Anagrams of patrologies
Word patrologies has
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- pilotages
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noun,
act, occupation, or skill of piloting.
- saprolite
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noun,
soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- esotropia
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noun,
strabismus in which one eye deviates inward.
- apologist
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noun,
a person who makes a defense in speech or writing of a belief, idea, etc.
- apologies
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noun,
a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another:
- pergolas
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noun,
an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.
- pai-loos
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noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- pilotage
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noun,
act, occupation, or skill of piloting.
- ego-trip
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noun,
an act or course of action undertaken primarily to satisfy one's vanity or for self-gratification:
- portages
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noun,
the act of carrying; carriage.
- pelorias
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- petrosal
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adjective,
petrous; hard or stony.
- rootages
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noun,
the act of taking root.
- plaister
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- petiolar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- goalpost
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noun,
a post supporting a crossbar and, with it, forming the goal on a playing field in certain sports, as football.
- latigoes
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noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- gasolier
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noun,
a chandelier furnished with gaslights.
- spoilage
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noun,
the act of spoiling or the state of being spoiled.
- polestar
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noun,
Polaris.
- galipots
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noun,
a type of turpentine exuded on the stems of certain species of pine.
- seraglio
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noun,
the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- legators
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noun,
a person who bequeaths; a testator.
- spoliate
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verb (used with or without object),
to plunder, rob, or ruin.
- pilaster
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noun,
a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- glister
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noun,
glitter; sparkle.
- glorias
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noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- porgies
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noun,
a sparid food fish, Pagrus pagrus, found in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America.
- persalt
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noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- ostiole
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noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- petrols
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noun,
British. gasoline.
- Psalter
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noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- girasol
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noun,
an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
- triages
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- girl-os
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- spoiler
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noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- loiters
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- girosol
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noun,
girasol.
- glories
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noun,
very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown:
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- petrog.
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- isotope
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noun,
any of two or more forms of a chemical element, having the same number of protons in the nucleus, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus, or different atomic weights. There are 275 isotopes of the 81 stable elements, in addition to over 800 radioactive isotopes, and every element has known isotopic forms. Isotopes of a single element possess almost identical properties.
- petrol.
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- Ariosto
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noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- rootage
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noun,
the act of taking root.
- legator
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noun,
a person who bequeaths; a testator.
- paroles
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- Argolis
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noun,
an ancient district in SE Greece.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- glaires
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- Ortegal
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noun,
Cape, a cape in NW Spain, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- Legaspi
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noun,
a seaport on SE Luzon, in the Philippines.
- toprail
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noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- astrol.
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- soilage
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noun,
grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- garotes
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noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- palters
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- topsoil
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noun,
the fertile, upper part of the soil.
- topsail
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noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- galoots
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noun,
an awkward, eccentric, or foolish person.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- gastro-
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- galipot
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noun,
a type of turpentine exuded on the stems of certain species of pine.
- galiots
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noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- postage
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noun,
the charge for the conveyance of a letter or other matter sent by mail, usually prepaid by means of a stamp or stamps.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- pargets
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noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- gaiters
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- potages
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noun,
soup, especially any thick soup made with cream.
- pai-loo
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noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- roseola
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noun,
a kind of rose-colored rash.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- latigos
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noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- atopies
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noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- Atropos
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noun,
the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
- pergola
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noun,
an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.
- stearo-
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- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- storage
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noun,
the act of storing; state or fact of being stored:
- reposal
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noun,
the act of reposing.
- Gestapo
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noun,
the German state secret police during the Nazi regime, organized in 1933 and notorious for its brutal methods and operations.
- Portage
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noun,
the act of carrying; carriage.
- Pelotas
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noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- stapler
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- Pelasgi
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plural noun,
the Pelasgians.
