Anagrams of pentecostals
Word pentecostals has
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- Pentecostal
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noun,
Also called Pentecostalist. a member of any Pentecostal denomination.
- opalescent
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adjective,
exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- cast-steel
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noun,
any of various steels cast in molds to form objects.
- cassolette
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noun,
a container for cooking and serving an individual portion of food, usually made of pottery, silver, or paper, or sometimes of baked dough.
- slant-top
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adjective,
(especially of a desk) having a slant front.
- capstones
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noun,
a finishing stone of a structure.
- caponette
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noun,
a capon produced by the administration of a synthetic sex hormone.
- topcastle
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noun,
a large fighting top used in medieval ships.
- notecases
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noun,
billfold.
- Pentecost
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noun,
a Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles; Whitsunday.
- tentacles
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noun,
Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler.
- pentacles
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noun,
pentagram.
- opalesces
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verb (used without object),
to exhibit a play of colors like that of the opal.
- sleepcoat
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noun,
a lightweight, knee-length garment for sleep or lounging, styled like a pajama top and having a sash.
- spectates
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verb (used without object),
to participate as a spectator, as at a horse race.
- telecasts
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noun,
a television broadcast.
- pentoses
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noun,
a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
- enclasps
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verb (used with object),
to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
- poncelet
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noun,
Jean Victor [zhahn veek-tawr] /ʒɑ̃ vikˈtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1788–1867, French mathematician.
- encloses
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verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- potestas
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noun,
the authority of a paterfamilias over all members of his family and household.
- teleosts
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noun,
Also called teleostome [tel-ee-uh-stohm, tee-lee-] /ˈtɛl i əˌstoʊm, ˈti li-/ (Show IPA). a teleost fish.
- cassette
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noun,
Also called cassette tape. a compact case containing a length of magnetic tape that runs between two small reels: used for recording or playback of audio or video in a tape recorder, cassette deck, video camera, or VCR, and for storage of data by some small computer systems.
See also audiocassette, videocassette.
- potences
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noun,
potency.
- antelope
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noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Bovidae, chiefly of Africa and Asia, having permanent, hollow, unbranched horns.
- capstone
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noun,
a finishing stone of a structure.
- noteless
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adjective,
not noted; undistinguished; unnoticed.
- telecast
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noun,
a television broadcast.
- ten-spot
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noun,
a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
- calottes
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noun,
zucchetto.
- pectates
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noun,
a salt or ester of pectic acid.
- spancels
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noun,
a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
- pectases
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noun,
an enzyme occurring in various fruits and involved in the formation of pectic acid from pectin.
- notecase
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noun,
billfold.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- pentacle
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noun,
pentagram.
- escalope
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noun,
scallop (def 5).
- lactoses
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noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- capelets
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noun,
a short cape usually covering just the shoulders.
- lactones
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- tentacle
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noun,
Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler.
- celestas
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noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- spectate
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verb (used without object),
to participate as a spectator, as at a horse race.
- paletots
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noun,
any of various loose or fitted coats or jackets for men and women, especially a close-fitting jacket worn over a dress by women in the 19th century.
- cleanses
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- contests
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noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- polentas
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- one-step
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noun,
a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
- acetones
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- contessa
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noun,
countess.
- opalesce
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verb (used without object),
to exhibit a play of colors like that of the opal.
- palettes
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noun,
a thin and usually oval or oblong board or tablet with a thumb hole at one end, used by painters for holding and mixing colors.
- polecats
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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).
- tactless
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adjective,
lacking tact; showing no tact; undiplomatic; offendingly blunt:
- stonecat
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noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- capette
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noun,
caponette.
- costate
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adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- closets
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noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- talcose
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adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- talents
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noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- scalene
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adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- capelet
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noun,
a short cape usually covering just the shoulders.
- escapes
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noun,
an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
- poteens
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- notates
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- espanol
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noun,
the Spanish language.
- postals
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noun,
Informal. postal card.
- sapotes
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- seances
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- teleost
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noun,
Also called teleostome [tel-ee-uh-stohm, tee-lee-] /ˈtɛl i əˌstoʊm, ˈti li-/ (Show IPA). a teleost fish.
- sateens
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- calotte
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noun,
zucchetto.
- pectose
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noun,
protopectin.
- osselet
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noun,
a hard nodule on the leg of a horse, especially one on the inner side of the knee or the outer side of the fetlock.
- pectens
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noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- contest
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noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- pectate
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noun,
a salt or ester of pectic acid.
- coatees
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- pectase
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noun,
an enzyme occurring in various fruits and involved in the formation of pectic acid from pectin.
- caplets
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- oleates
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noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- elapses
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noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- paletot
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noun,
any of various loose or fitted coats or jackets for men and women, especially a close-fitting jacket worn over a dress by women in the 19th century.
- teapots
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noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- enclose
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verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- octanes
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- enclasp
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verb (used with object),
to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
- pattens
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noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- encases
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- pottles
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noun,
a former liquid measure equal to two quarts.
- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- octants
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- Celesta
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noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- steato-
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- patents
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noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- pastels
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noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- cenotes
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noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- Staples
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noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- telsons
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noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- stances
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- pastose
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adjective,
having a heavy impasto.
