Anagrams of pearly-white
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- three-ply
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adjective,
consisting of three thicknesses, laminations, strands, or the like.
- Weatherly
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adjective,
(of a ship or boat) making very little leeway when close-hauled.
- pearlite
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- Wheatley
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noun,
Phillis [fil-is] /ˈfɪl ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1753?–84, American poet, born in Africa; probably Senegal.
- heartily
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adverb,
in a hearty manner; cordially:
- leathery
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adjective,
like leather in appearance or texture; tough and flexible.
- whereat
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adverb,
Archaic. in reference to which.
- Hartley
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noun,
David, 1705–57, English physician and philosopher.
- telpher
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noun,
Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
- preheat
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verb (used with object),
to heat before using or before subjecting to some further process:
- prelate
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- whitely
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adverb,
with a white hue or color:
- heeltap
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noun,
a layer of leather, metal, or the like in a shoe heel; a lift.
- leather
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noun,
the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared for use by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry.
- earthly
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adjective,
of or relating to the earth, especially as opposed to heaven; worldly.
- prithee
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interjection,
(I) pray thee.
- prythee
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interjection,
prithee.
- pteryla
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noun,
one of the feathered areas on the skin of a bird.
- lathery
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adjective,
consisting of, covered with, or capable of producing lather.
- whipray
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noun,
any ray having a long, whiplike tail, especially a stingray.
- reality
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noun,
the state or quality of being real.
- therapy
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noun,
the treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitating, or curative process:
- Theiler
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noun,
Max, 1899–1972, South African medical scientist, in the U.S. after 1922: Nobel Prize in medicine 1951.
- hyalite
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noun,
a colorless variety of opal, sometimes transparent like glass, and sometimes whitish and translucent.
- reptile
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noun,
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
- pileate
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adjective,
having a pileus.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- wreathy
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adjective,
having the shape of a wreath:
- philtre
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noun, verb (used with object),
philter.
- wreathe
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verb (used with object),
to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath.
- epilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- perlite
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noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- 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.
- haywire
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noun,
wire used to bind bales of hay.
- philter
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noun,
a potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with some specific person.
- Wealthy
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noun,
a variety of red apple, grown in the U.S., ripening in early autumn.
- weather
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noun,
the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
- harelip
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noun,
Usually Offensive. cleft lip.
- wiretap
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noun,
an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
- thaler
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noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- Thayer
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noun,
Sylvanus, 1785–1872, U.S. army officer and educator.
- hyper-
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- hepta-
-
- Hitler
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noun,
Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- Hilary
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noun,
Hilarius, Saint.
- hyetal
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adjective,
of or relating to rain or rainfall.
- Elyria
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noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- hereat
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adverb,
at this time; when this happened.
- elytra
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noun,
plural of elytron.
- Walter
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noun,
Bruno [broo-noh] /ˈbru noʊ/ (Show IPA), (Bruno Schlesinger) 1876–1962, German opera and symphony conductor, in U.S. after 1939.
- tilery
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noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- Waiter
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noun,
a person, especially a man, who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
- hepat-
-
- Helper
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noun,
a person or thing that helps or gives assistance, support, etc.
- Harley
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noun,
Robert, 1st Earl of Oxford, 1661–1724, British statesman.
- Thrale
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noun,
Hester Lynch (Hester Lynch Piozzi) 1741–1821, Welsh writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.
- triply
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adverb,
to a triple number, measure, or degree.
- triple
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- halite
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noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- Heater
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noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- threap
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noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- halter
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noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- healer
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noun,
a person or thing that heals.
- hearty
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noun,
a brave or good fellow, especially with reference to a shipmate.
- Petrel
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- teleph
-
- Philae
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noun,
an island in the Nile, in Upper Egypt: the site of ancient temples; now submerged by the waters of Lake Nasser.
- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- paltry
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adjective,
ridiculously or insultingly small:
- parity
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noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- Parley
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noun,
a discussion or conference.
- partly
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adverb,
in part; to some extent or degree; partially; not wholly:
- patri-
-
- pearly
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adjective,
like a pearl, especially in being white or lustrous; nacreous:
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- peewit
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noun,
pewit.
- phiale
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noun,
a shallow cup resembling a saucer, having a central boss and sometimes set upon a foot, used as a drinking vessel or to pour libations.
- pelite
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- pelter
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- peltry
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noun,
fur skins; pelts collectively.