- loopers
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noun,
a person or thing that loops something or forms loops.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- goalers
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noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- aristo-
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- platers
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- prolate
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adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- piolets
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- Aerosol
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noun,
Physical Chemistry. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas; smoke or fog.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- tailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- retools
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verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- oralist
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noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- Algiers
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
- Igorots
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noun,
a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
- pistole
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noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- Tiepolo
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noun,
Giovanni Battista [joh-vah-nee buh-tee-stuh;; Italian jaw-vahn-nee baht-tee-stah] /dʒoʊˈvɑ ni bəˈti stə;; Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1696–1770, and his son, Giovanni Domenico [duh-men-i-koh;; Italian daw-me-nee-kaw] /dəˈmɛn ɪˌkoʊ;; Italian dɔˈmɛ ni kɔ/ (Show IPA) 1727–1804, Italian painters.
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Ploesti
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noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- triples
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- prisage
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noun,
the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
- ragtops
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noun,
an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
- oolites
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noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- plagio-
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- piglets
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noun,
a little pig.
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- plaster
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noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- Agriope
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noun,
Eurydice.
- rigolet
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noun,
a small stream; rivulet.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- gristle
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noun,
cartilage, especially in meats.
- ologies
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noun,
any science or branch of knowledge.
- Gosport
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noun,
a flexible speaking tube for communication between separate cockpits or compartments of an aircraft.
- orgeats
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noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- serpigo
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noun,
(formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
- rialtos
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- prolegs
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noun,
one of the abdominal ambulatory processes of caterpillars and other larvae, as distinct from the true or thoracic legs.
- ligates
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verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- apostil
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noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- apostle
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noun,
any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- goiters
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noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- Polaris
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noun,
Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- orioles
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Groote
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noun,
Gerhard [Dutch khey-rahrt;; English gair-hahrt] /Dutch ˈxeɪ rɑrt;; English ˈgɛər hɑrt/ (Show IPA), (Gerardus Magnus) 1340–84, Dutch religious reformer, educator, and author: founder of the order of Brethren of the Common Life.
- Solera
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noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- Potosi
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noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- gastr-
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- Gasper
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noun,
a cigarette.
- oolite
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noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- gaiter
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- proles
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noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- groats
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noun,
hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
- gators
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noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- pagers
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noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- lagers
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noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- solate
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- gelati
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noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- Strega
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- parles
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- tilers
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- gropes
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noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- potage
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noun,
soup, especially any thick soup made with cream.
- Igorot
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noun,
a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- galops
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noun,
a lively round dance in duple time.
- galore
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adverb,
in abundance; in plentiful amounts:
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- galoot
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noun,
an awkward, eccentric, or foolish person.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- spital
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noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- gapers
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noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- oligo-
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- gaslit
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noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- targes
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noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- tirage
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noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- garote
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noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- galiot
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noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- prosit
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interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- paleog
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- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- parget
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noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- paleo-
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- proleg
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noun,
one of the abdominal ambulatory processes of caterpillars and other larvae, as distinct from the true or thoracic legs.
- igloos
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noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- goalie
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noun,
a goalkeeper.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Glaser
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noun,
Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- isopor
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noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- isopag
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice exists at approximately the same period during winter.
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- gorals
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noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- retool
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verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- glaire
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- orgeat
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noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- orgies
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noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- oriels
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- glairs
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- glares
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noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- splore
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noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- stooge
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noun,
an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
- goiter
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noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- Oriole
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- gloats
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noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- sparge
-
noun,
a sprinkling.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- Gloria
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noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- resoil
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verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- goaler
-
noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- orlops
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noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- stager
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noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tarso-
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- staple
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noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- stipel
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noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- gripes
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- otiose
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adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- tergal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the tergum.
- griots
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noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- grilse
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noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Gospel
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noun,
the teachings of Jesus and the apostles; the Christian revelation.
- Greats
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- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- grates
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noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- stego-
-
- Ostler
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noun,
hostler.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- grails
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- proto-
-
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- girl-o
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- tepals
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noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- osteo-
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- osteal
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adjective,
osseous.
- parole
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- parols
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- polite
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adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- argils
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noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- septi-
-
- sloper
-
noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- legist
-
noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- piglet
-
noun,
a little pig.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- argols
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- 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.
- polit.
