Anagrams of petrochemical
Word petrochemical has
2297 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of petrochemical.
- chromeplate
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verb (used with object),
to plate with chromium.
- amphoteric
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adjective,
capable of functioning either as an acid or as a base.
- helicopter
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noun,
any of a class of heavier-than-air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine.
- complicate
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verb (used with object),
to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult:
- ectromelia
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. the congenital absence or imperfection of a limb or limbs.
- meliorate
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verb (used with or without object),
ameliorate.
- hemitrope
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noun,
twin1 (def 5).
- chromatic
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adjective,
pertaining to color or colors.
- ice-cream
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noun,
a frozen food containing cream or milk and butterfat, sugar, flavoring, and sometimes eggs.
- latecomer
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noun,
a person who arrives late:
- Carmelite
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noun,
a mendicant friar belonging to a religious order founded at Mt. Carmel, Palestine, in the 12th century; White Friar.
- Ptolemaic
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adjective,
of or relating to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.
- Hemiptera
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noun,
the order comprising the true bugs.
- heretical
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
- catchpole
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noun,
(formerly) a petty officer of justice, especially one arresting persons for debt.
- chicalote
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noun,
a poppy, Argemone platyceras, growing in Mexico and the southwestern U.S., having prickly leaves and usually white flowers.
- plethoric
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adjective,
overfull; turgid; inflated:
- chelicera
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noun,
one member of the first pair of usually pincerlike appendages of spiders and other arachnids.
- imprecate
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verb (used with object),
to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person.
- Holarctic
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Nearctic and Palearctic regions.
- precocial
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adjective,
(of an animal species) active and able to move freely from birth or hatching and requiring little parental care (opposed to altricial).
- homeplace
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noun,
a person's birthplace or family home.
- preatomic
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adjective,
of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- tracheole
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noun,
any of the smallest branches of an insect trachea.
- Harlemite
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Harlem.
- cerecloth
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noun,
cloth coated or impregnated with wax so as to be waterproof, formerly used for wrapping the dead, for bandages, etc.
- real-time
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noun,
Computers. the actual time elapsed in the performance of a computation by a computer, the result of the computation being required for the continuation of a physical process.
- macrolith
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noun,
a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- petechial
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adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or characterized by petechiae.
- omphacite
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noun,
a pale-green variety of pyroxene similar to olivine, found in eclogite.
- replicate
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noun,
something that is replicated, as an experiment or procedure.
- cochleate
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adjective,
shaped like a snail shell; spiral.
- atmophile
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adjective,
(of a chemical element in the earth) having an affinity for the atmosphere, as neon or helium.
- percolate
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noun,
a percolated liquid.
- phacolite
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noun,
a colorless variety of chabazite.
- pearlite
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- materiel
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noun,
the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- amphoric
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adjective,
resembling the deep, hollow sound made by blowing across the mouth of a large, narrow-necked, empty bottle:
- pectoral
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noun,
Anatomy. a pectoral part or organ, as a pectoral muscle.
- P-Celtic
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noun,
the subbranch of Celtic in which the Proto-Indo-European kw -sound became a p -sound. Welsh, Breton, Cornish, and Gaulish belong to P-Celtic.
- cephalic
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adjective,
of or relating to the head.
- importee
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noun,
an imported person or thing.
- cephalo-
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- cephalom
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- Malecite
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of southern and western New Brunswick and northern Maine.
- Catholic
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noun,
a member of a Catholic church, especially of the Roman Catholic Church.
- impacter
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noun,
a person or thing that impacts.
- petechia
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noun,
a minute, round, nonraised hemorrhage in the skin or in a mucous or serous membrane.
- catechol
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, dihydroxyl derivative of benzene, C 6 H 6 O 2 , the ortho isomer, used chiefly in photography, for dyeing, and as a reagent; pyrocatechol.
- plethora
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noun,
overabundance; excess:
- Campeche
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noun,
a state in SE Mexico, on the peninsula of Yucatán. 19,672 sq. mi. (50,950 sq. km).
- petiolar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- catch-22
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noun,
a frustrating situation in which one is trapped by contradictory regulations or conditions.
- loricate
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adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- Capriote
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- thoracic
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adjective,
of or relating to the thorax.
- capriole
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noun,
a caper or leap.
- picloram
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noun,
a colorless powder, C 6 H 3 Cl 3 N 2 O 2 , used as a systemic herbicide for controlling annual weeds and deep-rooted perennials on noncrop land.
- camporee
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noun,
a small camp gathering of boy scouts or girl scouts, usually from a region or district (distinguished from jamboree).
- petrolic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or produced from petroleum.
- cachepot
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noun,
an ornamental container, usually of china or tole, for holding and concealing a flowerpot.
- phreatic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to ground water.
- Lemaitre
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noun,
Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- complice
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noun,
an accomplice or associate.
- practice
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- cromlech
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noun,
(no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb.
- relocate
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verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- clothier
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noun,
a retailer of clothing.
- electro-
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- electric
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noun,
Railroads.
an electric locomotive.
Informal. a railroad operated by electricity.
- coal-pit
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noun,
a pit where coal is dug.
- rhematic
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adjective,
pertaining to the formation of words.