- Pherae
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a town in SE Thessaly: the home of Admetus and Alcestis.
- pewter
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noun,
any of various alloys in which tin is the chief constituent, originally one of tin and lead.
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- Pilate
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noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- pyrite
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noun,
a very common brass-yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of sulfuric acid: chemically similar to marcasite, but crystallizing in the isometric system.
- tawpie
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noun,
a foolish or thoughtless young person.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- Ripley
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noun,
George, 1802–80, U.S. literary critic, author, and social reformer: associated with the founding of Brook Farm.
- Rheita
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noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- replay
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noun,
an act or instance of replaying.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- Repeal
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- re-lay
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verb (used with object),
to lay again.
- Pythia
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noun,
the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who delivered the oracles.
- realty
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- lather
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noun,
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- lawyer
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noun,
a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
- leeway
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noun,
extra time, space, materials, or the like, within which to operate; margin:
- platy-
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- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- lyrate
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adjective,
Botany. (of a pinnate leaf) divided transversely into several lobes, the smallest at the base.
- Player
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noun,
a person or thing that plays.
- warily
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adverb,
in a wary manner.
- tephra
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noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- wraith
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noun,
an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death.
- watery
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adjective,
pertaining to or connected with water:
- eatery
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noun,
a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food.
- eyepit
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noun,
eye socket.
- alwite
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adjective,
white (def 11).
- eyalet
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noun,
vilayet.
- awhirl
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adjective,
rotating rapidly; spinning; whirling (usually used predicatively):
- whaler
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noun,
a person or vessel employed in whaling.
- earthy
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adjective,
of the nature of or consisting of earth or soil.
- wrathy
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adjective,
wrathful; angry.
- wreath
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noun,
a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.
- awhile
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adverb,
for a short time or period:
- aether
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noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- whitey
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noun,
a contemptuous term used by black people to refer to a white person or white people collectively.
- writhe
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noun,
a writhing movement; a twisting of the body, as in pain.
- wether
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noun,
a castrated male sheep.
- Wither
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noun,
George, 1588–1667, English poet and pamphleteer.
- welter
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noun,
a confused mass; a jumble or muddle:
- wealth
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noun,
a great quantity or store of money, valuable possessions, property, or other riches:
- withal
-
adverb,
with it all; as well; besides.
- either
-
adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- aplite
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- atweel
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adverb,
surely.
- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Leary
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adjective,
leery1 .
- leapt
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- apery
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- alti-
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- elate
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adjective,
elated.
- leery
-
adjective,
wary; suspicious (usually followed by of):
- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- pleat
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- plier
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noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- plyer
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noun,
plier.
- prae-
-
- Lethe
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- Letha
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noun,
a female given name.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- pret.
-
- Leith
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noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- Leyte
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines: focal point of the U.S. invasion of the Philippines 1944. 3085 sq. mi. (7990 sq. km).
- alert
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- whity
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. whitey.
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Leahy
-
noun,
William Daniel, 1875–1959, U.S. admiral and diplomat.
- Lathe
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noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- White
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noun,
a color without hue at one extreme end of the scale of grays, opposite to black. A white surface reflects light of all hues completely and diffusely. Most so-called whites are very light grays: fresh snow, for example, reflects about 80 percent of the incident light, but to be strictly white, snow would have to reflect 100 percent of the incident light. It is the ultimate limit of a series of shades of any color.
Compare black (def 20).
- Arete
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- riyal
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- rhet.
-
- wheel
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noun,
a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- arith
-
- rept.
-
- reply
-
noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- whelp
-
noun,
the young of the dog, or of the wolf, bear, lion, tiger, seal, etc.
- Ital.
-
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- where
-
noun,
a place; that place in which something is located or occurs:
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- repay
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- Relay
-
noun,
a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- latry
-
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- lathy
-
adjective,
lathlike; long and thin.
- lathi
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noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- Ralph
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old Norse words meaning “counsel” and “wolf.”.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- laity
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- while
-
noun,
a period or interval of time:
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- lairy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- layer
-
noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- aleph
-
noun,
the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Lith.
-
- Plath
-
noun,
Sylvia, 1932–63, U.S. poet.
- wrapt
-
noun,
something to be wrapped about the person, especially in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater:
- withe
-
noun,
a willow twig or osier.
- phyle
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a tribe or clan, based on supposed kinship.
- phile
-
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- Peary
-
noun,
Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and arctic explorer.
