:
- patrial
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noun,
a native of any country who, by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent in Great Britain, has citizenship and residency rights there.
- pannier
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noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- apteral
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adjective,
(of a classical temple) not having a surrounding colonnade; not peripteral.
- apteria
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noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- partial
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noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- pinnate
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adjective,
resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis:
- Lateran
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noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- Tarpeia
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noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- replant
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- lantern
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noun,
a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
- anatine
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adjective,
of or relating to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- Antwerp
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noun,
a seaport in N Belgium, on the Scheldt.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- antiwar
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adjective,
against war or a particular war:
- alanine
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noun,
any of several isomers of a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, CH 3 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and produced synthetically: used chiefly in biochemical research. Symbol: A. Abbreviation: Ala;
- pinwale
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adjective,
(of a fabric, especially corduroy) having very thin wales.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- wiretap
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noun,
an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
- Plantin
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noun,
Christophe [kree-stawf] /kriˈstɔf/ (Show IPA), c1520–1589, French typographer.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- Platina
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- planner
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noun,
a person who plans.
- tinware
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noun,
articles made of tin plate.
- tin-pan
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adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- planter
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noun,
a person who plants.
- Trapani
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noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- planate
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adjective,
having a plane or flat surface.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- plantar
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adjective,
of or relating to the sole of the foot.
- Plantae
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noun,
the taxonomic kingdom comprising all plants.
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- inter.
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- atwain
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adverb,
in twain; in two; apart.
- intern
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- palate
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noun,
Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- in-law
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noun,
a relative by marriage.
- intra-
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- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- tarpan
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noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- Tanner
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noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- tra-la
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noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- enwrap
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verb (used with object),
to wrap or envelop in something.
- Parian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- tinner
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- earlap
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noun,
earflap.
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- tenpin
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- inwale
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noun,
(in an open boat) a horizontal timber binding together the frames along the top strake.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Newari
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noun,
a Sino-Tibetan language, the language of the Newar.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- inwrap
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verb (used with object),
enwrap.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Linnet
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noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- plaint
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noun,
a complaint.
- planar
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adjective,
of or relating to a geometric plane.
- planer
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- pintle
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- planet
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- pliant
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adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- plani-
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- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- narial
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adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- platen
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noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- Plante
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- Nepali
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noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- realia
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plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- Pilate
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noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- Taiwan
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noun,
a Chinese island separated from the SE coast of China by Taiwan Strait: a possession of Japan 1895–1945; restored to China 1945; seat of the Republic of China since 1949. Capital: Taipei.
- taipan
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noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- Tainan
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noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- taenia
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noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- pinata
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noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- lanate
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adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- lanner
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noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- lariat
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Latina
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noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- latria
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- pinner
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noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- Renata
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noun,
a female given name.
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- tawpie
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noun,
a foolish or thoughtless young person.
- aplite
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- aerial
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noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- Altair
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noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- Winter
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noun,
the cold season between autumn and spring in northern latitudes (in the Northern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; in the Southern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox).
- Winner
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noun,
a person or thing that wins; victor.
- patina
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noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- patri-
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- Alpine
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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.
- Alpena
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noun,
a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
- A-line
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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.
- triple
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Waiter
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noun,
a person, especially a man, who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
- Ariane
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noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Partan
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noun,
a crab.
- Antlia
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noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- Patwin
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of the western Sacramento River valley in California.
- wintle
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noun,
a rolling or staggering motion.
- anneal
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noun,
an act, instance, or product of annealing.
- alwite
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adjective,
white (def 11).
- penta-
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- arpent
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- Walter
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noun,
Bruno [broo-noh] /ˈbru noʊ/ (Show IPA), (Bruno Schlesinger) 1876–1962, German opera and symphony conductor, in U.S. after 1939.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- learn
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- alert
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Renan
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noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- renal
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adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Lenin
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noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- patr-
-
- Pinta
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- alate
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noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Warta
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noun,
a river in Poland, flowing NW and W into the Oder. 445 miles (715 km) long.
- Lerna
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noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- reata
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noun,
riata.
- watap
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noun,
a thread made by North American Indians from the divided roots of certain conifers and used in weaving and sewing.
- alani
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plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Liana
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- water
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noun,
a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
- rawin
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noun,
a method of observation of upper-air winds conducted by means of a weather balloon tracked by radar or a radio direction finder.