- ricochet
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noun,
the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
- compiler
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noun,
a person who compiles.
- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- compleat
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adjective,
highly skilled and accomplished in all aspects; complete; total:
- complect
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verb (used with object),
to interweave; intertwine.
- complete
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adjective,
having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full:
- complier
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noun,
a person, group, etc., that complies.
- rolamite
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- copemate
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noun,
an antagonist; opponent.
- cortical
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adjective,
Anatomy. of, pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of cortex.
- copremia
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noun,
poisoning due to the presence of fecal matter in the blood.
- emphatic
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noun,
an emphatic consonant.
- chromite
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of chromium in the bivalent state.
- praelect
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verb (used without object),
prelect.
- Hermetic
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adjective,
made airtight by fusion or sealing.
- hotelier
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noun,
a manager or owner of a hotel or inn.
- teraphim
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plural noun,
idols or images reverenced by the ancient Hebrews and kindred peoples, apparently as household gods.
- chaptrel
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noun,
a capital, as on a pilaster or vaulting shaft, engaged in masonry on one or more sides.
- Melchior
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noun,
one of the three Magi.
- herpetic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or caused by herpes.
- proclaim
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verb (used with object),
to announce or declare in an official or formal manner:
- chemical
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noun,
a substance produced by or used in a chemical process.
- temporal
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noun,
a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality.
- chromate
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noun,
a salt of chromic acid, as potassium chromate, K 2 CrO 4 .
- Chicopee
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noun,
a city in S Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River.
- helpmate
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noun,
a companion and helper.
- chlorate
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noun,
a salt of chloric acid.
- chlorite
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noun,
a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, ferrous iron, and magnesium, occurring in green platelike crystals or scales.
- heliport
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noun,
a landing place for helicopters, often on the roof of a building or in some other limited area.
- helicopt
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verb (used with or without object),
helicopter.
- choleric
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adjective,
extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible:
- chromat-
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- premiate
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verb (used with object),
to grant a prize or an award to.
- celeriac
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noun,
a variety of celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum, of the parsley family, having a large, edible, turniplike root.
- Melchite
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noun,
a Christian in Egypt and Syria who accepted the definition of faith adopted by the Council of Chalcedon in a.d. 451.
- acrolith
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noun,
a sculptured figure having the head and extremities of stone and the torso of other material.
- metrical
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adjective,
pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- particle
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noun,
a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit:
- Aleichem
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noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shoh-lem,, -luh m] /ˈʃoʊ lɛm,, -ləm/ (Show IPA), or Shalom [shah-lohm] /ʃɑˈloʊm/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Solomon Rabinowitz) 1859–1916, Russian author of Yiddish novels, plays, and short stories; in the U.S. from 1906.
- Alcithoe
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noun,
a daughter of Minyas who was driven mad for mocking Dionysus.
- tracheo-
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- aerolite
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- trichome
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noun,
Botany. an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair.
- achromic
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adjective,
colorless; without coloring matter.
- metaphor
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noun,
a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”.
Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- achroite
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noun,
the colorless or white variety of tourmaline, often used as a gem.
- Trochaic
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noun,
a trochee.
- acceptor
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noun,
accepter.
- accepter
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noun,
a person or thing that accepts.
- trochlea
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noun,
a pulleylike structure or arrangement of parts.
- operatic
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- tropical
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noun,
tropicals, lightweight clothing, suitable for warm, especially summer weather.
- meteoric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- corelate
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verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- prelim.
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- Moliere
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noun,
(Jean Baptiste Poquelin) 1622–73, French actor and playwright.
- pathol.
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- tricho-
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- Chilcat
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noun,
Chilkat.
- hepatic
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noun,
a medicine acting on the liver.
- hepato-
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- heretic
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noun,
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
- prolate
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adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- chimere
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noun,
a loose upper robe, especially of a bishop, to which the lawn sleeves are usually attached.
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- Pechora
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noun,
a river in the NE Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the Ural Mountains to the Arctic Ocean. 1110 miles (1785 km) long.
- Hermite
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noun,
Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, French mathematician.
- chelate
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noun,
Chemistry. a chelate compound.
- cheiro-
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- mochila
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noun,
a flap of leather on the seat of a saddle, used as a covering and sometimes as a base to which saddlebags are attached.
- cheerio
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- chimera
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
- hemiola
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noun,
a rhythmic pattern of syncopated beats with two beats in the time of three or three beats in the time of two.
- cheater
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noun,
a person or thing that cheats.
- cholate
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noun,
the salt form of cholic acid.
- hectare
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noun,
a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha.
- chorale
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noun,
a hymn, especially one with strong harmonization:
- tempera
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- orectic
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adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- cholera
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noun,
Also called Asiatic cholera. Pathology. an acute, infectious disease, endemic in India and China and occasionally epidemic elsewhere, characterized by profuse diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, etc.
- heeltap
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noun,
a layer of leather, metal, or the like in a shoe heel; a lift.
- racemic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to any of various organic compounds in which racemism occurs.
- helico-
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- hemato-
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- mortice
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- morphic
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noun,
Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment.
Compare allomorph (def 2).
- chloric
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adjective,
of or containing chlorine in the pentavalent state.
- pteroma
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noun,
pteron.