- Pearl
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noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- withy
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noun,
a willow.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- phyla
-
noun,
plural of phylum.
- aeri-
-
- Phila
-
- phyl-
-
- Phil.
-
- phial
-
noun,
vial.
- phyre
-
- Wrath
-
noun,
strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire.
- peri-
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- write
-
Verb phrases,
write down,
to set down in writing; record; note.
to direct one's writing to a less intelligent reader or audience:
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- pert.
-
- Perth
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noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- pewit
-
noun,
the lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.
- peta-
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- 30-30
-
- Peter
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noun,
penis.
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- patr-
-
- pathy
-
- Wyeth
-
noun,
Andrew Newell [noo-uh l,, nyoo-] /ˈnu əl,, ˈnyu-/ (Show IPA), 1917–2009, U.S. painter.
- payee
-
noun,
a person to whom a check, money, etc., is payable.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- plat.
-
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- Wyler
-
noun,
William, 1902–81, U.S. film director, born in Germany.
- 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.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- lithy
-
adjective,
lithe; supple; flexible.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- pithy
-
adjective,
brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible:
- lt-yr
-
- Wylie
-
noun,
Elinor (Elinor Morton Hoyt) 1885–1928, U.S. poet and novelist.
- 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.
- wiper
-
noun,
a person or thing that wipes.
- payer
-
noun,
a person who pays.
- path-
-
- Parl.
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- phyte
-
- with-
-
- party
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- part.
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- pari-
-
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Ailey
-
noun,
Alvin, Jr. 1931–1989, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Paley
-
noun,
Grace, 1922–2007, U.S. short-story writer and poet.
- pale-
-
- piety
-
noun,
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
- payt.
-
- Riley
-
noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- Italy
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870–1946. 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Capital: Rome.
- peaty
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.
- thraw
-
adjective,
Scot. thrawn (def 1).
- weepy
-
adjective,
weeping or tending to weep; tearful; lachrymose.
- Harpy
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
- Tyler
-
noun,
tiler (def 2).
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- threw
-
noun,
an act or instance of throwing or casting; cast; fling.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- Healy
-
noun,
Timothy Michael, 1855–1931, Irish nationalist politician.
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Early
-
noun,
a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
- Welty
-
noun,
Eudora [yoo-dawr-uh,, -dohr-uh] /yuˈdɔr ə,, -ˈdoʊr ə/ (Show IPA), 1909–2001, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
- typal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or constituting a type.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- heli-
-
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- Whale
-
noun,
any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, especially as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a head that is horizontally flattened.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- herp.
-
- hyal-
-
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- hier-
-
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- haply
-
adverb,
perhaps; by chance.
- weary
-
adjective,
physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired:
- wheal
-
noun,
a small, burning or itching swelling on the skin, as from a mosquito bite or from hives.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- eyrie
-
noun,
aerie.
- warty
-
adjective,
having warts; covered with or as with warts.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- water
-
noun,
a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
- Waler
-
noun,
a horse bred in New South Wales, Australia, as a military saddle horse and exported in numbers during the 19th century to British India.
- Waley
-
noun,
Arthur (Arthur David Schloss) 1889–1966, British translator of Chinese and Japanese literature.
- Waite
-
noun,
Morrison Remick [rem-ik] /ˈrɛm ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1816–88, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1874–88.
- twirp
-
noun,
twerp.
- twirl
-
noun,
an act or instance of twirling; spin; whirl.
- twerp
-
noun,
an insignificant or despicable fellow:
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- typw.
-
- Ethel
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- Ethyl
-
noun,
a type of antiknock fluid, containing tetraethyl lead and other ingredients for a more even combustion.
- 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.
- 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.
- ewery
-
noun,
a room for storing ewers, towels, napkins, etc.
- trawl
-
noun,
Also called trawl net. a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Tyree
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, near Ronne Ice Shelf. About 16,290 feet (4965 meters).
- hairy
-
adjective,
covered with hair; having much hair.
- Hayti
-
noun,
former name of Haiti (def 1).
- Haley
-
noun,
Alex, 1921–92, U.S. writer.
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- thirl
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- tele-
-
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- 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.
- 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.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- iatry
-
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- tera-
-
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- petri
-
- tawie
-
adjective,
docile; easy to manage.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- wheat
-
noun,
the grain of any cereal grass of the genus Triticum, especially T. aestivum, used in the form of flour for making bread, cakes, etc., and for other culinary and nutritional purposes.
