Anagrams of petulancies
Word petulancies has
1601 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of petulancies.
- inculpates
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verb (used with object),
to charge with fault; blame; accuse.
- petulances
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noun,
the state or quality of being petulant.
- Pentelicus
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noun,
Latin name of Pendelikon.
- patiences
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noun,
the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
- patencies
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noun,
the state of being patent.
- speculate
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verb (used without object),
to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- petulance
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noun,
the state or quality of being petulant.
- nucleates
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adjective,
having a nucleus.
- encapsule
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verb (used with or without object),
encapsulate.
- centuples
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adjective,
a hundred times as great; hundredfold.
- penalties
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noun,
a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- ice-plant
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noun,
a plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, native to the Mediterranean region, having fleshy leaves that are covered with glistening vesicles and are sometimes eaten as greens.
- spiculate
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adjective,
having the form of a spicule.
- apneustic
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adjective,
having no open spiracles, as the tracheal systems of certain aquatic insect larvae.
- latencies
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noun,
the state of being latent.
- Palestine
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noun,
Also called Holy Land. Biblical name Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- inculpate
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verb (used with object),
to charge with fault; blame; accuse.
- euplastic
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adjective,
capable of being transformed into organized tissue.
- splenetic
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noun,
a splenetic person.
- peculates
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verb (used with or without object),
to steal or take dishonestly (money, especially public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
- pentacles
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noun,
pentagram.
- insulate
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verb (used with object),
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound:
- alunites
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- capelins
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noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- capeline
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noun,
Armor. an iron skullcap worn by medieval archers.
- pentacle
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noun,
pentagram.
- cutlines
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- sleep-in
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noun,
a person who sleeps in at a place of employment.
- salience
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- capelets
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noun,
a short cape usually covering just the shoulders.
- nucleate
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adjective,
having a nucleus.
- lunatics
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- petaline
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a petal.
- cleanups
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noun,
the act or process of cleaning up.
- nuclease
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noun,
any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of nucleic acids.
- calipees
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noun,
the part of a turtle next to the lower shield, consisting of a yellowish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
- especial
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adjective,
special; exceptional; outstanding:
- Epicaste
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noun,
Jocasta.
- Anicetus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- esculent
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noun,
something edible, especially a vegetable.
- Patience
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noun,
the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
- unplaits
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verb (used with object),
to alter from a plaited state; unbraid, as hair.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- leucites
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noun,
a whitish or grayish mineral, potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi 2 O 6 , found in alkali volcanic rocks.
- nuptials
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noun,
Usually, nuptials. a wedding or marriage.
- eucaines
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noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- panelist
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noun,
a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- pantiles
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- centiles
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- Pulesati
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plural noun,
the ancient Assyrian name of the Philistines.
- centuple
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adjective,
a hundred times as great; hundredfold.
- panicles
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noun,
a compound raceme.
- lunacies
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noun,
insanity; mental disorder.
- peculate
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verb (used with or without object),
to steal or take dishonestly (money, especially public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
- tunicles
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- supinate
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verb (used with object),
to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
- petunias
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noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- leucines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: L. Abbreviation: Leu;
- plenties
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noun,
a full or abundant supply or amount:
- Seleucia
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noun,
an ancient city in Iraq, on the Tigris River: capital of the Seleucid empire.
- pelicans
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noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- aesculin
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noun,
esculin.
- Epstein
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noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- lisente
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noun,
plural of sente.
- sulcate
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adjective,
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- Eustace
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noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “steadfast.”.
- eclipse
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noun,
Astronomy.
the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse)
a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun.
the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- esculin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- placets
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noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- euclase
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noun,
a rare green or blue mineral, beryllium aluminum silicate, BeAlSiO 4 (OH), occurring in prismatic crystals.
- auspice
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noun,
Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship:
- eucaine
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noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- spicula
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noun,
a spicule.
- special
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- lineups
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noun,
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- Epistle
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noun,
a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication.
- scalene
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adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- tensile
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adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- spinule
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noun,
a small spine.
- Capulet
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet) the family name of Juliet.
Compare Montague (def 1).
- enlaces
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- enclasp
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verb (used with object),
to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- catnips
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noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- eluates
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noun,
a liquid solution resulting from eluting.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- panicle
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noun,
a compound raceme.
- eluants
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- Celesta
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noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- splenic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
- plastic
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noun,
Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- capsule
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noun,
Pharmacology. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine.
- caplins
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noun,
capelin.
- Paulist
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noun,
a member of the “Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle,” a community of priests founded in New York in 1858.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- Pauline
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noun,
a female given name.
- scaleup
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noun,
an increase in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion:
- epilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- plaints
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noun,
a complaint.
- calipee
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noun,
the part of a turtle next to the lower shield, consisting of a yellowish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
- patulin
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noun,
a toxic antibiotic, C 7 H 6 O 4 , derived from various fungi, as Penicillium patulum and Aspergillus clavatus.
- lunatic
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- tenaces
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- pectase
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noun,
an enzyme occurring in various fruits and involved in the formation of pectic acid from pectin.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- epaulet
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noun,
an ornamental shoulder piece worn on uniforms, chiefly by military officers.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- teacups
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noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- capelet
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noun,
a short cape usually covering just the shoulders.
- capelin
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noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- caplets
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- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- spicule
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noun,
a small or minute, slender, sharp-pointed body or part; a small, needlelike crystal, process, or the like.
