Anagrams of paterfamilias

Word paterfamilias has 1768 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of paterfamilias.

10 letter words you can make with paterfamilias

amplifiers: noun, a person or thing that amplifies or enlarges.
metaplasia: noun, the transformation of one type of tissue into another.

9 letter words you can make with paterfamilias

aperitifs: noun, a small drink of alcoholic liquor taken to stimulate the appetite before a meal.
filmstrip: noun, a length of film containing a series of related transparencies for projection on a screen.
palaestra: noun, Greek Antiquity. palestra.
imperials: noun, a size of printing or drawing paper, 22 × 30 inches (56 × 76 cm) in England, 23 × 33 inches (58 × 84 cm) in America.
Aspartame: noun, a white, crystalline, odorless, slightly water-soluble noncarbohydrate powder, C 14 H 18 N 2 O 5 , synthesized from amino acids, that is 150–200 times as sweet as sugar: used as a low-calorie sugar substitute in soft drinks, table sweeteners, and other food products.
frailties: noun, the quality or state of being frail.
aerialist: noun, a trapeze artist.
prelatism: noun, prelacy; episcopacy.
Artemisia: noun, any of several composite plants of the genus Artemisia, having aromatic foliage and small disk flowers, including the sagebrush, wormwood, and mugwort.
spermatia: noun, Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
prelimits: verb (used with object), to limit within bounds beforehand:
parietals: noun, Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
materials: noun, the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:
impartial: adjective, not partial or biased; fair; just:
psalteria: noun, the omasum.
marialite: noun, a member of the scapolite group, rich in sodium and containing no calcium.
familiars: noun, a familiar friend or associate.
amplifies: verb (used with object), to make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend.
amplifier: noun, a person or thing that amplifies or enlarges.
malaperts: noun, a malapert person.

8 letter words you can make with paterfamilias

alarmist: noun, a person who tends to raise alarms, especially without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities.
aspirate: noun, Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
lamister: noun, lamster.
mistrial: noun, a trial terminated without conclusion on the merits of the case because of some error in the proceedings.
Islamite: noun, a Muslim.
Alastair: noun, a male given name.
salariat: noun, the class of workers in an economy who receive salaries.
amirates: noun, emirate.
aperitif: noun, a small drink of alcoholic liquor taken to stimulate the appetite before a meal.
plaister: noun, verb (used with object), plaster.
earflaps: noun, either of a pair of flaps attached to a cap, for covering the ears in cold weather.
imperils: verb (used with object), to put in peril or danger; endanger.
airtimes: noun, the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
malapert: noun, a malapert person.
Imperial: noun, a size of printing or drawing paper, 22 × 30 inches (56 × 76 cm) in England, 23 × 33 inches (58 × 84 cm) in America.
airmails: noun, the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane.
impearls: verb (used with object), to form into drops resembling pearls.
aspirata: noun, a voiceless stop accompanied by strong aspiration, as φ, θ, χ.
Milpitas: noun, a town in W California.
templars: noun, a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
limiters: noun, a person or thing that limits.
tampalas: noun, a branching tropical plant, Amaranthus tricolor, of the amaranth family, cultivated in Asia as a green vegetable.
Listeria: noun, any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
ratifies: verb (used with object), to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction:
Primates: noun, the order comprising the primates.
material: noun, the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:
ramifies: verb (used with or without object), to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts; extend into subdivisions.
Matralia: noun, an annual festival of ancient Rome celebrated by women in honor of the goddess Matuta.
Altamira: noun, a cave in northern Spain, near Santander, noted for its Upper Paleolithic polychrome paintings of bison, deer, and pigs.
maitrise: noun, mastery; skill.
ampliate: adjective, enlarged; dilated.
tilapias: noun, any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
prelimit: verb (used with object), to limit within bounds beforehand:
apiarist: noun, a person who keeps an apiary.
apiaries: noun, a place in which a colony or colonies of bees are kept, as a stand or shed for beehives or a bee house containing a number of beehives.
malarias: noun, Pathology. any of a group of diseases, usually intermittent or remittent, characterized by attacks of chills, fever, and sweating: formerly supposed to be due to swamp exhalations but now known to be caused by a parasitic protozoan, which is transferred to the human bloodstream by a mosquito of the genus Anopheles and which occupies and destroys red blood cells.
Reptilia: noun, the class comprising the reptiles.
ratafias: noun, a sweet liqueur made from wine or grape juice combined with brandy or other spirits and often flavored with almonds, fruit, or fruit kernels.
lempiras: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
fatalism: noun, the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate:
parasite: noun, an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
seriatim: adverb, adjective, in a series; one after another.
filister: noun, fillister.
spitfire: noun, a person, especially a girl or woman, who is of fiery temper and easily provoked to outbursts.
partials: noun, Bridge. part-score.
sapremia: noun, blood poisoning caused by the toxins produced by bacterial putrefaction, as in gangrene.
Sarmatia: noun, the ancient name of a region in E Europe, between the Vistula and the Volga.
Parsifal: noun, (italics) a music drama by Richard Wagner: composed 1877–82; première 1882.
fleapits: noun, a shabby public place, especially a run-down motion-picture theater.
pastrami: noun, a brisket of beef that has been cured in a mixture of garlic, peppercorns, sugar, coriander seeds, etc., then smoked before cooking.
tramples: noun, the act of trampling.
septimal: adjective, of or based on the number seven.
paramita: noun, any of the practices prescribed for one aspiring to nirvana.
septaria: noun, a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
parities: noun, equality, as in amount, status, or character.
parietal: noun, Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
filiates: verb (used with object), Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock. Compare affiliate (def 5).
parfaits: noun, a dessert of ice cream and fruit or ice cream and syrup in alternate layers, often topped with whipped cream and served in a tall, narrow, short-stemmed glass.
fermatas: noun, the sustaining of a note, chord, or rest for a duration longer than the indicated time value, with the length of the extension at the performer's discretion.
families: noun, a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for:
pilaster: noun, a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
familiar: noun, a familiar friend or associate.
palestra: noun, a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics.
Stapelia: noun, any of various plants of the genus Stapelia, of the milkweed family, native to southern Africa, having short, fleshy, leafless stems, and flowers that are oddly colored or mottled and in most species emit a fetid, carrionlike odor.