- Stetson
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- palette
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noun,
a thin and usually oval or oblong board or tablet with a thumb hole at one end, used by painters for holding and mixing colors.
- spleens
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noun,
a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
- scapose
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adjective,
having scapes; consisting of a scape.
- capotes
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noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- potence
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noun,
potency.
- spleno-
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- cleanse
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- stactes
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noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- Clapton
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noun,
Eric, born 1945, English blues and rock guitarist and composer.
- enolate
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noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- Steptoe
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noun,
an isolated hill or mountain surrounded by lava.
- stepson
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noun,
a son of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
- cassone
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noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- enlaces
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- castles
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- teasels
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- spences
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noun,
a pantry.
- Colette
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noun,
(Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine Colette) 1873–1954, French author.
- leptons
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noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- lactose
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noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- pleases
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Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- tonlets
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noun,
a skirt of plates.
- Lenapes
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noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- pentose
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noun,
a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- topless
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adjective,
lacking a top:
- apostle
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noun,
any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- selects
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adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Toltecs
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noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- seleno-
-
- Alceste
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noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- acetone
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- pesetas
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- testons
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noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- sensate
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adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- Lepanto
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noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- solates
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- pestles
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noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- lattens
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noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- toecaps
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noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- senecas
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noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- pettles
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verb (used with object),
to fondle; pet.
- solaces
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- latests
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noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- lactone
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- ascents
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Lacoste
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noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- Penates
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plural noun,
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
- Pelotas
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noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- polecat
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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).
- septets
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noun,
any group of seven persons or things.
- etalons
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- tenaces
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- poetess
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noun,
a woman who writes poetry.
- septate
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adjective,
divided by a septum or septa.
- peltate
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adjective,
having the stalk or support attached to the lower surface at a distance from the margin, as a leaf; shield-shaped.
- Seattle
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noun,
(Seatlh) c1790–1866, Suquamish leader: Seattle, Washington, named after him.
- nettles
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noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- placets
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noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- secants
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- polenta
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- settles
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noun,
a long seat or bench, usually wooden, with arms and a high back.
- Seconal
-
- locates
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- nestles
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verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- spancel
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noun,
a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
- Sno-Cat
-
- pencels
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noun,
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- ecoles
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noun,
school1 .
- Sloane
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noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- setose
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adjective,
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- slopes
-
- Easton
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noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Lenape
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noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- octant
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- stenos
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noun,
a stenographer.
- setons
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- easels
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noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- steno-
-
- scato-
-
- sestet
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noun,
Prosody. the last six lines of a sonnet in the Italian form, considered as a unit.
Compare octave (def 4a).
- steles
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noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- octets
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noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- steeps
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noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lepto-
-
- Settle
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noun,
a long seat or bench, usually wooden, with arms and a high back.
- slates
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noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Scales
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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.
- copens
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noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- lessen
-
verb (used with object),
to make less; reduce.
- lesson
-
noun,
a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject:
- sleeps
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- copals
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- Stopes
-
noun,
Marie Carmichael, 1880–1958, English scientist and birth control advocate.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- sateen
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- slants
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- 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.
- sapele
-
noun,
Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
- copses
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noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- cosets
-
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.
- cteno-
-
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- stoats
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- scapes
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- stolas
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- sleets
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- steels
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- Stones
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Lepton
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- scatts
-
noun,
scat5 .
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- septet
-
noun,
any group of seven persons or things.
- splen-
-
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- splats
-
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.
- spleen
-
noun,
a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- selen-
-
- escape
-
noun,
an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- lapses
-
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:
- Scotts
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- stales
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- lacto-
-
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- estops
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- estate
-
noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- speans
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Nettle
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- escent
-
- speels
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- spelts
-
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.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- Spence
-
noun,
a pantry.
- spaces
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- sepals
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- 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.
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- elopes
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- leases
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- elect.
-
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- elapse
-
noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- leasts
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- solans
-
noun,
a gannet.
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- Scopes
-
noun,
John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- socles
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- Scopas
-
noun,
flourished 4th century b.c, Greek sculptor and architect.
- stapes
-
noun,
the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
Also called stirrup.
Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- etapes
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- potass
-
noun,
potash.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- poteen
-
noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- pecten
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- teleo-
-
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- Attlee
-
noun,
Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Ateste
-
noun,
ancient name of Este.
- tenets
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- posset
-
noun,
a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- peaces
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- assoc.
-
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- censes
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- patent
-
noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- celto-
-
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- Patten
-
noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- cattle
-
noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- pattle
-
noun,
paddle1 (def 11).
- Patton
-
noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- pottle
-
noun,
a former liquid measure equal to two quarts.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- castes
-
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.
- potent
-
noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- plants
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- Alette
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- placet
-
noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- planet
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- Toltec
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- Alcott
-
noun,
(Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
- plano-
-
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- tonlet
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- topees
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- Platte
-
noun,
a river flowing E from the junction of the North and South Platte rivers in central Nebraska to the Missouri River S of Omaha. 310 miles (500 km) long.