- Templar
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noun,
a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- hematic
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noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- hetero-
-
- cheapie
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noun,
a cheaply made, often inferior, product:
- Chromel
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- ceramic
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noun,
ceramic material.
- hot-air
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noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- trample
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noun,
the act of trampling.
- cerotic
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adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- practic
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adjective,
practical.
- potiche
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noun,
a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.
- potamic
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adjective,
of or relating to rivers.
- cerato-
-
- miracle
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noun,
an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- hoptree
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noun,
any of several North American shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Ptelea, of the citrus family, especially P. trifoliata, having trifoliate leaves and roundish, waferlike fruit.
- trachle
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noun,
an exhausting effort, especially walking or working.
- cephal-
-
- polemic
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noun,
a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- 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).
- coracle
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noun,
a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.
- impeach
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noun,
Obsolete. impeachment.
- impearl
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- treacle
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- hoplite
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noun,
a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.
- martele
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adjective,
martellato.
- chapter
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noun,
a main division of a book, treatise, or the like, usually bearing a number or title.
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- Charlot
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noun,
Jean [jeen;; French zhahn] /dʒin;; French ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1898–1979, U.S. painter, lithographer, and illustrator; born in France and active in Mexico.
- Charlie
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
- Chariot
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noun,
a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.
- Mochica
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a pre-Inca culture that flourished on the northern coast of Peru from the 3rd century b.c. to the 7th century a.d. and is especially noted for fine pottery vessels with stirrup spouts, some bearing drawings of all aspects of cultural life.
- Charcot
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noun,
Jean Baptiste Étienne Auguste [zhahn ba-teest ey-tyen oh-gyst] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist eɪˈtyɛn oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, French explorer.
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- chaplet
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noun,
a wreath or garland for the head.
- Homeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- prelect
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verb (used without object),
to lecture or discourse publicly.
- prelate
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- chaotic
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adjective,
completely confused or disordered:
- preheat
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verb (used with object),
to heat before using or before subjecting to some further process:
- Palermo
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Sicily, in the NW part.
- chalice
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noun,
Ecclesiastical.
a cup for the wine of the Eucharist or Mass.
the wine contained in it.
- chalco-
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- chortle
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noun,
a gleeful chuckle.
- chromic
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adjective,
of or containing chromium in the trivalent state, as chromic hydroxide, Cr(OH) 3 .
- Theiler
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noun,
Max, 1899–1972, South African medical scientist, in the U.S. after 1922: Nobel Prize in medicine 1951.
- Patmore
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noun,
Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
- comatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or blurred as a result of a coma.
- Ophelia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ecorche
-
noun,
an anatomical model of part or all of the human body with the skin removed, to allow study of the underlying musculature.
- reticle
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noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- ectopia
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- ectopic
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adjective,
occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced.
- reptile
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noun,
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
- replica
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noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- trochee
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noun,
a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- Elamite
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.
- coeliac
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adjective,
celiac.
- replace
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verb (used with object),
to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing):
- accrete
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adjective,
Botany. grown together.
- cochlea
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noun,
a spiral-shaped cavity forming a division of the internal ear in humans and in most other mammals.
- cochair
-
noun,
a cochairperson.
- Eleatic
-
noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- opercle
-
noun,
an operculum, especially the posterior bone of the operculum of a fish.
- crochet
-
noun,
needlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.
- electr-
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- compile
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verb (used with object),
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- tachiol
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noun,
silver fluoride.
- trophic
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adjective,
of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.
- cremate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- ocreate
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adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- operate
-
verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- compete
-
verb (used without object),
to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie:
- comical
-
adjective,
producing laughter; amusing; funny:
- compere
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noun,
a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
- compeer
-
noun,
an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
- compart
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verb (used with object),
to separate or mark out in parts; subdivide.
- compare
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noun,
comparison:
- compar.
-
- COMPACT
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noun,
a small case containing a mirror, face powder, a puff, and sometimes rouge.
- crimple
-
verb (used with or without object),
to wrinkle.
- elector
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noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- Tampere
-
noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- Meilhac
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1831–97, French dramatist: collaborator with Ludovic Halévy.
- claimer
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noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- reclame
-
noun,
publicity; self-advertisement; notoriety.
- Clarice
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noun,
a female given name, form of Clara.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- reclaim
-
noun,
reclamation:
- clamper
-
noun,
a clamp; pincer.
- recital
-
noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- ethical
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adjective,
pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- receipt
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noun,
a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- achiote
-
noun,
annatto.
- halicot
-
noun,
haricot2 .
- circlet
-
noun,
a small circle.
- rathole
-
noun,
a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.:
- telpher
-
noun,
Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
- harelip
-
noun,
Usually Offensive. cleft lip.
- haricot
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- Erechim
-
noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- epochal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of an epoch.
- Electra
-
noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- rematch
-
noun,
a second match between teams, challengers, etc.; return match.
- Tampico
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tamaulipas, in E Mexico.
- optical
-
noun,
opticals, optical effects.
- coacher
-
noun,
a person who coaches; a coach.
- elepaio
-
noun,
a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
- taphole
-
noun,
a hole in a blast furnace, steelmaking furnace, etc., through which molten metal or slag is tapped off.
