Anagrams of pastorales
Word pastorales has
957 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of pastorales.
- palestras
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noun,
a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics.
- pastorale
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noun,
an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
- pastorals
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noun,
a poem, play, or the like, dealing with the life of shepherds, commonly in a conventional or artificial manner, or with simple rural life generally; a bucolic.
- polestars
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noun,
Polaris.
- pastoral
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noun,
a poem, play, or the like, dealing with the life of shepherds, commonly in a conventional or artificial manner, or with simple rural life generally; a bucolic.
- sea-salt
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noun,
table salt produced through the evaporation of seawater.
- parasols
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noun,
a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.
- persalts
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noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- alastors
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- espartos
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- reposals
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noun,
the act of reposing.
- polestar
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noun,
Polaris.
- palestra
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noun,
a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics.
- plasters
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noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- staplers
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- sea-star
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noun,
starfish.
- psalters
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noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- petrosal
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adjective,
petrous; hard or stony.
- pastels
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noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- artless
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adjective,
free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:
- astrol.
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- palters
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- splores
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noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- prostas
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noun,
(in classical architecture) an antechamber or vestibule.
- parasol
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noun,
a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.
- Salters
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- laparo-
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- tarsals
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noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- persalt
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noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- platers
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- petrol.
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- pasters
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- petrols
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noun,
British. gasoline.
- areolas
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noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- Staples
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noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- reposal
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noun,
the act of reposing.
- apostle
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noun,
any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- stapler
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- 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.
- Psalter
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noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- plaster
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noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- sapotes
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- apteral
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adjective,
(of a classical temple) not having a surrounding colonnade; not peripteral.
- plessor
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noun,
plexor.
- postals
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noun,
Informal. postal card.
- topless
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adjective,
lacking a top:
- stopers
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- sapotas
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noun,
sapote.
- earlaps
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noun,
earflap.
- prestos
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- slaters
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- ostlers
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noun,
hostler.
- slopers
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noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- posters
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- soapers
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noun,
soap opera.
- 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.
- prolate
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adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- sterols
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noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- Alastor
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- palaeo-
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- potassa
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noun,
potash.
- palato-
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- stearo-
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- sarapes
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noun,
serape.
- solates
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- atlases
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noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- Pelotas
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noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- satraps
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noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- pastose
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adjective,
having a heavy impasto.
- pastes
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- roasts
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noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- steals
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- sprats
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- stares
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- sproat
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noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- pastel
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noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- Patras
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noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- sapro-
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- stales
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- sterol
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noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- stapes
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noun,
the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
Also called stirrup.
Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- sarape
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noun,
serape.
- staple
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noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- r-less
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adjective,
r-dropping.
- estops
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verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- pastor
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noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- stolas
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noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- postal
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noun,
Informal. postal card.
- sports
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noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- soaper
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noun,
soap opera.
- paleo-
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- losers
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noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Solera
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noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- 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.
- solate
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- proles
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noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- satrap
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noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- Soares
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noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- slopes
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- lopers
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noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- sloper
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noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- Ostler
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noun,
hostler.
- osteal
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adjective,
osseous.
- slates
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noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- prests
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noun,
a loan.
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- serosa
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noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- sepals
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noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- proses
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noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Sorata
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- pastas
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noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- prases
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Passer
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noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- lapses
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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:
- splore
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noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- passel
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noun,
a group or lot of indeterminate number:
- splats
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noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- spelts
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noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- paseos
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noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- Spears
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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.
- parses
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Sparta
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noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- parols
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noun,
something stated or declared.
- sparse
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adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- parole
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- parles
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- leasts
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- spares
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- lepto-
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- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- lessor
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noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- sorels
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Stopes
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noun,
Marie Carmichael, 1880–1958, English scientist and birth control advocate.
- septal
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adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- patrol
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noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- tassel
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noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- torsel
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noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- areola
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noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- torses
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noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- petro-
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- ratals
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noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- tarso-
-
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- artels
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- tarsal
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noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- portal
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noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- rosets
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- salpas
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noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- repass
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verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- aslope
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adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- teslas
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noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- pleats
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- rassle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- potass
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noun,
potash.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- reatas
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noun,
riata.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- alerts
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- polers
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noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- Platas
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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.