- please
-
Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- aceto-
-
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- T-stop
-
noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- pencel
-
noun,
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- aspens
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- asleep
-
adverb,
in or into a state of sleep:
- ascots
-
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.
- penta-
-
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- 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.
- testes
-
noun,
plural of testis.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- peseta
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- pestle
-
noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- toasts
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- pettle
-
verb (used with object),
to fondle; pet.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- caplet
-
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- clasts
-
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.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- paseos
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- panto-
-
- clasps
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- class.
-
- panels
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- saleps
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- cleans
-
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clepes
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- paleon
-
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- paleo-
-
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- closes
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- colent
-
- tastes
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- pastes
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- passel
-
noun,
a group or lot of indeterminate number:
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- cestas
-
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.
- tasset
-
noun,
either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- naso-
-
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- pleo-
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- 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.”.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- peta-
-
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- natl.
-
- 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.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- 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.
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- setts
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- plast
-
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- plat.
-
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Sans.
-
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- Sept.
-
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- plan-
-
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- pene-
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Scot.
-
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- pass.
-
- scops
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- pases
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- oste-
-
- 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.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- octa-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- 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.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- sect.
-
- scat-
-
- psoas
-
noun,
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- pale-
-
- poss.
-
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- noct-
-
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- pant-
-
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- posts
-
noun,
a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- 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.
- post-
-
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- poet.
-
- coele
-
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- colat
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- slaps
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- coel-
-
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- ante-
-
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- 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.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- clepe
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Apoc.
-
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- step-
-
- alto-
-
- Stets
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- atto-
-
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- 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).
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- 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.
- Cons.
-
- 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.
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- 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.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- teno-
-
- Capt.
-
- caps.
-
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- 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.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- 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.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- tele-
-
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- telo-
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- apses
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- 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.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- 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.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- clase
-
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- 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.
- asco-
-
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- 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.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- asst.
-
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- cent.
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- assn.
-
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- lact-
-
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- 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:
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- acpt.
-
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- actos
-
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- span-
-
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- 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.
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- 30-30
-
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- slops
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- snaps
-
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- lect.
-
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- acet-
-
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- soaps
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- spec.
-
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- encl.
-
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- stat.
-
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- stats
-
noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- ecto-
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- econ.
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- ecol.
-
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- 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.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- ESPEC
-
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- ento-
-
- 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.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- specs
-
noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Pol.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- ten.
-
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- pos.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- 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.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- top-
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- pot.
-
- SPCA
-
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- sec.
-
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- 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.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- sepn
-
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- soln
-
- Ste.
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- pts.
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- psec
-
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- PSAT
-
- 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.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- tel-
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- SASE
-
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- 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.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- 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.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 1080
-
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- cen.
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- cene
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Cels
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- cet-
-
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceto
-
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- 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.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- NCTE
-
- attn
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- neo-
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Cal.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- 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.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Ens.
-
- est.
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- EEOC
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- cts.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- lea.
-
- 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).
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- clep
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- ette
-
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- cap.
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- 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.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Pen.
-
- ance
-
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ano-
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- 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.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alco
-
- Ont.
-
- 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.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- 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.
- pct.
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Pal.
-
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- ant.
-
- ACLS
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- att.
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- OAPC
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- ates
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- PLSS
-
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- pnea
-
- nos-
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- asc-
-
- ole-
-
- apo-
-
- OEEC
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- 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.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- 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.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Oct.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ean
-
- an.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- CSA
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- CPL
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CSO
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- TSS
-
- CST
-
- CPO
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CPA
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CTA
-
- STL
-
- ac-
-
- STP
-
- ap-
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- TPN
-
- TSE
-
- cte
-
- TSP
-
- eo-
-
- al.
-
- CPS
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- APC
-
- 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.
- Apl
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- APS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ase
-
- ASN
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- TCS
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ast
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- 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.
- TCA
-
- ACP
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ACS
-
- TAL
-
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Clo
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ALC
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- cle
-
- CEO
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ANC
-
- TNT
-
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- La.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- OTC
-
- SCP
-
- Npt
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OAP
-
- se-
-
- OAS
-
- 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.
- OCS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Ola
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ons
-
- SCS
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ec-
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- NOP
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- OPA
-
- sc.
-
- LTA
-
- PCS
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSS
-
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- PSA
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- So.
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pl.
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
-
- PLC
-
- PLO
-
- POA
-
- PTT
-
- Sp.
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- OTS
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- OSS
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- Pa.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- pc.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- NCO
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- LST
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- EPA
-
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- ETO
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ETS
-
- POC
-
- LSS
-
- Lt.
-
- 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).
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- Ep.
-
- SPS
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- EOE
-
- ECA
-
- EEC
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- ene
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- spt
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSN
-
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- TTS
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LOC
-
- SLE
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- SLA
-
- Les
-
- LON
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- lep
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- LPN
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- SLP
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- LCT
-
- LSC
-
- LCA
-
- N.
-
- TT
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AO
-
- TP
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NP
-
- ee
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- NL
-
- SL
-
- TN
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- ol
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- O.
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- le
-
- L.
-
- TL
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SN
-
- TC
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic 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.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- OA
-
- CE
-
- ln
-
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
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