7 letter words you can make with paterfamilias

limpets: noun, any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
Falster: noun, an island in SE Denmark. 198 sq. mi. (513 sq. km).
realist: noun, a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
Mai-Tai: noun, a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
limiter: noun, a person or thing that limits.
limites: noun, plural of limes.
falters: noun, the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
Falieri: noun, Maríno [Italian mah-ree-naw] /Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1278?–1355, Venetian army commander: doge of Venice 1354–55.
lifters: noun, a person or thing that lifts.
armlets: noun, an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
felspar: noun, feldspar.
tamaris: noun, a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
Setaria: noun, any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
aplasia: noun, defective development or congenital absence of a limb, organ, or other body part.
mailers: noun, a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
tampers: noun, a person or thing that tamps.
maftirs: noun, the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
similar: adjective, having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way:
apteral: adjective, (of a classical temple) not having a surrounding colonnade; not peripteral.
Filaria: noun, any small, threadlike roundworm of the family Filariidae and related families, carried as a larva by mosquitoes and parasitic when adult in the blood or tissues of vertebrates.
apteria: noun, one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
filiate: verb (used with object), Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock. Compare affiliate (def 5).
ramtils: noun, Niger seed.
Liatris: noun, any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
aplites: noun, a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
fermata: noun, the sustaining of a note, chord, or rest for a duration longer than the indicated time value, with the length of the extension at the performer's discretion.
fairies: noun, (in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
tampala: noun, a branching tropical plant, Amaranthus tricolor, of the amaranth family, cultivated in Asia as a green vegetable.
filmset: adjective, (of type) set on a photocomposer.
simitar: noun, scimitar.
realism: noun, interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
lipemia: noun, excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
ratafia: noun, a sweet liqueur made from wine or grape juice combined with brandy or other spirits and often flavored with almonds, fruit, or fruit kernels.
impaste: verb (used with object), to cover with or enclose in a paste.
spatial: adjective, of or relating to space.
impairs: noun, Archaic. impairment.
atresia: noun, the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
imarets: noun, (in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
saltier: noun, saltire.
elitism: noun, practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
Ipiales: noun, a city in SW Colombia.
imprest: noun, an advance of money; loan.
impresa: noun, a device or emblem.
implies: verb (used with object), to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated:
earflap: noun, either of a pair of flaps attached to a cap, for covering the ears in cold weather.
impers.
persalt: 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.
impalas: noun, an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
earlaps: noun, earflap.
imperil: verb (used with object), to put in peril or danger; endanger.
stamper: noun, a person or thing that stamps.
impales: verb (used with object), to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
Imperia: noun, a seaport in NW Italy.
stapler: noun, a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
imperf.
imparts: verb (used with object), to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
saltire: noun, an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
Samaria: noun, a district in ancient Palestine: later part of the Roman province of Syria; taken by Jordan 1948; occupied by Israel 1967.
lempira: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
Spiraea: noun, spirea.
ARTEMIS: noun, Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon. Compare Diana.
impearl: verb (used with object), to form into drops resembling pearls.
Artesia: noun, a city in S California.
tamales: noun, a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
talipes: noun, a clubfoot.
fleapit: noun, a shabby public place, especially a run-down motion-picture theater.
latrias: noun, the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
Latimer: noun, Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
talaria: plural noun, the wings or winged sandals on the feet of Hermes, or Mercury.
retails: noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
Israeli: noun, a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
lariats: noun, a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
Laramie: noun, a city in SE Wyoming.
sampler: noun, a person who samples.
lamster: noun, a fugitive from the law.
lampers: noun, lampas.
Astaire: noun, Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
laities: noun, the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
rimples: noun, a wrinkle.
Israfil: noun, the angel who will sound the trumpet announcing the end of the world.
Salieri: noun, Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
malpais: noun, Southwestern U.S. an extensive area of rough, barren lava flows.
malaise: noun, a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
parfait: noun, a dessert of ice cream and fruit or ice cream and syrup in alternate layers, often topped with whipped cream and served in a tall, narrow, short-stemmed glass.
palters: verb (used without object), to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
platies: noun, platyfish.
Alfieri: noun, Count Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1749–1803, Italian dramatist and poet.
milters: noun, a male fish in breeding time.
milreis: noun, a silver coin and former monetary unit of Brazil, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1942.
Templar: noun, a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
Almeria: noun, a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean.
misfile: verb (used with object), to file (papers, documents, records, etc.) incorrectly; file in the wrong place.
prelim.
Alsatia: noun, name formerly given to the Whitefriars district in London, England, which was a sanctuary for debtors and lawbreakers.
trample: noun, the act of trampling.
prelims: noun, preliminary.
partial: noun, Bridge. part-score.
2,4,5-t: noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
parties: noun, a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
platers: noun, a person or thing that plates.
misfire: noun, an act or instance of misfiring.
primate: noun, Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
Pietism: noun, a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy.
airlift: noun, a system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, especially in an emergency.
airmail: noun, the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane.
tilapia: noun, any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
pismire: noun, an ant.
airtime: noun, the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
pitiers: noun, a person who pities.
palatia: noun, a palace, especially the palace of an ancient Roman emperor.
malaria: noun, Pathology. any of a group of diseases, usually intermittent or remittent, characterized by attacks of chills, fever, and sweating: formerly supposed to be due to swamp exhalations but now known to be caused by a parasitic protozoan, which is transferred to the human bloodstream by a mosquito of the genus Anopheles and which occupies and destroys red blood cells.
Palmira: noun, a city in W Colombia.
plaster: 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.
Afrasia: noun, N Africa and SW Asia considered together.
A-frame: noun, any upright, rigid supporting frame in the form of a triangle or an inverted V , as V .
Plataea: noun, an ancient city in Greece, in Boeotia: Greeks defeated Persians here 479 b.c.
palmate: adjective, shaped like an open palm or like a hand with the fingers extended, as a leaf or an antler.
Mistral: noun, a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
palmers: noun, a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
piaster: noun, a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
traipse: noun, a tiring walk.
pilfers: verb (used with or without object), to steal, especially in small quantities.
Piarist: noun, a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
amritas: noun, the beverage of immortality.
triples: noun, an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
malates: noun, a salt or ester of malic acid.
maltase: noun, an enzyme that converts maltose into glucose and causes similar cleavage of many other glucosides.
Psalter: noun, the Biblical book of Psalms.
Tarpeia: noun, a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
patrial: 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.
amities: noun, friendship; peaceful harmony.
Patiala: noun, an important state of the former Punjab States: now part of Punjab in NW India.
marital
Maritsa: noun, a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
Marsala: noun, a seaport in W Sicily.
primsie: adjective, prim1 (def 1).
trifles: noun, an article or thing of very little value.
amirate: noun, emirate.
Martial: noun, (Marcus Valerius Martialis) a.d. 43?–104? Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain.
pastime: noun, something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:

6 letter words you can make with paterfamilias

fetial: adjective, concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
saltie: noun, an ocean-going sailor.
Petras: noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
festal: adjective, pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
Pietas: noun, the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
imaret: noun, (in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
fermis: noun, a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
palmar: adjective, of, relating to, or located in or on the palm of the hand or to the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal.
Palmas: noun, Las. Las Palmas.
simple: noun, an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
Samara: noun, an indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as of the elm or maple.
patri-
samite: noun, a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
simper: noun, a silly, self-conscious smile.
sifter: noun, a person or thing that sifts.
impair: noun, Archaic. impairment.
fatsia: noun, a shrub or small tree, Fatsia japonica, of the ginseng family, having large, glossy, palmately compound leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
impala: noun, an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
partis: noun, the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
impale: verb (used with object), to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
fiesta: noun, any festival or festive celebration.
palate: 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.
palais: noun, French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
paster: noun, a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
Perlis: noun, a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
pastel: noun, a color having a soft, subdued shade.
permit: noun, an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
pairle: noun, a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
imparl: verb (used without object), to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
Fatima: noun, a.d. 606?–632, daughter of Muhammad and wife of Ali.
pilafs: noun, a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.
Palmer: noun, a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
sample: noun, a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
samlet: noun, a young salmon.
flites: noun, a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
flares: noun, a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
paries: noun, Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
flames: noun, burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
septi-
impart: verb (used with object), to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
fleams: noun, Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
Fermat: noun, Pierre de [pyer duh] /pyɛr də/ (Show IPA), 1601–65, French mathematician.
Pamirs: noun, the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
Pamiri: noun, a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
fliers: noun, something that flies, as a bird or insect.
paters: noun, British Informal. father.
septal: adjective, of or relating to a septum.
flairs: noun, a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
flirts: noun, Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
serial: noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
Patras: noun, Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
parles: noun, verb (used without object), talk; parley.
frails: noun, Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
Pamela: noun, a female given name.
filter: noun, any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
ferias: noun, Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
simile: noun, a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”. Compare metaphor.
fraise: noun, Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
filets: noun, fillet (defs 1, 10).
frames: noun, a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
satrap: noun, a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
satire: noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
palter: verb (used without object), to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
sarape: noun, serape.
Pieria: noun, a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
filate: adjective, threadlike.
plasma: noun, Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
Pilate: 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.
merits: noun, claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
Master: noun, a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
lipase: noun, any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
maters: noun, British Informal. mother1 .
matri-
limpet: noun, any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
limits: noun, the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
primal: adjective, first; original; primeval:
Priest: noun, a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
lifter: noun, a person or thing that lifts.
realia: plural noun, Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
lifers: noun, a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
reatas: noun, riata.
refits: noun, an act of refitting.
mesail: noun, a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
liaise: verb (used without object), to form a liaison.
mesial: adjective, medial.
metal.
prates: noun, act of prating.
primes: noun, the most flourishing stage or state.
ratels: noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
repast: noun, a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
ramets: noun, an individual of a clone.
malars: noun, Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
Maisie: noun, a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
malate: noun, a salt or ester of malic acid.
mailes: noun, a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
Mailer: noun, a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
maftir: noun, the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
mafias: noun, a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities in the U.S., Italy, and elsewhere.
ramate: adjective, having branches; branching out or off.
marais: noun, a swamp or bayou.
Lister: noun, Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
ramtil: noun, Niger seed.
Mariel: noun, a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
Marist: noun, a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
Slater: noun, a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
litres: noun, liter.
liters: 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.
ratals: noun, the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
Martel: noun, a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
remits: noun, Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
praise: noun, the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
pilfer: verb (used with or without object), to steal, especially in small quantities.
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Platas: 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.
safari: noun, a journey or expedition, for hunting, exploration, or investigation, especially in eastern Africa.
sailer: noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
Salaam: noun, a salutation meaning “peace,” used especially in Islamic countries.
salami: noun, a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
miters: noun, the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
mitral: adjective, of or resembling a miter.
mitres: noun, Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
Salter: noun, a person who makes or sells salt.
Israel: noun, a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
plasia
Pitris: noun, the legendary progenitor of any family.
pities: noun, sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
pitier: noun, a person who pities.
pistil: noun, the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
imper.
impels: verb (used with object), to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
pirate: noun, a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
Ismael: noun, Ishmael (def 1).
Mister: noun, (initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
milers: noun, a participant in a one-mile race.
pleats: noun, a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
resail: verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
milit.
latria: noun, the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
milpas: noun, (in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
retail: noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
milter: noun, a male fish in breeding time.
lariat: noun, a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
riatas: noun, a lariat.
plates: noun, a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
Istria: noun, a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
lampas: noun, congestion of the mucous membrane of the hard palate of horses.
lamias: noun, Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
Lamesa: noun, a city in NW Texas.
misfit: noun, something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.
rifles: noun, a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
itself: pronoun, a reflexive form of it1 :
rimple: noun, a wrinkle.
plater: noun, a person or thing that plates.
Italia: noun, Italian name of Italy.
rastle: verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
Persia: noun, Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
tamari: noun, a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
alerts: noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
Amalia: noun, a female given name.
stipel: noun, a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
earlap: noun, earflap.
stifle: noun, (in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
alters: noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
Altair: noun, a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
staple: 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.
sprite: noun, an elf, fairy, or goblin.
spital: noun, a hospital, especially one for lazars.
tepals: 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.
Alesia: noun, an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
Spirit: noun, the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
spirea: noun, any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
alates: noun, the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
stream: noun, a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
alarms: noun, a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
terais: noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
spiral: noun, Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
tiaras: noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
Tiflis: noun, former name of Tbilisi.
tilers: noun, a person who lays tiles.
sperm-
afters
Sparti: noun, Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
timers: noun, a person or thing that times.
espial: noun, the act of spying.
afrits: noun, afreet.
esprit: noun, sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
Sparta: 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.
strafe: noun, a strafing attack.
Amelia: noun, the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
estral: adjective, estrous.
Aralia: noun, any of various plants of the genus Aralia and related genera, several of which are cultivated as houseplants or have been used medicinally.
Tamara: noun, a powdered mixture of cinnamon, cloves, coriander, aniseed, and fennel seed.
armpit: noun, the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
armlet: noun, an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
armies: noun, the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
armets: noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
Arista: noun, Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
artels: noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
Tamale: noun, a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
ariels: noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
Tamils: noun, a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
talers: noun, thaler.
asemia: noun, inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
Talara: noun, a seaport in NW Peru.
tamper: noun, a person or thing that tamps.
Arafat: noun, Yasir [yah-ser,, -sir,, yas-er] /ˈyɑ sər,, -sɪr,, ˈyæs ər/ (Show IPA), 1929–2004, Palestinian leader: head of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
strife: noun, vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
Asmara: noun, a city in and the capital of Eritrea, in N Ethiopia.
Taipei: noun, a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
aspire: verb (used without object), to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
asrama: noun, any of the four phases of the ideally conducted life: education, work, withdrawal from society, and asceticism.
aplite: noun, a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
tapers: noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
tafias: noun, a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
tapirs: 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.
Amrita: noun, the beverage of immortality.
astral: adjective, pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
tarsal: noun, a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
stripe: noun, a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
tarsia: noun, intarsia.
AmerSp
aflame: adjective, on fire; ablaze:
Elmira: noun, a city in S central New York.
trails: noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
tramps: noun, the act of tramping.
tripes: noun, the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
triple: noun, an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
aerial: noun, a radio or television antenna.
trifle: noun, an article or thing of very little value.
trapes: noun, a tiring walk.
falter: noun, the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
falsie: noun, either of a pair of shaped pads, made of rubber, fabric, or the like, for wearing inside a brassiere to give the breasts a larger or more shapely appearance.
Faisal: noun, (Faisal Abdul-Aziz al Saud al Faisal) 1904–75, king of Saudi Arabia 1964–75 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Saud).
tra-la: noun, nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
Smriti: noun, writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
aaliis: noun, a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.