- tepals
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noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- saleps
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- assort
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verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- ptero-
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- tropes
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noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- pelota
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noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- posset
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noun,
a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
- talers
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noun,
thaler.
- posers
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- strops
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noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- astro-
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- astral
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adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- Sapota
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noun,
sapote.
- streps
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- stores
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- earlap
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noun,
earflap.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- sapors
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- Sept.
-
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- pale-
-
- Press
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noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- post-
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- posts
-
noun,
a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
- Salas
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- poet.
-
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- 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:
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Pres.
-
- oste-
-
- Osset
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noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- Port.
-
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- 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.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- poss.
-
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- prae-
-
- pert.
-
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- peta-
-
- salsa
-
noun,
a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music.
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- 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.
- patr-
-
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- petr-
-
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- pleo-
-
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- para-
-
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Parl.
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Plata
-
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.
- pass.
-
- plat.
-
- plast
-
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- part.
-
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- 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.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- 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.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- 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.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- areo-
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tears
-
- 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.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- resp.
-
- rept.
-
- asst.
-
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- telo-
-
- 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.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Alas.
-
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- aero-
-
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- AAPSS
-
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- treas
-
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- trop-
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- 30-30
-
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- tera-
-
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- alto-
-
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- altar
-
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.
- Alta.
-
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- pros.
-
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- 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.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- 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.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- slaps
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- sero-
-
- OPers
-
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- pret.
-
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- 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.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- slops
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Prot.
-
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- spor-
-
- 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.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Srta.
-
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- 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.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- step-
-
- ster.
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- 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.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- 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.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- 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.
- Lassa
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Lhasa.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rel.
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- 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.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Rep.
-
- repl
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- 1080
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- 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.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- str.
-
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Sra.
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- top-
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- ter.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- SASE
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- 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.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- rpt.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- 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.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Sol.
-
- 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).
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- 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.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lea.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- par.
-
- Pal.
-
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- 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:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- OPer
-
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- esp.
-
- eso-
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- APSA
-
- Apr.
-
- apo-
-
- 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.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- AARP
-
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- ator
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ELAS
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ates
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ASSR
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- art.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- 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.
- Pet.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- per.
-
- 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.
- PERL
-
- Pers
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pre-
-
- pts.
-
- pro-
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- 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.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- prs.
-
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- PSAT
-
- 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.
- pot.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pat.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Pol.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- PLSS
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- ERT
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ATA
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- at.
-
- ESA
-
- ast
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ESL
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASR
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- PSA
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ROP
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ERP
-
- EAA
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- STP
-
- EPA
-
- POR
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- PRA
-
- EPS
-
- 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.
- STL
-
- Ep.
-
- ea.
-
- EPT
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- TAL
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eo-
-
- 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.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- tra
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- Aar
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AAP
-
- AAE
-
- Tro
-
- Ar.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- trp
-
- ap-
-
- TSE
-
- TSP
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ase
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PSE
-
- ROA
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- PSS
-
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- 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.
- 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.
- ESR
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RPS
-
- APS
-
- Apl
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Re.
-
- 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.
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- RPO
-
- TSS
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSS
-
- ot-
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- pl.
-
- OTA
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- 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.
- PLA
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- OSS
-
- PLO
-
- PLR
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ote
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- REA
-
- SAE
-
- ltr
-
- op.
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ola
-
- 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).
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SLA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- SLE
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ose
-
- SLP
-
- SLR
-
- OAP
-
- 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.
- OSA
-
- OSP
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Les
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- ETS
-
- Ps.
-
- SPR
-
- Lt.
-
- pt.
-
- La.
-
- SPS
-
- spt
-
- Sr.
-
- PTO
-
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- SSA
-
- SSE
-
- SSR
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- Rs.
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- SAR
-
- se-
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- lep
-
- rt.
-
- POA
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- OTS
-
- Pa.
-
- RTS
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- rte
-
- Pr.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- RSS
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- RSE
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- RSA
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- AO
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- 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.
- 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.
- TP
-
- RO
-
- ol
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RP
-
- L.
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- S.
-
- TL
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- le
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- LR
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OA
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.