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- whey
-
noun,
a milk serum, separating as liquid from the curd after coagulation, as in cheese making.
- tri-
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tewa
-
noun,
a member of a cluster of pueblo-dwelling North American Indian peoples of New Mexico and Arizona.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- 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.
- typ.
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- whee
-
interjection,
(used to express joy or delight).
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- type
-
noun,
a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category:
- wiry
-
adjective,
made of wire.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- wite
-
noun,
a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime.
a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
- repl
-
- Wear
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- wyte
-
noun,
a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime.
a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
- wart
-
noun,
a small, often hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, usually caused by a papomavirus.
- phr.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Phar
-
- Rwy.
-
- Warp
-
noun,
a bend, twist, or variation from a straight or flat form in something, as in wood that has dried unevenly.
- wary
-
adjective,
watchful; being on one's guard against danger.
- Ware
-
noun,
Usually, wares.
articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods:
any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable:
- rpt.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- wale
-
noun,
a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt.
- Wal.
-
- weal
-
noun,
well-being, prosperity, or happiness:
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- writ
-
noun,
Law.
a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act.
(in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
- Wait
-
noun,
an act or instance of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt:
- wail
-
noun,
the act of wailing.
- phew
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express disgust, exhaustion, surprise, impatience, relief, etc.):
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- twi-
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- twee
-
adjective,
affectedly dainty or quaint:
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- weep
-
noun,
weeping, or a fit of weeping.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- wire
-
noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- thew
-
noun,
Usually, thews. muscle or sinew.
- pray
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- wept
-
noun,
weeping, or a fit of weeping.
- pre-
-
- wert
-
verb,
a 2nd person singular pt. indicative and subj. of be.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- ter.
-
- they
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- plew
-
noun,
a beaver skin, especially one of prime quality.
- the-
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- thaw
-
noun,
the act or process of thawing.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- whap
-
verb (used with or without object),
whop.
- 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.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- Ptah
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Whit
-
noun,
a particle; bit; jot (used especially in negative phrases):
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- what
-
noun,
the true nature or identity of something, or the sum of its characteristics:
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- whir
-
noun,
an act or sound of whirring:
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- thi-
-
- pil-
-
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Rep.
-
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pyle
-
noun,
Ernest ("Ernie") 1900–45, U.S. war correspondent and journalist.
- 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.
- wipe
-
noun,
an act of wiping:
- pyr-
-
- Wilt
-
noun,
the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted:
- 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.
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- whet
-
noun,
the act of whetting.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- 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.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- play
-
noun,
a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- welt
-
noun,
a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
- Weir
-
noun,
a small dam in a river or stream.
- wile
-
noun,
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
- Weyl
-
noun,
Hermann [hur-muh n;; German her-mahn] /ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1885–1955, German mathematician, in the U.S. after 1933.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- tyee
-
noun,
chinook salmon.
- Weil
-
noun,
André, 1906–98, U.S. mathematician, born in France: brother of Simone Weil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rel.
-
- tel-
-
- pity
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- wily
-
adjective,
full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- 1080
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- epi-
-
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Eyre
-
noun,
a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Eph.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- eery
-
adjective,
eerie.
- 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.
- epit
-
- Ire.
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eth.
-
- ile-
-
- Ewer
-
noun,
a pitcher with a wide spout.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- 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.
- lea.
-
- Lat.
-
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- awry
-
adverb, adjective,
with a turn or twist to one side; askew:
- 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.
- 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.
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- hyp.
-
- yipe
-
interjection,
(an expression or exclamation of fright, surprise, pain, etc.)
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- Heep
-
noun,
Uriah, Uriah Heep.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- Yale
-
noun,
Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- help
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- YWHA
-
- her.
-
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- HRIP
-
- hyte
-
adjective,
insane; mad.
- Hyla
-
noun,
a tree frog of the genus Hyla.
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- heel
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- hal-
-
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- yelp
-
noun,
a quick, sharp bark or cry.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- yeah
-
adverb,
yes.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- yawp
-
noun,
a harsh cry.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- yawl
-
noun,
a ship's small boat, rowed by a crew of four or six.
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- art.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- paly
-
adjective,
pale.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- PAYE
-
- pat.
-
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- Aire
-
- lwei
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aet.
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- lyte
-
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Pet.