5 letter words you can make with paterfamilias

tirls: noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
Pater: noun, British Informal. father.
Tarim: noun, a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
Malta: noun, an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
male-
filet: noun, fillet (defs 1, 10).
malts: noun, germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
maple: noun, any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap. Compare maple family.
ample: adjective, fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
tares: noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
apart: Idioms, apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
Tarai: noun, Terai.
Malar: noun, Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
tarps: noun, tarpaulin.
apast: preposition, past; beyond.
tapis: noun, Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
pates: noun, the crown or top of the head.
trims: noun, the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
maist: adjective, noun, adverb, most.
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.
mairs: adjective, noun, adverb, more.
mails: noun, letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
Tapes: noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
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AMPAS
Marie: noun, (Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
maras: noun, a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
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.
Amasa: noun, the commander of Absalom's army and later of David's army. II Sam. 17:25; 19:13.
Amata: noun, the mother, by Latinus, of Lavinia.
mater: noun, British Informal. mother1 .
amate: verb (used with object), to dismay; daunt.
prime: noun, the most flourishing stage or state.
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.
Amati: noun, Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
mast-
MASER: noun, a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
Masai: noun, a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
teals: noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
prims: noun, privet.
marts: noun, market; trading center; trade center.
Marti: noun, José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
Marat: noun, Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
Amer.
Marta: noun, a female given name.
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.
marse: noun, (used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
prise: noun, leverage.
marls: noun, Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
PRISM: noun, Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
tries: noun, plural of try.
Maris: noun, Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
amirs: noun, emir.
maile: noun, a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
Maria: noun, calaba.
psalm: noun, a sacred song or hymn.
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.
April: noun, the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
rafts: noun, a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
peri-
Ariel: noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
rates: noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
petal: noun, one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
liras: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
pelts: noun, the act of pelting.
Aries: noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
Tamil: noun, a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
arils: noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
tames: adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
arise: verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
farls: noun, a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
peta-
limps: noun, a lame movement or gait:
Arles: noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
arias: noun, an air or melody.
reals: noun, real number.
armet: noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
peril: noun, exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
peris: noun, one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
limit: noun, the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
limas: noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
reams: noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
lifts: noun, the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
pert.
30-30
perms: noun, permanent (def 4).
reaps: verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
Tamas: noun, See under guna.
lifer: noun, a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
ratel: noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
pelfs: noun, money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.
taper: noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
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.
apres: preposition, after; following (used in combination):
Amapa: noun, a federal territory in N Brazil. 51,177 sq. mi. (132,550 sq. km). Capital: Macapá.
Mafia: noun, a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities in the U.S., Italy, and elsewhere.
raias: noun, rayah.
petri
Maera: noun, Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
rails: noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
raise: noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
maars: noun, a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
peals: noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
rales: noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
ramal: adjective, of or relating to a ramus.
ramet: noun, an individual of a clone.
ramie: noun, an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
petr-
tamps: verb (used with object), to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
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.
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.
Pears: noun, Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
peart: adjective, lively; brisk; cheerful.
Petra: noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
ratal: noun, the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
Tampa: noun, a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
litre: noun, liter.
lites: noun, light2 (def 36).
liter: 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.
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.
Tamis: noun, a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
litas: noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
matr-
tears
treas
plat.
pitas: noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
tiers: noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
aisle: noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
Pitri: noun, the legendary progenitor of any family.
aeri-
tiara: noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
plait: noun, a braid, especially of hair or straw.
MPers
Tesla: noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
terms: noun, a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
term.
plast
alapa: noun, the light blow on the cheek delivered by the bishop in a confirmation service.
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.
piste: noun, a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
aemia
pari-
Mitre: noun, Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
alarm: noun, a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
Mitra: noun, the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
mites: noun, any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
miter: noun, the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
Alas.
alate: noun, the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
Plate: noun, a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
trama: noun, a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
Terai: noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
Misti: noun, El Misti.
airts: noun, a direction.
pares: noun, (of a female) first among equals.
alert: noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
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Pieta: noun, a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
afars: noun, a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
afire: adjective, on fire:
tires: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
trail: noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
tipis: noun, tepee.
Palma: noun, Also called Palma de Mallorca [Spanish pahl-mah th e mah-lyawr-kah] /Spanish ˈpɑl mɑ ðɛ mɑˈlyɔr kɑ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in and the capital of the Balearic Islands, on W Majorca.
Pamir: noun, the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
palis: noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
Aesir: noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
afrit: noun, afreet.
Pales: noun, a stake or picket, as of a fence.
palea: noun, a chafflike scale or bract.
times: noun, the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
Pimas: noun, a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
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paras: noun, a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
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paisa: noun, Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
pairs: noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
timer: noun, a person or thing that times.
pilaf: noun, a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.
Pilar: adjective, of, relating to, or covered with hair.
tiles: noun, a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
Aeria: noun, an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
Pilea: noun, any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
piles: noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
Piers: noun, a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
Tiler: noun, a person who lays tiles.
tera-
Paris: noun, Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
parts: noun, a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
Pres.
Metis: noun, any person of mixed ancestry.
metas: noun, (in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
Alsip: noun, a town in NE Illinois.
meta-
Alta.
parse: verb (used with object), to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
Altai: noun, a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
Aalst: noun, Flemish name of Alost.
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.
alter: noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
part.
merit: noun, claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
prem.
melts: noun, the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
pref.
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.
prest: noun, a loan.
Melia
Melas: noun, a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
aalii: noun, a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
pret.
preta: noun, a wandering or disturbed ghost.
Priam: noun, a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
alti-
Mears: noun, mere3 .
prim.
palms: noun, the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
teams: noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
metr-
prats: noun, the buttocks.
tramp: noun, the act of tramping.
plier: noun, pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
Parl.
parle: noun, verb (used without object), talk; parley.
miser: noun, a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
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.
mires: noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
alfas: noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter A.
plats: noun, a plot of ground.
pleat: noun, a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
Alfie: noun, a male given name, form of Alfred.
milts: noun, the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
alias: noun, a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
