Anagrams of pectoralis
Word pectoralis has
1831 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of pectoralis.
- sclerotia
-
noun,
a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- operatics
-
noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- scapolite
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- caprioles
-
noun,
a caper or leap.
- sectorial
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sector.
- pectorals
-
noun,
Anatomy. a pectoral part or organ, as a pectoral muscle.
- saprolite
-
noun,
soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- spectral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- pectoral
-
noun,
Anatomy. a pectoral part or organ, as a pectoral muscle.
- tropical
-
noun,
tropicals, lightweight clothing, suitable for warm, especially summer weather.
- Capriote
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- spectro-
-
- capriole
-
noun,
a caper or leap.
- plaister
-
noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- ectopias
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- petrosal
-
adjective,
petrous; hard or stony.
- pilaster
-
noun,
a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- operatic
-
noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- loricate
-
adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- coistrel
-
noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- pelorias
-
noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- Escorial
-
noun,
a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
- calipers
-
noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- piscator
-
noun,
fisherman.
- societal
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- picrates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- parclose
-
noun,
(in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
- spiracle
-
noun,
a breathing hole; an opening by which a confined space has communication with the outer air; air hole.
- practise
-
noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- carioles
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- polestar
-
noun,
Polaris.
- cloister
-
noun,
a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
- polecats
-
noun,
a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed.
Compare ferret1 (def 1).
- petrolic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or produced from petroleum.
- particle
-
noun,
a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit:
- coal-pit
-
noun,
a pit where coal is dug.
- caltrops
-
noun,
any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- crispate
-
adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- spoliate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to plunder, rob, or ruin.
- petiolar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- replicas
-
noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- capotes
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- palters
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- caplets
-
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- lictors
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- article
-
noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- Capitol
-
noun,
the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
- locates
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- saltire
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- loiters
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- opiates
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- recital
-
noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- relicts
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- astrol.
-
- optical
-
noun,
opticals, optical effects.
- replica
-
noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- atopies
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- caltrop
-
noun,
any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- reposal
-
noun,
the act of reposing.
- reposit
-
verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- retails
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- riposte
-
noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- aseptic
-
noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- Calorie
-
noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- talcose
-
adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- Carlist
-
noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- clasper
-
noun,
a person or thing that clasps.
- citoles
-
noun,
cittern.
- eclairs
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- citrals
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- spicate
-
adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- claires
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- splicer
-
noun,
a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
- clarets
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- claries
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- spoiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- stapler
-
noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- spectra
-
noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- costrel
-
noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- stearo-
-
- corslet
-
noun,
corselet (def 2).
- copters
-
noun,
helicopter.
- copiers
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- coalers
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- colters
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- ectopia
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- special
-
noun,
a special person or thing.
- lectors
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- Script.
-
- carpels
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- carpets
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- Scarlet
-
noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- sclero-
-
- cartels
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- lactose
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- Lacoste
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- scrapie
-
noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- Castile
-
noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- seaport
-
noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- Celosia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- estriol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- talipes
-
noun,
a clubfoot.
- Esparto
-
noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- cerato-
-
- escolar
-
noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- tailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- parcels
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- caliper
-
noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- toecaps
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- plicate
-
adjective,
Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- Polaris
-
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.
- pistole
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- plastic
-
noun,
Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- prostie
-
noun,
a prostitute.
- precast
-
adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- petrols
-
noun,
British. gasoline.
- topsail
-
noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- poetics
-
noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- petrol.
-
- Ploesti
-
noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- apostle
-
noun,
any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- apostil
-
noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- peloria
-
noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- aplites
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- placers
-
noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- Pelotas
-
noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- toprail
-
noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- placets
-
noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- platies
-
noun,
platyfish.
- Psalter
-
noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- persalt
-
noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- platers
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- triceps
-
noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- topical
-
noun,
Philately. any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
- prosect
-
verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- plaster
-
noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- aristo-
-
- polecat
-
noun,
a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed.
Compare ferret1 (def 1).
- parotic
-
adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- picrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- paroles
-
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.
- picaros
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- prolate
-
adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- piolets
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- triples
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- prosaic
-
adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- 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.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- septi-
-
- placer
-
noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- sloper
-
noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- placet
-
noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- iatro-
-
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- polers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- police
-
noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- copras
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- polit.
-
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- copals
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- splore
-
noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- 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.
- spiro-
-
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- pleio-
-
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- staple
-
noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- patri-
-
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- ptero-
-
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- 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.
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Parcel
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- paleo-
-
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- parole
-
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.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- parols
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- recti-
-
- rectos
-
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- lopers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- proles
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- scato-
-
- scler-
-
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- picro-
-
- lacto-
-
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- 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.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- sarco-
-
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- 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.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- 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.
- sacro-
-
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- lepto-
-
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- petro-
-
- 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.
- sapro-
-
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- astro-
-
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- 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.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- tepals
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- carpo-
-
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- carpel
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- celto-
-
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- cerat-
-
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- 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.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- 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):
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- 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.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- 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.
- tarso-
-
- caplet
-
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- aceto-
-
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- Recit
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- recip
-
- recpt
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- 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.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- oste-
-
- rect.
-
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- pari-
-
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rcpt.
-
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- asco-
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- pale-
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- orial
-
- 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.
- 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.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- 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.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- rept.
-
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- tera-
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- OIcel
-
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octa-
-
- telo-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- 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:
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- tears
-
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- 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.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- OPers
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Parl.
-
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- 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.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Pres.
-
- treas
-
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- 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.
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plast
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- plat.
-
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- 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.
- Alcor
-
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- 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:
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- pret.
-
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- actos
-
- 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.
- trop-
-
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- 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.
- acet-
-
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- acpt.