-
- PERL
-
- perh
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- per.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pawl
-
noun,
a pivoted bar adapted to engage with the teeth of a ratchet wheel or the like so as to prevent movement or to impart motion.
- aer-
-
- paty
-
adjective,
(of a cross) having arms of equal length, each expanding outward from the center; formée:
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- hype
-
noun,
exaggerated publicity; hoopla.
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- aph-
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alt.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- lit.
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apr.
-
- eye
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- wha
-
- haw
-
noun,
a sound or pause of hesitation.
Compare hem2 (def 3).
- TIA
-
- wet
-
noun,
something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
- WRA
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- WPA
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- awe
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- ea.
-
- AHE
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- 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.
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- AWL
-
noun,
a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.
- Ar.
-
- 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.
- at.
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- ap-
-
- wry
-
adjective,
produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features:
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HEW
-
verb (used with object),
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- 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.
- why
-
noun,
a question concerning the cause or reason for which something is done, achieved, etc.:
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- al.
-
- ae.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- Apl
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- thy
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou (used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a consonant sound):
- Hey
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to call attention or to express pleasure, surprise, bewilderment, etc.)
- Wey
-
noun,
an old British unit of weight of various values, especially 16 stones of 16 pounds each, or 256 pounds.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ATP
-
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- tlr
-
- Wei
-
noun,
any of several dynasties that ruled in North China, especially one ruling a.d. 220–265 and one ruling a.d. 386–534.
- EPA
-
- wae
-
noun,
woe.
- way
-
noun,
manner, mode, or fashion:
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- WIP
-
- wee
-
adjective,
little; very small.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- Ep.
-
- ery
-
- WAP
-
verb (used with or without object),
whop.
- War
-
noun,
a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Wat
-
noun,
a Buddhist temple or monastery in Thailand or Cambodia.
- Wye
-
noun,
the letter Y, or something having a similar shape.
- Ehr
-
- twp
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- eir
-
- tph
-
- TPI
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- Hay
-
noun,
grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as forage.
- AHL
-
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- hr.
-
- ERP
-
- TRH
-
- WIT
-
noun,
the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
- Ewe
-
noun,
a female sheep, especially when fully mature.
- AYH
-
- ETR
-
- ety
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- trp
-
- TWA
-
noun,
a member of a Pygmy people of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- ERT
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PWA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- pwr
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Law
-
noun,
the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Lew
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lewis, Llewellyn, or Louis.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ity
-
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- th-
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- 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.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- REA
-
- raw
-
noun,
a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- PRA
-
- 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.
- py-
-
- pt.
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- 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:
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PhL
-
- 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.
- paw
-
noun,
the foot of an animal having claws.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- PHA
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- PLR
-
- PLA
-
- 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.
- ply
-
noun,
a thickness or layer.
- pli
-
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- 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.
- Pa.
-
- pl.
-
- LTA
-
- LTh
-
- ltr
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- LWP
-
- IRL
-
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- Ir.
-
- yaw
-
noun,
a movement of deviation from a direct course, as of a ship.
- ial
-
- ier
-
- Yap
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- il-
-
- yip
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- 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.
- IHP
-
- YHA
-
- yew
-
noun,
any of several evergreen, coniferous trees and shrubs of the genera Taxus and Torreya, constituting the family Taxaceae, of the Old World, North America, and Japan, having needlelike or scalelike foliage and seeds enclosed in a fleshy aril.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- taw
-
noun,
a choice or fancy marble used as a shooter.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- rtw
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAL
-
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- yer
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- pew
-
noun,
(in a church) one of a number of fixed, benchlike seats with backs, accessible by aisles, for the use of the congregation.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- ipr
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- iph
-
- IPA
-
- yah
-
interjection,
an exclamation of impatience or derision.
- ht.
-
- hwy
-
- HRE
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- ILP
-
- Ia.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- WP
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- PH
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Y.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- YT
-
- HL
-
- 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.
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- Hy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Hiram.
- ty
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LR
-
- i.
-
- WY
-
- PW
-
- ly
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- ey
-
- we
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- EW
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- L2
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L1
-
- LW
-
- ry
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- LH
-
- IP
-
- L.
-
- IW
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- yr
-
- WL
-
- WI
-
- yl
-
- h.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- WH
-
- T1
-
- t.
-
- RW
-
- TL
-
- w/
-
- TP
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- RH
-
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RI
-
- RP
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- le
-
- HP
-
- wt
-