- pewit
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noun,
the lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.
- alien
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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.
- altar
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noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- anat.
-
- ratan
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noun,
rattan.
- later
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- laten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Altai
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noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Alta.
-
- Pinna
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noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- alter
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
-
- rept.
-
- anal.
-
- Alwin
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noun,
a male given name.
- lapin
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noun,
a rabbit.
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- renin
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noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- leant
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- reni-
-
- leapt
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Latin
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Parl.
-
- petri
-
- Penna
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noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- Nairn
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noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- plier
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noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- Aeria
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noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- pleat
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- penal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- Narew
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noun,
a river in NE Poland, flowing S and SW into the Bug River: battle 1915. 290 miles (465 km) long.
- Penn.
-
- Natal
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noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- wiper
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noun,
a person or thing that wipes.
- natl.
-
- Plate
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- peta-
-
- Plata
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noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- plat.
-
- witan
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noun,
the members of the national council or witenagemot.
- wrapt
-
noun,
something to be wrapped about the person, especially in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater:
- Nepal
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noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- pert.
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- write
-
Verb phrases,
write down,
to set down in writing; record; note.
to direct one's writing to a less intelligent reader or audience:
- peri-
-
- 30-30
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- Newar
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noun,
a member of a Mongoloid people of Nepal.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- prae-
-
- linen
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noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Petra
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- petr-
-
- Lipan
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noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- 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.
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- liter
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- liwan
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noun,
iwan.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- plan-
-
- Pearl
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noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- prawn
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noun,
any of various shrimplike decapod crustaceans of the genera Palaemon, Penaeus, etc., certain of which are used as food.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Patna
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Twain
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noun,
Mark, pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
- ARENA
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noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- twerp
-
noun,
an insignificant or despicable fellow:
- Pieta
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noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- Arawn
-
noun,
the lord of Annwfn.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Tenn.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- twine
-
noun,
a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
- pant-
-
- Erwin
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “boar” and “friend.”.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- twirl
-
noun,
an act or instance of twirling; spin; whirl.
- 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.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- Elwin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- para-
-
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- await
-
verb (used with object),
to wait for; expect; look for:
- aware
-
adjective,
having knowledge; conscious; cognizant:
- trawl
-
noun,
Also called trawl net. a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- awner
-
noun,
a machine for cutting the awns from grain.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- pari-
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- Arnel
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- part.
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- tawie
-
adjective,
docile; easy to manage.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Waler
-
noun,
a horse bred in New South Wales, Australia, as a military saddle horse and exported in numbers during the 19th century to British India.
- intr.
-
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- Waite
-
noun,
Morrison Remick [rem-ik] /ˈrɛm ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1816–88, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1874–88.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- annal
-
noun,
a record of events of a particular year:
- Ital.
-
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- 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.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- wanna
-
- rewin
-
verb (used with object),
to win back or again.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- twirp
-
noun,
twerp.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- pale-
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- inlaw
-
noun,
a relative by marriage.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pil-
-
- 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.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- 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.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Pet.
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- 1080
-
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- tri-
-
- Wal.
-
- Wait
-
noun,
an act or instance of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt:
- Wain
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
- wail
-
noun,
the act of wailing.
- Waal
-
noun,
a river in the central Netherlands, flowing W to the Meuse River: the center branch of the lower Rhine. 52 miles (84 km) long.
- twin
-
noun,
either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth.
- twi-
-
- tRNA
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Wane
-
noun,
a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Tewa
-
noun,
a member of a cluster of pueblo-dwelling North American Indian peoples of New Mexico and Arizona.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- ter.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- wale
-
noun,
a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt.
- want
-
noun,
something wanted or needed; necessity:
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- wert
-
verb,
a 2nd person singular pt. indicative and subj. of be.
- wrnt
-
- writ
-
noun,
Law.
a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act.
(in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
- Wren
-
noun,
any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, especially Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark-brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail.
Compare house wren, marsh wren, rock wren, winter wren.
- wite
-
noun,
a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime.
a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
- wire
-
noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- wipe
-
noun,
an act of wiping:
- wine
-
noun,
the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- Wilt
-
noun,
the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted:
- wile
-
noun,
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
- Wien
-
noun,
Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1864–1928, German physicist: Nobel prize 1911.
- wept
-
noun,
weeping, or a fit of weeping.