- optimal
-
adjective,
optimum (def 3).
- Emerita
-
noun,
a woman with such status.
- emirate
-
noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- epitome
-
noun,
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class:
- trochal
-
adjective,
resembling a wheel.
- emplace
-
verb (used with object),
to put in place or position:
- Emporia
-
noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- teacher
-
noun,
a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.
- climate
-
noun,
the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
- Ephraim
-
noun,
the younger son of Joseph. Gen. 41:52.
- epilate
-
verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- implore
-
verb (used with object),
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:
- prithee
-
interjection,
(I) pray thee.
- Philem.
-
- leather
-
noun,
the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared for use by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry.
- at-home
-
noun,
Also, at home. a reception of visitors at certain hours at one's home.
- theriac
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- capelet
-
noun,
a short cape usually covering just the shoulders.
- metaph.
-
- picotee
-
noun,
a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
- atelier
-
noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- perlite
-
noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- tiercel
-
noun,
tercel.
- article
-
noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- Perchta
-
noun,
the goddess of death and of fertility: sometimes identified with Holle.
- Caprice
-
noun,
a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
- camphor
-
noun,
a whitish, translucent, crystalline, pleasant-odored terpene ketone, C 10 H 16 O, obtained from the camphor tree, used chiefly in the manufacture of celluloid and in medicine as a counter-irritant for infections and in the treatment of pain and itching.
- machete
-
noun,
a large heavy knife used especially in Latin-American countries in cutting sugarcane and clearing underbrush and as a weapon.
- aphotic
-
adjective,
lightless; dark.
- parotic
-
adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- machree
-
noun,
my dear.
- armhole
-
noun,
an opening in a garment, for the arm.
- theorem
-
noun,
Mathematics. a theoretical proposition, statement, or formula embodying something to be proved from other propositions or formulas.
- Latimer
-
noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- aphetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or due to aphesis.
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- pileate
-
adjective,
having a pileus.
- percale
-
noun,
a closely woven, smooth-finished, plain or printed cotton cloth, used for bed sheets, clothing, etc.
- petiole
-
noun,
Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- camphol
-
noun,
borneol.
- caroche
-
noun,
(in the 17th century) a luxurious or stately coach or carriage.
- phorate
-
noun,
a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 17 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
- thermo-
-
- philter
-
noun,
a potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with some specific person.
- thermic
-
adjective,
thermal (def 1).
- philtre
-
noun, verb (used with object),
philter.
- calcite
-
noun,
one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar.
- caleche
-
noun,
Also, calash. (especially in Quebec, Canada) a type of calash pulled by a single horse, seating two passengers and having two wheels and a folding top.
- toprail
-
noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- metical
-
noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- caliche
-
noun,
a surface deposit consisting of sand or clay impregnated with crystalline salts such as sodium nitrate or sodium chloride.
- topical
-
noun,
Philately. any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
- petrol.
-
- calipee
-
noun,
the part of a turtle next to the lower shield, consisting of a yellowish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
- lempira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- caliper
-
noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- thermel
-
noun,
thermocouple.
- caloric
-
noun,
heat.
- Calorie
-
noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- caltrop
-
noun,
any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- thermal
-
noun,
Meteorology. a rising air current caused by heating from the underlying surface, especially such a current when not producing a cloud.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Camelot
-
noun,
the legendary site of King Arthur's palace and court, possibly near Exeter, England.
- thermae
-
noun,
hot springs; hot baths.
- leproma
-
noun,
the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- metopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the forehead; frontal.
- parolee
-
noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- Capitol
-
noun,
the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
- marplot
-
noun,
a person who mars or defeats a plot, design, or project by meddling.
- apomict
-
noun,
an organism produced by apomixis.
- Michele
-
noun,
a female given name.
- peloria
-
noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- Pitcher
-
noun,
a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
- meropia
-
noun,
partial blindness.
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- poacher
-
noun,
a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
- catcher
-
noun,
a person or thing that catches.
- plicate
-
adjective,
Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- archit.
-
- Michael
-
noun,
a militant archangel. Dan. 10:13.
- apothem
-
noun,
a perpendicular from the center of a regular polygon to one of its sides.
- Lochia
-
noun,
the liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
- creche
-
noun,
a small or large modeled representation or tableau of Mary, Joseph, and others around the crib of Jesus in the stable at Bethlehem, as is displayed in homes or erected for exhibition in a community at Christmas season.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- recti-
-
- petro-
-
- epimer
-
noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- eparch
-
noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- eolith
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- emptor
-
noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- omelet
-
noun,
eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Petrel
-
noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- reecho
-
noun,
a repeated echo.
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- cratch
-
noun,
a crib for fodder; manger.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- limpet
-
noun,
any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- Philae
-
noun,
an island in the Nile, in Upper Egypt: the site of ancient temples; now submerged by the waters of Lake Nasser.
- Martel
-
noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- recept
-
noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- Ethiop
-
adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- lipoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- recipe
-
noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- Olathe
-
noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- phiale
-
noun,
a shallow cup resembling a saucer, having a central boss and sometimes set upon a foot, used as a drinking vessel or to pour libations.