Parma: noun, a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
temps: noun, part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
alifs: noun, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
almes: noun, almah.
prae-
alist: adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
tempi: noun, a plural of tempo.
milpa: noun, (in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
temp.
milia: noun, a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
almas: noun, a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
miler: noun, a participant in a one-mile race.
telia: noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
prams: noun, perambulator.
trams: noun, British. a streetcar.
prase: noun, a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
reata: noun, riata.
prate: noun, act of prating.
slept: noun, the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
realm: noun, a royal domain; kingdom:
Lifar: noun, Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
Strep: noun, streptococcus.
Islam: noun, the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
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.
smite: Idioms, smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
Friml: noun, Rudolf, 1881–1972, U.S. composer and pianist, born in Austria-Hungary.
Fris.
atrip: adjective, aweigh.
Saite: noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
seti-
stria: noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
salat: noun, prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
islet: noun, a very small island.
irate: adjective, angry; enraged:
films: noun, a thin layer or coating:
Salem: noun, a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
salep: noun, a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
frise: noun, a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
strap: noun, a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
salmi: noun, a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
Salpa: noun, any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
Salta: noun, a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
Frits: noun, Ceramics. a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels. the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
Safar: noun, the second month of the Muslim calendar.
Islip: noun, a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
fleam: noun, Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
Flem.
feti-
iters: noun, a canal or passage.
Smail: noun, snail mail.
tafia: noun, a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
flier: noun, something that flies, as a bird or insect.
frats: noun, fraternity (def 1).
smalt: noun, a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
taels: noun, liang.
Ital.
fiats: noun, an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
Smart: noun, a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
Fries: noun, plural of fry1 .
Siepi: noun, Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
filar: adjective, of or relating to a thread or threads.
istle: noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
smear: noun, an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
smile: noun, the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
ATLAS: noun, a bound collection of maps.
spiel: noun, a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
frets: noun, an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
strip: noun, a striptease.
ERISA: noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
stirp: noun, a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
spare: noun, a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
spate: noun, a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
sprat: noun, a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
Elisa: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
imit.
liers: noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
seral: adjective, of or relating to a sere.
sprit: noun, a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
serai: noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
flair: noun, a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
Samar: noun, an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
EMAIL: noun, a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
spirt: noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
Srta.
flame: noun, burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
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.
flams: noun, a deception or trick.
IATSE
spite: noun, a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
flats: noun, something flat.
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.
emirs: noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
Sapir: noun, Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
emits: verb (used with object), to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
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.
first: noun, the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
impis: noun, (in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
steal: noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
impf.
stipe: noun, Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
stime: noun, the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
stile: noun, a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
ster.
step-
Satie: noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
stela: noun, stele (defs 1–3).
impel: verb (used with object), to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
steam: noun, water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
fires
satem: adjective, belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
stare: noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
Eilat: noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
impar: adjective, unpaired; azygous.
serif: noun, a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
Elara: noun, Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
stamp: noun, a postage stamp.
firms: noun, a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
stale: adjective, not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
stair: noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
Elias: noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
astr.
fetas: noun, a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
fetal: adjective, of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
fames: noun, widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
leapt: noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
leaps: noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
Fates: noun, something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
leafs: noun, one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
rept.
septa: noun, plural of septum.
taler: noun, thaler.
resit: noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
sitar: noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
talas: noun, a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
slier: adjective, a comparative of sly.
later: Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
resp.
flite: noun, a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
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.
Siret: noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
fears: noun, a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm. Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
flits: noun, a light, swift movement; flutter.
Sept.
Feast: noun, any rich or abundant meal:
Siple: noun, Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
spier: noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
lears: noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
Larsa: noun, an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
reifs: noun, plunder; booty; loot.
fares: noun, the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
refit: noun, an act of refitting.
Tamar: noun, the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
refl.
farms: noun, a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
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.
artal: noun, plural of rotl.
flies: noun, a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
spile: noun, a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
Farsi: noun, the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
Reims: noun, a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
least: noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
flips: noun, an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.
farts: noun, a flatus expelled through the anus.
reist: verb (used without object), reest2 .
flirt: noun, Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
artel: noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
remit: noun, Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
Artie: noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
spilt: noun, a spilling, as of liquid.
lefts: noun, the left side or something that is on the left side.
fatal: adjective, causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly:
rimes: noun, Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
sepia: noun, a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
feist: noun, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
spire: noun, a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
lames: noun, Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
Rieti: noun, Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
Lamas: noun, Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
Lamar: noun, Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
fairs: noun, Archaic. something that is fair.
Frame: noun, a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
rifle: noun, a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
astir: adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
slipe: noun, a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
fails: noun, Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: a person who fails in this way.
slipt: noun, an act or instance of slipping.
Felis: noun, a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
rifts: noun, an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
Fermi: noun, a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
Faial: noun, an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 66 sq. mi. (171 sq. km).
FAAAS
Festa: noun, a feast, festival, or holiday.
riles: verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
self-
Rimas: noun, a female given name.
simar: noun, Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
fraps: verb (used with object), to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
Epis.
lamia: noun, Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
feria: noun, Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
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:
slime: noun, thin, glutinous mud.
rials: noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
sepal: noun, one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
Laris: noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Taira: noun, a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
semi-
felts: noun, a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
Lares: noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
Selma: noun, a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
aster: noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
riata: noun, a lariat.
fa-la: noun, a text or refrain in old songs.
lapis: noun, (italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
frail: noun, Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
asper: noun, a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
Epist
tails: noun, tail1 (def 6).
riels: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
feral: adjective, existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
flare: noun, a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.