- Ware
-
noun,
Usually, wares.
articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods:
any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable:
- went
-
noun,
the act of going:
- welt
-
noun,
a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
- Weir
-
noun,
a small dam in a river or stream.
- Weil
-
noun,
André, 1906–98, U.S. mathematician, born in France: brother of Simone Weil.
- Wear
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- wean
-
Verb phrases,
wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
- weal
-
noun,
well-being, prosperity, or happiness:
- wart
-
noun,
a small, often hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, usually caused by a papomavirus.
- Warp
-
noun,
a bend, twist, or variation from a straight or flat form in something, as in wood that has dried unevenly.
- warn
-
verb (used with object),
to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:
- ten.
-
- tel-
-
- plew
-
noun,
a beaver skin, especially one of prime quality.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rep.
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- prin
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pre-
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pnea
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- repl
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- rpt.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- PERL
-
- aet.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lani
-
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- AARP
-
- aer-
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- per.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Ire.
-
- Aire
-
- intl
-
- int.
-
- inae
-
- Lat.
-
- lawn
-
noun,
a stretch of open, grass-covered land, especially one closely mowed, as near a house, on an estate, or in a park.
- IATA
-
- lin.
-
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lea.
-
- 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.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- 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.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- ile-
-
- iana
-
- lwei
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.
- alt.
-
- art.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apr.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- ANPA
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- ann.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anew
-
adverb,
over again; again; once more:
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- IAEA
-
- enl.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Ewan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Ala.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earl
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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.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alar
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adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Pal.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- 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.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Pan.
-
- pat.
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- par.
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- NTIA
-
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Pen.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- 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.
- NEWT
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
- pawn
-
noun,
the state of being deposited or held as security, especially with or by a pawnbroker:
- NIRA
-
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- pawl
-
noun,
a pivoted bar adapted to engage with the teeth of a ratchet wheel or the like so as to prevent movement or to impart motion.
- Ep.
-
- WRA
-
- Pa.
-
- en-
-
- ap-
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- TIA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Pr.
-
- eir
-
- EPA
-
- ERP
-
- AIA
-
- NPR
-
- ier
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- NNP
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- NNW
-
- Ia.
-
- taw
-
noun,
a choice or fancy marble used as a shooter.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- EPT
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- Wei
-
noun,
any of several dynasties that ruled in North China, especially one ruling a.d. 220–265 and one ruling a.d. 386–534.
- ETR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- ERT
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- NRA
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Tpr
-
- prn
-
- Apl
-
- trp
-
- TWA
-
noun,
a member of a Pygmy people of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- 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.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- paw
-
noun,
the foot of an animal having claws.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- twp
-
- at.
-
- pew
-
noun,
(in a church) one of a number of fixed, benchlike seats with backs, accessible by aisles, for the use of the congregation.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- wae
-
noun,
woe.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ATA
-
- pt.
-
- TPN
-
- 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.
- ean
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- tlr
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- TPI
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ATP
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- Wat
-
noun,
a Buddhist temple or monastery in Thailand or Cambodia.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- awn
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- AWL
-
noun,
a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.
- awe
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- awa
-
adverb,
away.
- il-
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Lew
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lewis, Llewellyn, or Louis.
- PLR
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- pli
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- raw
-
noun,
a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- REA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lep
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- NEA
-
- Aar
-
- Law
-
noun,
the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- PRA
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- NNE
-
- pwr
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- LWP
-
- NWT
-
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- an.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- WIT
-
noun,
the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
- PWA
-
- Ar.
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Re.
-
- AAE
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- AAP
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- LPN
-
- WIP
-
- NAA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- IPA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- wen
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- IRL
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- TAL
-
- al.
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- PLA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- WPA
-
- ine
-
- pl.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- in.
-
- ILP
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AEA
-
- New
-
noun,
something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
- War
-
noun,
a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NIA
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ae.
-
- WAP
-
verb (used with or without object),
whop.
- Lt.
-
- Win
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- La.
-
- RNA
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- rtw
-
- wet
-
noun,
something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- we
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- WP
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- T1
-
- WL
-
- PW
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- le
-
- ln
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- LR
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NI
-
- NP
-
- NL
-
- NW
-
- 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
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- LW
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- WI
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- w/
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TP
-
- TN
-
- TL
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- EW
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- RP
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- i.
-
- IP
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- IW
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- t.
-
- RW
-
- L.
-
- wt
-