-
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- legits
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- legato
-
adjective, adverb,
smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pooris
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- spigot
-
noun,
a small peg or plug for stopping the vent of a cask.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- trigos
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- Piaget
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- Tagore
-
noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- petro-
-
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- argots
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- troops
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- ragtop
-
noun,
an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
- 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.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- plegia
-
- pleio-
-
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- ligase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- aglets
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- ligate
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- tropo-
-
- ligers
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- pogies
-
noun,
a porgy.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- polios
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- lepto-
-
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- plages
-
noun,
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- 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.
- polers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- 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.
- sporo-
-
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- 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):
- iatro-
-
- saloop
-
noun,
a hot drink prepared originally from salep but later from sassafras, together with milk and sugar.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- posole
-
noun,
a thick, stewlike soup of pork or chicken, hominy, mild chili peppers, and coriander leaves: traditionally served at Christmas and often favored as a hangover remedy.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- ptero-
-
- sapro-
-
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- patri-
-
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- lopers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- topog.
-
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- 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.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- largos
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- ergots
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- spiro-
-
- larges
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- 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.
- etrogs
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- 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.
- astro-
-
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- latigo
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- eroto-
-
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- looper
-
noun,
a person or thing that loops something or forms loops.
- egoist
-
noun,
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- pros.
-
- 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.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- Prot.
-
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- LOOPS
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- 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.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Logos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Philosophy. the rational principle that governs and develops the universe.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- logo-
-
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- oleo-
-
- peta-
-
- peri-
-
- 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.
- pert.
-
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petri
-
- pools
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- Port.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- 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.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- patr-
-
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- peags
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- 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.
- Poole
-
noun,
a port in Dorset, in S England.
- polos
-
noun,
a tall, cylindrical headdress represented, especially on statutes, as worn by women in ancient Greece.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- pleo-
-
- 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).
- plast
-
- plio-
-
- spor-
-
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- spool
-
noun,
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
- poet.
-
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- plat.
-
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- 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:
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- plage
-
noun,
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- sprag
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- polio
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- post-
-
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- pret.
-
- Oreg.
-
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- orial
-
- orig.
-
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- 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.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Pres.
-
- orlop
-
noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Pregl
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1869–1930, Austrian chemist: Nobel prize 1923.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- stge.
-
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Prog.
-
- olig-
-
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- progs
-
noun,
food or victuals.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- opto-
-
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- 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.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- OPers
-
- prigs
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- 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.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- ster.
-
- part.
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pale-
-
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- pari-
-
- Paget
-
noun,
Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Parl.
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- step-
-
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- oste-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prae-
-
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- 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.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- Srta.
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- lipo-
-
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- ergo-
-
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- topo-
-
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- Epist
-
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Epis.
-
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- gelts
-
noun,
money.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- geol.
-
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- gapes
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- galop
-
noun,
a lively round dance in duple time.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Gaspe
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- sorgo
-
noun,
any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- treas
-
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- gloat
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- agro-
-
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- 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.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- algo-
-
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- sloop
-
noun,
a single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel, with or without a bowsprit, having a jib-headed or gaff mainsail, the latter sometimes with a gaff topsail, and one or more headsails.
Compare cutter (def 3), knockabout (def 1).
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- 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.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- seti-
-
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- 30-30
-
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- 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.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- trop-
-
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- aeri-
-
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- aero-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- sito-
-
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- astr.
-
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- trig.
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- 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.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- sero-
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Sept.
-
- areo-
-
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- argol
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- GROPE
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- 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.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- rept.
-
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- tears
-
- Groot
-
noun,
Huig [Dutch hoikh] /Dutch hɔɪx/ (Show IPA), de [duh] /də/ (Show IPA), or van [vahn] /vɑn/ (Show IPA), Hugo Grotius.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Legis
-
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Ital.
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- gript
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Regt.
-
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- telo-
-
- 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.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- 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.
- tera-
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- ileo-
-
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- igloo
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- 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.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- IATSE
-
- resp.
-
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- 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.
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- 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.
- 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.
- goose
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- 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.