4 letter words you can make with paterfamilias

PIMS: plural, personal information manager.
tils: noun, the sesame plant.
pili: noun, a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
Time: noun, the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
Pima: noun, a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
pile: noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
Piet: noun, Scot. a magpie.
pil-
pets: noun, any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
tref: adjective, Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
tri-
simp: noun, a fool; simpleton.
pial: adjective, of or relating to the pia mater.
sipe: verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
trim: noun, the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
Trip: noun, a journey or voyage:
Piaf: noun, Edith (Edith Giovanna Gassion) 1914–63, French singer.
sire: noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
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.
SITA: noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
SLIM: noun, a garment size meant for a thin person.
site: noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
SLAM: noun, a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
slap: noun, a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
Pet.
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.
Pest: noun, an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
tsar: noun, czar.
pias: noun, a female given name.
trap: noun, a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
spat: noun, a petty quarrel.
Spam: noun, (lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
Sera: noun, a plural of serum.
serf: noun, a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
Seri: noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
tipi: noun, tepee.
tire: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Sert: noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
Seta: noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
SPAR: noun, Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
tirl: noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
spae: verb (used with object), to prophesy; foretell; predict.
slit: noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
SMTP
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.
pies: noun, plural of pi2 .
sial: noun, the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
SIAM: noun, former name of Thailand (def 1).
sift: verb (used with object), to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
tram: noun, British. a streetcar.
silt: noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
Sima: noun, an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
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.
prat: noun, the buttocks.
Pisa: noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
rife: adjective, of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
rami: noun, plural of ramus.
Tape: noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
RIAS: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
Rama: noun, (in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
rale: noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
Rais: noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
rail: noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
Riel: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
tail: noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
Raia: noun, rayah.
Taif: noun, a city in W Saudi Arabia.
raft: noun, a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
rifs: noun, Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
RAMP: noun, a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
rift: noun, an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
RAAF
Tara: noun, a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
RIIA
Riis: noun, Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
rile: verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Tare: noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Rima: noun, a female given name.
rime: noun, Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
pts.
Ptas: plural, peseta.
psia
Tapa: noun, (especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
Tams: noun, tam-o'-shanter.
PSAT
real: noun, real number.
ref.
refs: noun, verb (used with or without object), referee.
reap: verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
reft: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
ream: noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
reif: noun, plunder; booty; loot.
Reis: plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
Tame: adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
reit: noun, real-estate investment trust.
rel.
rems: noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
Rep.
repl
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.
reps: noun, a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
rate: noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
tale: noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
tamp: verb (used with object), to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
rest: noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
Tala: noun, a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
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.
rasp: noun, an act of rasping.
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:
rial: noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
tarp: noun, tarpaulin.
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.
pise: noun, rammed earth.
Sari: noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
SRAM
Sra.
pram: noun, perambulator.
SAMA: noun, the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
same: Idioms, all the same, notwithstanding; nevertheless: of no difference; immaterial:
Sami: noun, Lapp.
Saml
Samp: noun, coarsely ground corn.
plie: noun, a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
SARA: noun, a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
spit: noun, saliva, especially when ejected.
plea: noun, an appeal or entreaty:
Sat.
tela: noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
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.
sati: noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
ter.
seal: noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
seam: noun, the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
sear: noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
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.
Seif: noun, a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
Sem.
SPIM: noun, a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
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.
pita: noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
pre-
tel-
RIPS: noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
safe: noun, a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
Rise: noun, an act or instance of rising.
rit.
prs.
RITA: noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
tars: noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
tael: noun, liang.
rite: noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
Taal: noun, Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
Tasm
rpt.
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.
teal: noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
Safi: noun, a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
teil: noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
sail: noun, an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
sala: noun, a large hall, living room, or reception room.
Sale: noun, the act of selling.
team: noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
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.
str.
Stir: noun, the act of stirring or moving.
prie: noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
stem: noun, the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
Ste.
Star: noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
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.
Sam.
MERS: noun, Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
Pers
Asat: noun, (in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons. Compare sat2 (def 1).
Aser: noun, Asher (def 1).
lame: noun, Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
Lamp: noun, any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas. Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
lams: noun, a hasty escape; flight.
asea: adjective, adverb, to or toward the sea; seaward.
Lari: noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Lars: noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
ASAP: adverb, without delay; promptly.
Lam.
art.
arse: noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
lasa: noun, Lhasa.
lase: verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
last: noun, a person or thing that is last.
Lat.
late: Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
lats: noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
LAMA: noun, a priest or monk in Lamaism.
LAIS: noun, (in medieval French literature)
lea.
atm.
East: noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
Isle: noun, a small island.
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.
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.
ates
atar: noun, attar (def 1).
ASTM
lair: noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
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.
item: noun, a separate article or particular:
iter: noun, a canal or passage.
itis
Asti: noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
ASME
Asir: noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
Asia: noun, a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
arms: noun, the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
Leaf: noun, one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
Isai: noun, Jesse.
LISP: noun, a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
limp: noun, a lame movement or gait:
lip-
lipa: noun, a monetary unit of Croatia.
apts: plural, apartment.
Lira: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
apt.: plural, apartment.
LISA: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Lise: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
LIST: noun, a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