- cormel
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- Pherae
-
noun,
(in ancient geography) a town in SE Thessaly: the home of Admetus and Alcestis.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Meliae
-
plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- litho.
-
- phatic
-
adjective,
denoting speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information:
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- loathe
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- empale
-
verb (used with object),
impale (defs 1–5).
- optime
-
noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- Perche
-
noun,
a former division of N France.
- metal.
-
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- Machel
-
noun,
Samora Moisés [suh-mawr-uh moi-zes] /səˈmɔr ə mɔɪˈzɛs/ (Show IPA), 1933–86, Mozambique political leader: president 1975–86.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- crotch
-
noun,
a forking or place of forking, as of the human body between the legs.
- rimple
-
noun,
a wrinkle.
- pelter
-
noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- either
-
adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- macro-
-
- rhotic
-
noun,
a rhotic sound.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- melter
-
noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- patho-
-
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- echoic
-
adjective,
resembling an echo.
- MAeroE
-
- Mahler
-
noun,
Gustav [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1860–1911, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Bohemia.
- elect.
-
- haemo-
-
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- MArchE
-
noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- merlot
-
noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- Peirce
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- remote
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- patri-
-
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- emetic
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- meteor
-
noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- Emelia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Repeal
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- Elohim
-
noun,
God, especially as used in the Hebrew text of the Old Testament.
- March.
-
- pathic
-
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- pectic
-
adjective,
pertaining to pectin.
- Marcel
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- Pelham
-
noun,
Henry, 1696–1754, British statesman: prime minister 1743–54 (brother of Thomas Pelham-Holles).
- pelite
-
noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- permit
-
noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Ophite
-
noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- pelmet
-
noun,
a decorative cornice or valance at the head of a window or doorway, used to cover the fastenings from which curtains are hung.
- micro-
-
- Mother
-
noun,
a female parent.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- placet
-
noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- mither
-
noun,
mother1 .
- placer
-
noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- Pithom
-
noun,
one of the two cities built by Israelite slaves in Egypt. Ex. 1:11.
- lactic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or obtained from milk.
- preach
-
verb (used with object),
to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
- Mithra
-
noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- lacto-
-
- Lahore
-
noun,
a city in NE Pakistan: the capital of Punjab province.
- mitral
-
adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- holmic
-
adjective,
of or containing the element holmium.
- Palmer
-
noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- Lamech
-
noun,
the son of Enoch, and the father of Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain. Gen. 4:18.
- pimola
-
noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- paleo-
-
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- lather
-
noun,
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- Pierce
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- Hitler
-
noun,
Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- primal
-
adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- piecer
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- hiero-
-
- hiemal
-
adjective,
of or relating to winter; wintry.
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- picro-
-
- police
-
noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- import
-
noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- matri-
-
- Imphal
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Manipur state, in NE India.
- imper.
-
- ipecac
-
noun,
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- impart
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- imparl
-
verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- impale
-
verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- IMPACT
-
noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- Michol
-
noun,
Michal.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- polit.
-
- Ithome
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Greece, in SW Peloponnesus. 2630 feet (802 meters).
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- Michal
-
noun,
a daughter of Saul, who became the wife of David. I Sam. 14:49; 18:27.
- Parcel
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- milter
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- pomace
-
noun,
the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
- parole
-
noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- icecap
-
noun,
a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- pleio-
-
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- pleach
-
verb (used with object),
to interweave (branches, vines, etc.), as for a hedge or arbor.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- iatro-
-
- pother
-
noun,
commotion; uproar.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- lecher
-
noun,
a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- philo-
-
- harlot
-
noun,
a prostitute; whore.
- helic-
-
- photic
-
adjective,
of or relating to light.
- raceme
-
noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- Rachel
-
noun,
Jacob's favorite wife, the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Gen. 29–35.
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- hecto-
-
- hectic
-
adjective,
characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.:
- Hecate
-
noun,
a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
- Heater
-
noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- healer
-
noun,
a person or thing that heals.
- ramtil
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- orchil
-
noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
- mortal
-
noun,
a human being.
- McCrae
-
noun,
John, 1872–1918, Canadian physician, soldier, and poet.
- motile
-
adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- mecate
-
noun,
Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
- phloem
-
noun,
the part of a vascular bundle consisting of sieve tubes, companion cells, parenchyma, and fibers and forming the food-conducting tissue of a plant.
- Harlem
-
noun,
a section of New York City, in the NE part of Manhattan.
- hareem
-
noun,
harem.
- haptic
-
noun,
Usually, haptics. Digital Technology.
a vibration or other tactile sensation received from a computer or electronic device:
an input or output device that senses the body's movements by means of physical contact with the user:
- haplo-
-
- hamper
-
noun,
Nautical. gear that, although necessary to the operations of a vessel, is sometimes in the way.
- Hamlet
-
noun,
a small village.
- Hamite
-
noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- halter
-
noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- halite
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- Metope
-
noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- helio-
-
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- Orlich
-
noun,
Francisco J [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–69, Costa Rican engineer and statesman: president 1962–66.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- Moerae
-
plural noun,
the Fates.
- mohair
-
noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- Hermit
-
noun,
a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- Empire
-
noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- Molech
-
noun,
Moloch (defs 1, 2).