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- goops
-
noun,
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- relig
-
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- glops
-
noun,
unappetizing food, especially of a semiliquid consistency.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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:
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- gorps
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- pts.
-
- ptg.
-
- Polo
-
noun,
a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- pre-
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Reg.
-
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- 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.
- Sig.
-
- Togo
-
noun,
Heihachiro [hey-hah-chee-raw] /ˈheɪ hɑˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), Marquis, 1847–1934, Japanese admiral.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- 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.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- rpt.
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- pot.
-
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- pro-
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rit.
-
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Sol.
-
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- rel.
-
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- 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.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- PSAT
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- repl
-
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- psia
-
- Rep.
-
- psig
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- 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.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- 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.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- 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.
- 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.
- prs.
-
- Sat.
-
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- 1080
-
- Pol.
-
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Ger.
-
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gal.
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- geo-
-
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- glop
-
noun,
unappetizing food, especially of a semiliquid consistency.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Ire.
-
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- ile-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ter.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- 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.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- golp
-
noun,
a roundel purpure.
- Goop
-
noun,
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
- goos
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- gras
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- gres
-
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- gro.
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Apr.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- apo-
-
- 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.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arg.
-
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- art.
-
- agr.
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agit
-
- agst
-
- Alis
-
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alg.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- top-
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- epi-
-
- epit
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- ergs
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- 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.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ates
-
- 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.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ator
-
- tri-
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- 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.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- 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.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ELAS
-
- 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.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- stg.
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- org.
-
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- oro-
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oto-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Pal.
-
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- stlg
-
- ole-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- itol
-
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- opia
-
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- OPer
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- 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.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pil-
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- POGO
-
noun,
Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Pet.
-
- par.
-
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- 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.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- per.
-
- PERL
-
- Pers
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Pool
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lip-
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lea.
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- leg.
-
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Lat.
-
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
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:
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- str.
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lit.
-
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- log-
-
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- loop
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TSP
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SPR
-
- 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.
- TIA
-
- trp
-
- Tro
-
- spt
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Sr.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- STP
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- STL
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- STI
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- TAL
-
- TPI
-
- Sta
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- St.
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- tlr
-
- SLR
-
- SLP
-
- tlo
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- SLE
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- IAS
-
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILO
-
- GTS
-
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- IPA
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- GTO
-
- ipr
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- gl.
-
- Goa
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noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- gt.
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- GPS
-
- Gr.
-
- gre
-
- GSA
-
- GSR
-
- IPO
-
- IPS
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Les
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- SLA
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- lg.
-
- 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.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Ir.
-
- Isl
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Ges
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- ase
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- APS
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- ASI
-
- aor
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- ATP
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Eg.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ap-
-
- ag-
-
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Ar.
-
- ae.
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- Agt
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- eo-
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- Ga.
-
- gi.
-
- ERT
-
- GOP
-
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EIS
-
- ea.
-
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- eir
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ERP
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- lep
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Re.
-
- PSA
-
- PSE
-
- PSG
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- POR
-
- RPS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- PRA
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PGA
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- PIO
-
- 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.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- LPG
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
-
- pli
-
- PLO
-
- PLR
-
- POA
-
- REA
-
- 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.
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SAE
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SAR
-
- se-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Sp.
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- 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.
- 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).
- Sgt
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- ROA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROG
-
- ROI
-
- ROP
-
- RPG
-
- 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.
- RPO
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pl.
-
- OIr
-
- Ola
-
- OAS
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ltr
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- OOT
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- OLG
-
- OIt
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OGO
-
- OAO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEO
-
- OAP
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ote
-
- PaG
-
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- Pr.
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- Pg.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- OTS
-
- Pa.
-
- OTA
-
- LSI
-
- ose
-
- OSO
-
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- OA
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SG
-
- 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.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- AO
-
- OG
-
- 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.
- le
-
- TG
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- LR
-
- L2
-
- TL
-
- L1
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- i.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- IG
-
- GP
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- G.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- IP
-
- R.
-
- RI
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ol
-
- rg
-
- TP
-
- RO
-
- 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.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- L.
-
- RP
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SL
-