Lima: noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
lit.
lite: noun, light2 (def 36).
lits: noun, litas.
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.
Apis: noun, a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
Apia: noun, a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
lime: noun, Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
lift: noun, the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
LEAP: noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
Aria: noun, an air or melody.
Lear: noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
LEAS: noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
left: noun, the left side or something that is on the left side.
Arm.
Leif: noun, a male given name.
Leis: noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
ARIS
aril: noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
LEST: conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
Life: noun, the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
Ares: noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
Leta: noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
area: noun, any particular extent of space or surface; part:
Lias: noun, Leah (def 1).
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.
Lief: adverb, gladly; willingly:
lier: noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
Aram: noun, Biblical name of ancient Syria.
Isar: noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
eats: noun, eats, Informal. food.
amt.
fils: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
feta: noun, a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
fiat: noun, an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
esp.
file: noun, a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
1080
erst: adverb, before the present time; formerly.
film: noun, a thin layer or coating:
filt
fest: noun, an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
firm: noun, a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
firs: noun, any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
fist: noun, the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
FITS: noun, the manner in which a thing fits:
Erma: noun, a female given name.
Fla.
Flam: noun, a deception or trick.
Eris: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
est.
FERA
flat: noun, something flat.
fate: noun, something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
Fair: noun, Archaic. something that is fair.
fame: noun, widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
fare: noun, the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
Farl: noun, a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
farm: noun, a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
Fars: noun, a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
fart: noun, a flatus expelled through the anus.
FAST: noun, a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
fats: noun, (used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
ETAS: noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
fam.
feal: adjective, Archaic. faithful; loyal.
Fear: noun, a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm. Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
feat: noun, a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
Felt: noun, a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
fem.
FEMA: noun, Federal Emergency Management Agency: a federal agency that coordinates the response to disasters in the U.S.
fems: noun, a woman.
flap: noun, something flat and broad that is attached at one side only and hangs loosely or covers an opening:
flea: noun, any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
Irma: noun, a female given name, form of Erma.
Imp.
Iasi: noun, Romanian name of Jassy.
IATA
elms: noun, any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches. Compare American elm, elm family.
Elis: noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
ile-
Ilia: noun, the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
Elia: noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
Ilse: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
impi: noun, (in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
Elsa: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
imps: noun, a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
ELAS
Elam: noun, an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
efts: noun, a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
IRAS: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Ire.
Iris: noun, Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
EFTA
IAEA
Perm: noun, permanent (def 4).
Flip: noun, an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.
fret: noun, an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
flit: noun, a light, swift movement; flutter.
FLRA
epit
epi-
frae: preposition, adverb, from.
frap: verb (used with object), to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
frat: noun, fraternity (def 1).
Frei: noun, Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
Fri.
emia
frit: noun, Ceramics. a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels. the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
Frs.
FRSL
frt.
Emp.
emit: verb (used with object), to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
emir: noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
Emil: noun, a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
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.
liar: noun, a person who tells lies.
fail: noun, Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: a person who fails in this way.
mil.
Mita: noun, a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
Aiea: noun, a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
mist: noun, a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
mise: noun, a settlement or agreement.
mis-
mire: noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
Mira: noun, Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
MIPS
ails: verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
Milt: noun, the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
mils: noun, a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
AIMS: noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
MILR
Mile: noun, Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
Aire
afr-
MEPA
Meir: noun, Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
alae: noun, plural of ala.
Mela: noun, a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
mels: noun, honey.
melt: noun, the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
Ala.
mes-
mias: plural, missing in action.
mesa: noun, a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
met.
aits: noun, a small island, especially in a river.
AISI
airt: noun, a direction.
airs: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
mite: noun, any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
Afar: noun, a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
meas
peal: noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
pars: noun, (in prescriptions) a part.
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.
Past: noun, the time gone by:
pat.
Pate: noun, the crown or top of the head.
pats: noun, a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
pear: noun, the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
par.
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.
pelf: noun, money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.
pelt: noun, the act of pelting.
per.
perf
PERL
Pare: noun, Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
pams: noun, the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
aet.
AAAS
Mrs.: plural, a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
MSAE
aer-
MSIE
MSPE
AARP
AAAL
pam.
AFAM
Pail: noun, bucket.
pair: noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
Pal.
Pali: noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
Palm: noun, the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
meat: noun, the flesh of animals as used for food.
AIME
mear: noun, mere3 .
mal-
Amal
alts: noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
alt.
meal: noun, the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
alms: noun, money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
alme: noun, almah.
Alma: noun, a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
Mair: adjective, noun, adverb, more.
Mali: noun, Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
MALS
ALIT: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
Alis
malt: noun, germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
alif: noun, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
amas: noun, a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
mail: noun, letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
ales: noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
Amie: noun, a female friend.
Amri: noun, Omri.
AMPS: noun, ampere.
amp.
AMLS
Amis: noun, Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
Amir: noun, emir.
M-14: noun, a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
Ames: noun, a city in central Iowa.
M-16: noun, a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
maar: noun, a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
Maas: noun, Dutch name of the Meuse.
Maat: noun, the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
Mael: noun, a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
maes: noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
Maia: noun, the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
ALFA: noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter A.
Alps: noun, a high mountain.
Mari: noun, a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
Alar: adjective, pertaining to or having wings; alary.
MARS: noun, the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
MatE: noun, a partner in marriage; spouse.
Mare: noun, a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
Mara: noun, Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
Mart: noun, market; trading center; trade center.
Alea: noun, Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
Marl: noun, Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
Alai: noun, a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
Mar.
masa: noun, flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.