- metro-
-
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- hereto
-
adverb,
to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point:
- hereat
-
adverb,
at this time; when this happened.
- Orphic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- hepta-
-
- hepcat
-
noun,
a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- mealie
-
noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- Mather
-
noun,
Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- hepat-
-
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- Lepcha
-
noun,
a member of a people of Sikkim and adjacent areas of Nepal, Bhutan, and India.
- lepto-
-
- hemat-
-
- ptero-
-
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- Helper
-
noun,
a person or thing that helps or gives assistance, support, etc.
- helmet
-
noun,
any of various forms of protective head covering worn by soldiers, firefighters, divers, cyclists, etc.
- Moriah
-
noun,
a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- morph-
-
- Merope
-
noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- chemo-
-
- Therma
-
noun,
ancient name of Salonika.
- carhop
-
noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- theol.
-
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- chilo-
-
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- chimar
-
noun,
chimere.
- cloche
-
noun,
a woman's close-fitting hat with a deep, bell-shaped crown and often a narrow, turned-down brim.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- Temple
-
noun,
an edifice or place dedicated to the service or worship of a deity or deities.
- chicle
-
noun,
a gumlike substance obtained from the latex of certain tropical American trees, as the sapodilla, used chiefly in the manufacture of chewing gum.
- Chirac
-
noun,
Jacques (René) born 1932, prime minister of France 1974–76, 1986–88; president 1995–2007.
- cliche
-
noun,
a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox.
- chiral
-
adjective,
(of a molecule) not superimposable on its mirror image.
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- chiro-
-
- cleric
-
noun,
a member of the clergy.
- chital
-
noun,
axis deer.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- clothe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire.
- Carmel
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- Cleome
-
noun,
any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- aceto-
-
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- Arctic
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- carpo-
-
- carpic
-
- cheero
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- cohere
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- coerce
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- chemic
-
adjective,
of or relating to alchemy; alchemic.
- tephra
-
noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- carpel
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- cherem
-
noun,
herem.
- Cherie
-
noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- threap
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- therme
-
noun,
therm.
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- temper
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- calci-
-
- calico
-
noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- caliph
-
noun,
a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
- teleo-
-
- circle
-
noun,
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- chrom-
-
- therm-
-
- caplet
-
- teleph
-
- cipher
-
noun,
zero.
- trich-
-
- chroma
-
noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- chrome
-
noun,
chromium.
- tempeh
-
noun,
a fermented soybean cake.
- camlet
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- camper
-
noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- cachet
-
noun,
an official seal, as on a letter or document.
- Thrale
-
noun,
Hester Lynch (Hester Lynch Piozzi) 1741–1821, Welsh writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.
- chole-
-
- chlor-
-
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- Thorpe
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- choice
-
noun,
an act or instance of choosing; selection:
- techie
-
noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- cholee
-
noun,
choli.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- thiram
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- choler
-
noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- clamor
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- choral
-
noun,
chorale.
- alchem
-
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- chori-
-
- choric
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or written for a chorus.
- archt.
-
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- archil
-
noun,
orchil.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Ampere
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- amphi-
-
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- Thelma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- compel
-
verb (used with object),
to force or drive, especially to a course of action:
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- tacho-
-
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- cometh
-
verb,
3rd person singular present indicative of come.
- Chapel
-
noun,
a private or subordinate place of prayer or worship; oratory.
- charco
-
noun,
a water hole, pool, or puddle.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- apiece
-
adverb,
for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
- Alioth
-
noun,
a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Ursa Major.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- Cecile
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- ceriph
-
noun,
serif.
- Coptic
-
noun,
an Afroasiatic language of Egypt descended from ancient Egyptian, largely extinct as a spoken language since the 16th century but surviving as the liturgical language of the Coptic Church.
- thaler
-
noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- cerat-
-
- amerce
-
verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- CERMET
-
noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- celto-
-
- Celtic
-
noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany.
- aether
-
noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- trophi
-
plural noun,
the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
- celiac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- troph-
-
- trompe
-
noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- chalet
-
noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- accept
-
verb (used with object),
to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor:
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- cheapo
-
noun,
Slang. cheapo.
- Colmar
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- accel.
-
- archi-
-
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- carp-
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- lect.
-
- lact-
-
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- Lecce
-
noun,
a city in SE Italy: ancient Greek and Roman city; noted for its baroque architecture.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- leech
-
noun,
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- pale-
-
- theo-
-
- plat.
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Campo
-
noun,
(in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
- ileo-
-
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- pico-
-
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- Plath
-
noun,
Sylvia, 1932–63, U.S. poet.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- pitch
-
noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- 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.”.
- plio-
-
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- latch
-
noun,
a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- pilch
-
noun,
an infant's wrapper worn over a diaper.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- larch
-
noun,
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- Mirth
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- Cath.
-
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- poach
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- Capt.
-
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- parch
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- theme
-
noun,
a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic:
- pleo-
-
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- Thema
-
noun,
theme (def 7).
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Ital.
-
- poet.
-
- theor
-
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- phial
-
noun,
vial.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Apoc.
-
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- match
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- math.
-
- path-
-
- matr-
-
- metr-
-
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Metol
-
- male-
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- mahoe
-
noun,
hau tree.