-
- 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.
- post-
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Port.
-
- 30-30
-
- prae-
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- pleo-
-
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- 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).
- poet.
-
- plio-
-
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- acro-
-
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- 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.
- proc.
-
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- patr-
-
- 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.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- 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.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- 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.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Apoc.
-
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- part.
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- 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.
- areo-
-
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- pros.
-
- pico-
-
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- alti-
-
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- 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.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- pert.
-
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- 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.
- petri
-
- peta-
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Prot.
-
- 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.
- alto-
-
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Icel.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- 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.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- ileo-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- sito-
-
- crit.
-
- 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.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- 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.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- IATSE
-
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- 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.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- 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.
- spor-
-
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- 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.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- sect.
-
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Sept.
-
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Srta.
-
- seti-
-
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Seric
-
- sero-
-
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- clase
-
- 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.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- 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.
- 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.
- Epist
-
- Episc
-
- Epis.
-
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- ecol.
-
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- ecto-
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- 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.
- spec.
-
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- cero-
-
- 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.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- cert.
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- 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.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- sarc-
-
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- 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.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- copr-
-
- 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).
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- ster.
-
- carp-
-
- lect.
-
- Ital.
-
- step-
-
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- cores
-
- 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.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Capt.
-
- coel-
-
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- caps.
-
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- lipo-
-
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- colat
-
- licet
-
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- 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.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- 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.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- lact-
-
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Scot.
-
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- 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:
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- corp.
-
- Corpl
-
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- 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.
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- scat-
-
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- str.
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- 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.
- pot.
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- prec
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Ste.
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tri-
-
- Sra.
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- pro-
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- pre-
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- SPCA
-
- scil
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- 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.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- ter.
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- sci.
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- 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.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- repl
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Rep.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- scr.
-
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- 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.
- sec.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- 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.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- Sat.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- 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.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- 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.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- 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.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- 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.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sol.
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- 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.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- top-
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- pts.
-
- rpt.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- psia
-
- psec
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- PSAT
-
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- prs.
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 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.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- 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.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- 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.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- SLIC
-
- 1080
-
- pos.
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- cet-
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- 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.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Ceto
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Cels
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- cir.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- lea.
-
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- ELAS
-
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- ator
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- 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.
- atic
-
- ates
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- OAPC
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Cal.
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- 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:
- lit.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- cap.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- cit.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- cts.
-
- est.
-
- ctr.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Cres
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- crat
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ile-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- esp.
-
- eso-
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- epit
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- 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.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itol
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clep
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- iso-
-
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Cort
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Ire.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- 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.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- 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.
- Alis
-
- apo-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Apr.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- 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:
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- 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.
- 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.
- pct.
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- 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.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Alco
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pil-
-
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- acr-
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- ACLS
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- Pers
-
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- aer-
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- 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.
- Pol.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- 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.
- art.
-
- Pet.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- asc-
-
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Oct.
-
- per.
-
- PERL
-
- ole-
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- aet.
-
- opia
-
- OPer
-
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- 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.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- ARIS
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- CPL
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CPI
-
- ACS
-
- Sta
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- St.
-
- CPA
-
- CPO
-
- ASI
-
- CPR
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Ar.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ap-
-
- trp
-
- 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.
- TSE
-
- ec-
-
- TSI
-
- ECA
-
- eir
-
- TSP
-
- Tro
-
- ea.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- CRS
-
- CPS
-
- Sr.
-
- spt
-
- SPR
-
- ACP
-
- CRP
-
- CSA
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- eo-
-
- CRT
-
- ALC
-
- STI
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ct.
-
- tlr
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- cl.
-
- ARS
-
- CAI
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- cr.
-
- 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.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- 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.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- cs.
-
- cp.
-
- CEA
-
- TLC
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ase
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Co.
-
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- tlo
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- APS
-
- ae.
-
- Clo
-
- tr.
-
- CLI
-
- tra
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- STP
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Tpr
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- CLR
-
- AIC
-
- STL
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- cle
-
- TPI
-
- Apl
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- CEO
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- 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.
- APC
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- aor
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- TAL
-
- CIP
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- EIS
-
- 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.
- RSA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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.
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- ROP
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- ROI
-
- PSC
-
- LST
-
- LOC
-
- LTA
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ltr
-
- ROA
-
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Oc.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- PSA
-
- OAP
-
- So.
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- 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.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- PIO
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- 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:
- RSE
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- OTC
-
- 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.
- Les
-
- REA
-
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- RCS
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Re.
-
- Pr.
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- RCT
-
- OTS
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- RCA
-
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- PCI
-
- PCS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RCP
-
- ote
-
- OAS
-
- Ola
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- 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.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- OIr
-
- 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.
- OIt
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- OTA
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- RPS
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- SAR
-
- il-
-
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- SLE
-
- SLA
-
- ier
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ILO
-
- ILP
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ILS
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- IOC
-
- 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.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- IOT
-
- POC
-
- ETS
-
- IPA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- ERP
-
- ERT
-
- ETR
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- POR
-
- ESL
-
- PRA
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- ESR
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SLR
-
- SLP
-
- ETO
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- POA
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- PLO
-
- pli
-
- SCP
-
- PRC
-
- PLC
-
- PLA
-
- Lt.
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- PLR
-
- 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.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- sc.
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- 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.
- lep
-
- IPO
-
- La.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRL
-
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- se-
-
- 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.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- IRC
-
- 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).
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- IRO
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- AO
-
- 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.
- 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.
- R.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TP
-
- L.
-
- L1
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- 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.
- le
-
- IP
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- L2
-
- SL
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- O.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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.
- ol
-
- TL
-
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RO
-
- SA
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- CE
-
- LR
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- RP
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- S.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.