3 letter words you can make with paterfamilias

al.
ETA: noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
ERP
ERS: noun, ervil.
Af.
AAA
TAL
ASM
ERT
AIA
Ar.
ALP: noun, a high mountain.
Aar
ARA: noun, the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
AAS: noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
AME
EPS
EPT
ERA: noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
AAP
AMA: noun, a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
AAM
AAF
AAE
ASR
ASP: noun, any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
trf
ESA
ESR
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.
TSE
TSP
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.
SLR
TAR: noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
ase
SMA
API: abbreviation, Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
TAM: noun, tam-o'-shanter.
Apl
FPS
FAS: noun, the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
ASA: noun, a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
TSI
ETS
ESL
trp
APS
SPA: noun, a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
TES: noun, ti1 .
ETR
Am.
ap-
ale: noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
AMI: noun, a friend, especially a male friend.
ASI
EPA
ARS
TAP: noun, a light but audible blow:
ast
AEF
ae.
efl
ARP: noun, Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
AIS: noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
at.
ELF: noun, (in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
ALM
ARF: interjection, (used to imitate the bark of a dog).
EIS
eir
ail: verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
ATA
Tim: noun, a male given name, form of Timothy.
TAE: preposition, to.
AIM: noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
eft: noun, a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
ef-
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.
APA: noun, a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
eat: noun, eats, Informal. food.
AIR: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
STI
EAS: noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
ATP
Alf: noun, a male given name, form of Alfred.
ATS: noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
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.
EAM
EAA
STL
STM
STP
Eli: noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
SLP
Ep.
TPI
AEA
ea.
tfr
Tai: noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
EMT
EMS: noun, the letter M, m.
EMR
AES: noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
TIA
ALS: noun, Indian mulberry.
tra
tr.
Tpr
TPM
tlr
Sta
AFP
AFT: adverb, at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
AFS
St.
ait: noun, a small island, especially in a river.
SRI: noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
ELM: noun, any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches. Compare American elm, elm family.
AFM
SPR
AFL
Sr.
spt
els: noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
AFA
EMF
AMS
IFS: noun, a supposition; uncertain possibility:
FAA
RAM: noun, a male sheep.
M-1: noun, a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
MAA
MAE: noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
Rai: noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
RAF
Rae: noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
RPS
RMS: plural, ream.
RMA
RIP: noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
Re.
PTA: plural, peseta.
MS.: plural, manuscript.
PST: interjection, (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
PSI: noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
PSF
PSE
MAP: noun, a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
PSA
mas: noun, mother1 .
Mat: noun, a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
MEA: noun, an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
prf
Mel: noun, honey.
MSL
MIA: plural, missing in action.
MFA
Lir: noun, Ler.
res: noun, an object or thing; matter.
lei: noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
REM: noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
lep
Ler: noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
Les
FAR: Idioms, a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
Lia: noun, Leah (def 1).
Lie: noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
Lif
LIM
lis: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
Me.
REA
LMT
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.
lpm
LPS: plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
LSI
RAS: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
LSM
LST
LTA
Rap: noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
ltr
MEP
MFR
RFA
MTS
MSE
PIT: noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
MSF
MSI
MST
pis: noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
Mt.
MTF
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.
MTI
MTP
pim: plural, personal information manager.
MRP
Pa.
PEI: noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
pm.
Pr.
Ps.
pt.
PAS: noun, a step or series of steps in ballet.
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:
PIA: noun, a female given name.
pf.
pea: noun, the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
pes: noun, a foot or footlike part.
MSA
MRI
MFS
MIR: noun, a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
MFT
mi.
MI5: noun, the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
MI6: noun, the government's secret intelligence service.
MIE
PRA
PMT
PLR
pli
plf
MIP
MIT
MRE
ml.
MLA
MLF
MLR
MLS
MPA
MPE
Mr.: plural, mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
MRA
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.
pl.
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.
let: noun, British. a lease.
RFE
ILP
FTP: noun, File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network.
IRA: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
SAR
Ia.
SAP: noun, the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
ial
IAS
ier
Ife: noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
il-
ILA: noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
ILS
FSR
IMF
IPA
IPM
RFI
ipr
IPS
Ir.
IRL
IRS
Sal: noun, salt1 .
Is.: noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISA
ft.
FSA
Isl
sfm
SLE
FAT: noun, any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
SLA
SIT: verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
SIR: noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
SIP: noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
fer: preposition, conjunction, for.
FET
Fia
fie: interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
fil: noun, fils.
FIR: noun, any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
Frl
FIT: noun, the manner in which a thing fits:
Fl.
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).
fm.
FPM
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.
Fr.: abbreviation, Father.
Fra: noun, a title of address for a friar or brother.
SEL: noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
SEI: noun, sei whale.
sea: noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
se-
ise
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.
SAE
Lae: noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
RIF: noun, Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
Rs.
ISR
RPM
Lai: noun, (in medieval French literature)
LaF
rm.: plural, ream.
LAR: noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
ist
ism: noun, a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
ITA
ite
Lt.
RIM: noun, the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
LAP: noun, the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
RSA
RSE
RTF
SAA
Sp.
Ria: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
RTS
La.
rte
rt.
Las: noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.

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SI: noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
RF
FA: noun, the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
PI: noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
L1
SF
L2
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.
FP
LP: plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
LF
FI: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
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.
PE: noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
et: verb, a simple past tense of eat.
FE
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.
AA: noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
f.: noun, (Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
le
TP
LI: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
E.: noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
R.
RA: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
SM
RI
SL
SA
S.
TI: noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
el: noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
IP
TE: noun, ti1 .
er: interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
EI
IF: noun, a supposition; uncertain possibility:
LM
MP
MA: noun, mother1 .
M.
i.
t.
T1
TA: noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RP
TL
TM
LR
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.
L.
MF

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