- part.
-
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- areo-
-
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- maple
-
noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- arche
-
- Arch.
-
- patch
-
noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- mero-
-
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- Amer.
-
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- meta-
-
- alti-
-
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- Mehta
-
noun,
Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Meath
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- peach
-
noun,
the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- Mecca
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- mech.
-
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- patr-
-
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- meth-
-
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- AMORC
-
- Melia
-
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- arith
-
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Phil.
-
- thio-
-
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Lith.
-
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- lm-hr
-
- lipo-
-
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Pharm
-
- loach
-
noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- thirl
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- cache
-
noun,
a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.:
- Phila
-
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- Parl.
-
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- milch
-
adjective,
(of a domestic animal) yielding milk; kept or suitable for milk production.
- pari-
-
- Letch
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lethe
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- caco-
-
- phot.
-
- licet
-
- phore
-
- Licht
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- calc-
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- phile
-
- Alcor
-
- loche
-
noun,
the North American burbot.
- aleph
-
noun,
the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Macc.
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- peri-
-
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- mach.
-
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- macho
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Mich.
-
- pert.
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- petri
-
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- atmo-
-
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- peta-
-
- ihram
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- cloth
-
noun,
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- clomp
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- orch.
-
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- coele
-
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- Elche
-
noun,
a city in E Spain.
- coel-
-
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- elem.
-
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- coach
-
noun,
a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- acpt.
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- recip
-
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- clamp
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Recit
-
- Ethel
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- recce
-
noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- acro-
-
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Clerc
-
noun,
Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- 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).
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- tech.
-
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- rect.
-
- recpt
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Comr.
-
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- compt
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- cramp
-
noun,
Often, cramps.
a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
a piercing pain in the abdomen.
an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- copr-
-
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- OIcel
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- 30-30
-
- corp.
-
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- Corpl
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Copht
-
noun,
Copt.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octa-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- crim.
-
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- rept.
-
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- eccl.
-
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- acet-
-
- ecol.
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- colic
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- rhet.
-
- ecto-
-
- colat
-
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- troch
-
- rheme
-
noun,
comment (def 7).
- rhoea
-
- comp.
-
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- crit.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Occam
-
noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- trop-
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- Ophir
-
noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- acct.
-
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- haem-
-
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- hier-
-
- cheap
-
Idioms,
cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive:
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Hiram
-
noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- cheep
-
noun,
a chirp.
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- prim.
-
- charm
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- pret.
-
- 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.
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- prom.
-
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- herem
-
noun,
the most severe form of excommunication, formerly used by rabbis in sentencing wrongdoers, usually for an indefinite period of time.
- proc.
-
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- Herma
-
noun,
herm.
- ChemE
-
- chem.
-
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- herp.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- cero-
-
- term.
-
- hotel
-
noun,
a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- cert.
-
- prae-
-
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Mocha
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- Port.
-
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- Icel.
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- hort.
-
- prem.
-
- mohel
-
noun,
the person who performs the circumcision in the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child on the eighth day after his birth.
- char-
-
- chape
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- chap.
-
- Champ
-
noun,
the act of champing.
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- tera-
-
- alto-
-
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- Chaco
-
noun,
a part of the Gran Chaco region in central South America, in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. About 100,000 sq. mi. (259,000 sq. km).
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- horal
-
adjective,
of or relating to an hour or hours; hourly.
- Chico
-
noun,
greasewood (def 1).
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Prot.
-
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- temp.
-
- harem
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- Harim
-
noun,
harem.
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- aeri-
-
- Orth.
-
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- hemo-
-
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- Ralph
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old Norse words meaning “counsel” and “wolf.”.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- telo-
-
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- halo-
-
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- tele-
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- rcpt.
-
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- orial
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- Hamer
-
noun,
Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- aero-
-
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- hect-
-
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- Chola
-
noun,
a teenage girl who associates closely with a gang of cholos or is the girlfriend of a cholo.
- chol-
-
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- Helot
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- hema-
-
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- hemal
-
adjective,
Also, hematal. of or relating to the blood or blood vessels.
- Hemet
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- hemi-
-
- hemia
-
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- chimp
-
noun,
chimpanzee.
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- heli-
-
- Chloe
-
noun,
the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.
- chomp
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
champ1 .
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- chopa
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- choli
-
noun,
a short-sleeved blouse or bodice, often one exposing part of the midriff, worn by Hindu women in India.
- 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.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Pal.
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ole-
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- opia
-
- tri-
-
- OPer
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- par.
-
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- pam.
-
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- pat.
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rel.
-
- tchr
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Rep.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- repl
-
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- Ptah
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- RCMP
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- tel-
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- RCCh
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Rom.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rpt.
-
- thi-
-
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- pro-
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- perh
-
- PERL
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Pet.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- Phar
-
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- phr.
-
- per.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- 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.
- 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.
- top-
-
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- pct.
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- 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.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pot.
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- the-
-
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- pre-
-
- prec
-
- ter.
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pil-
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Pol.
-
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- ect-
-
- Ire.
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- clar
-
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cir.
-
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- itol
-
- Chr.
-
- clep
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- chm.
-
- ical
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- HRIP
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coch
-
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- 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.
- ICAO
-
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- cml.
-
- Ice.
-
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- ile-
-
- IMCO
-
- IMHO
-
- Imp.
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- hor.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- lea.
-
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- 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.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Chic
-
noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Chal
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Lam.
-
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- Ceto
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lat.
-
- eco-
-
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- hal-
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- etc.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Eth.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- halm
-
noun,
haulm.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- crat
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- ctr.
-
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- EEOC
-
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- EMet
-
- epit
-
- emia
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emp.
-
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- Eph.
-
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Com.
-
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- 1080
-
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- coml
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- hol-
-
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- HOLC
-
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- Holm
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- holp
-
verb,
a simple past tense of help.
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- hom-
-
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Cort
-
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- HEAO
-
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- heel
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- Heep
-
noun,
Uriah, Uriah Heep.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- her.
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- Helm
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- help
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- hem-
-
- heme
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- HEMP
-
noun,
Also called Indian hemp, marijuana. a tall, coarse plant, Cannabis sativa, that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber as well as drugs such as marijuana and hashish.
Compare cannabis.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- apo-
-
- mil.
-
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- MILR
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- aph-
-
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- amt.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Mic.
-
- Apr.
-
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- art.
-
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Arm.
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- MEPA
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- met.
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- amp.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- MCPO
-
- OAPC
-
- Aire
-
- AIME
-
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- ACTH
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Alco
-
- acr-
-
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Oct.
-
- OEEC
-
- acc.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- mol.
-
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- alt.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- MOpt
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- atm.
-
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- Cal.
-
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- mal-
-
- 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.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- ator
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- cap.
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- cac-
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- atic
-
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Caph
-
noun,
kaph.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- lit.
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- 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.
- Mar.
-
- CEC
-
- ROI
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- EAM
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- al.
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALC
-
- CRC
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- tra
-
- ec-
-
- tr.
-
- ECA
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- Am.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPM
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CPR
-
- ECM
-
- CPO
-
- Ar.
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- AIC
-
- CCA
-
- EOM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ea.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ROP
-
- Tro
-
- ae.
-
- eo-
-
- AEC
-
- cte
-
- AHE
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- CTC
-
- CTA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- CCP
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- TRH
-
- CCR
-
- RMC
-
- ACP
-
- CRT
-
- CRP
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- AHL
-
- CEA
-
- ROA
-
- ATC
-
- CPM
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- CMC
-
- CIA
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- TLC
-
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- CLR
-
- TMO
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- TAL
-
- ATP
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Apl
-
- ca.
-
- CMA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CLI
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- cle
-
- at.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- CIP
-
- 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.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- CIM
-
- CIE
-
- TCA
-
- Clo
-
- CIC
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- ALM
-
- RPO
-
- RPM
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CEO
-
- AME
-
- CPA
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- CPI
-
- CPL
-
- tph
-
- THC
-
- TPI
-
- AMC
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- cc.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ch.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- APC
-
- aor
-
- Co.
-
- ThM
-
- CAI
-
- cp.
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- th-
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- cl.
-
- OIr
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- 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.
- lpm
-
- LTA
-
- LTh
-
- ltr
-
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mao
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- LOC
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MCI
-
- MCP
-
- MCR
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCM
-
- PCI
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MEP
-
- MHA
-
- PHA
-
- LMT
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- LCT
-
- pl.
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- EEC
-
- LCI
-
- LCM
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LIM
-
- PhL
-
- PhM
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lep
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- MHE
-
- MHR
-
- PLA
-
- OTC
-
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- MRI
-
- MRP
-
- Mt.
-
- MTh
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPM
-
- MTI
-
- MTO
-
- MTP
-
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- OAP
-
- MPH
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Ola
-
- oic
-
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- OEM
-
- Om.
-
- OCR
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OPA
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MPE
-
- mi.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- MIP
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIT
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLR
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- PTO
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ot-
-
- MPA
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MOR
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OTA
-
- pt.
-
- ote
-
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
-
- Pr.
-
- 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.
- LCA
-
- trp
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- HCM
-
- HCR
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- OIt
-
- RMA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RCP
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Lt.
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- PRC
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- HRE
-
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ep.
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Ehr
-
- eir
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- EMR
-
- EMT
-
- EOE
-
- EPA
-
- RCA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERP
-
- ERT
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- hr.
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- ht.
-
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- io-
-
- POA
-
- ILP
-
- IOC
-
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- PRA
-
- IPA
-
- iph
-
- IPM
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- IPO
-
- POC
-
- ipr
-
- PMT
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- PLR
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- PLO
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- pli
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- PLC
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- La.
-
- ILO
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ial
-
- ier
-
- ICC
-
- IHP
-
- POR
-
- il-
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Ia.
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- L2
-
- le
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- 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.
- EI
-
- O.
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- CE
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- OA
-
- ol
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- MP
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- i.
-
- ic
-
- L.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LC
-
- LH
-
- AO
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- HL
-
- LM
-
- t.
-
- RH
-
- RP
-
- RI
-
- TC
-
- PH
-
- LR
-
- T1
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- CM
-
- RO
-
- h.
-
- MH
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- HP
-
- M.
-
- 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.
- TL
-
- TP
-
- TM
-
- R.
-
- IP
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L1
-