- spaniel
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noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- cutline
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- unpiles
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verb (used with object),
to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
- selenic
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adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- unlaces
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- inulase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- Alceste
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noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- inspect
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verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- unsteel
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verb (used with object),
to bring out of a steeled condition; soften.
- unclasp
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verb (used with object),
to undo the clasp or clasps of; unfasten.
- spancel
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noun,
a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
- lectins
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- insculp
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verb (used with object),
to carve in or on something; engrave.
- inscape
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noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- penults
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noun,
the next to the last syllable in a word.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- unplait
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verb (used with object),
to alter from a plaited state; unbraid, as hair.
- Petunia
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noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- sectile
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adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- Neupest
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noun,
German name of Ujpest.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Pilatus
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noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near Lucerne: a peak of the Alps; cable railway. 6998 feet (2130 meters).
- punties
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noun,
an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
- utensil
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noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- piculet
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noun,
any of numerous small, tropical woodpeckers, chiefly of the genus Picumnus, that lack stiffened shafts in the tail feathers.
- pulsate
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verb (used without object),
to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- pileate
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adjective,
having a pileus.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- silence
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- cuneate
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adjective,
having or being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- stipule
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noun,
one of a pair of lateral appendages, often leaflike, at the base of a leaf petiole in many plants.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- upscale
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) elegant, elite, privileged persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- launces
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noun,
sand lance.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- uncials
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- alpines
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- Iapetus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
- leucine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: L. Abbreviation: Leu;
- leucite
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noun,
a whitish or grayish mineral, potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi 2 O 6 , found in alkali volcanic rocks.
- pelites
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- tunicle
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- nuptial
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noun,
Usually, nuptials. a wedding or marriage.
- license
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- sculpin
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noun,
any small, freshwater fish of the genus Cottus, of the family Cottidae, having a large head with one or more spines on each side; bullhead.
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- plicate
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adjective,
Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- pintles
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- Penates
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plural noun,
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
- pelican
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noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- pencils
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noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- pencels
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noun,
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- n-tuple
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noun,
a set of n objects or quantities, where n is an integer, especially such a set arranged in a specified order (ordered n-tuple)
- incluse
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noun,
recluse (def 2).
- cleanup
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noun,
the act or process of cleaning up.
- Lenapes
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noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- pectens
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noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- cleanse
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- pensile
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adjective,
hanging, as the nests of certain birds.
- alunite
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- lupines
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
- inclasp
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verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- luteins
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- incepts
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- pectins
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noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- cuneal
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adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- cuesta
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noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Lucite
-
- Nautes
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- luetic
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adjective,
syphilitic.
- lupine
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- culets
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noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- spline
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noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- nasute
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noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- cupels
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noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- elapse
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noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- lutein
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- lunate
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noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- staple
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noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- Naples
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noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- elects
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noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- sapele
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noun,
Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- lunies
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noun,
a lunatic.
- elates
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adjective,
elated.
- salute
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noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- splint
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noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- stipel
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noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- elect.
-
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- Lenape
-
noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- selen-
-
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- incult
-
adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- sit-up
-
noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- set-up
-
noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Iseult
-
noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- letups
-
noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- spleen
-
noun,
a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
- elutes
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- lucent
-
adjective,
shining.
- eluate
-
noun,
a liquid solution resulting from eluting.
- eluant
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- splen-
-
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- specie
-
noun,
coined money; coin.
- sculpt
-
verb (used with or without object),
Fine Arts. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.
- sculp.
-
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- Lieut.
-
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Eunice
-
noun,
a city in S central Louisiana.
- lineup
-
noun,
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- etapes
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Spence
-
noun,
a pantry.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- escent
-
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- escape
-
noun,
an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- placet
-
noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- peanut
-
noun,
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- asleep
-
adverb,
in or into a state of sleep:
- peaces
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- Piutes
-
noun,
Paiute.
- Tuinal
-
- pecten
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- pectin
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- apiece
-
adverb,
for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- tie-up
-
noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- sunlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- pelite
-
noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- plani-
-
- planet
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- caplet
-
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- tepals
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Peleus
-
noun,
a king of the Myrmidons, the son of Aeacus and father of Achilles.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- upcast
-
noun,
an act of casting upward.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- unpile
-
verb (used with object),
to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- unstep
-
verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- pileus
-
noun,
Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- usenet
-
noun,
Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- piculs
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- pieces
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- 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.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- pencel
-
noun,
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- uncaps
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- pencil
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Peneus
-
noun,
ancient name of Salambria.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- Ulpian
-
noun,
(Domitius Ulpianus) died a.d. 288? Roman jurist.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- penta-
-
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- penult
-
noun,
the next to the last syllable in a word.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- peseta
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- pestle
-
noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- Nueces
-
noun,
a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- centi-
-
- Paiute
-
noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- teacup
-
noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- taupes
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Plauen
-
noun,
a city in E Germany.
- please
-
Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- supine
-
noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Niepce
-
noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- septi-
-
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- puisne
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- Cletus
-
noun,
Anacletus.
- clepes
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- cleans
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- catsup
-
noun,
ketchup.
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- plants
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- panels
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- pules
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- pulas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- peta-
-
- lect.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- pulis
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- picul
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- Sept.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- pilau
-
noun,
pilaf.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- 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.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- natl.
-
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- plan-
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- neut.
-
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pilus
-
noun,
a hair or hairlike structure.
- pulse
-
noun,
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- naut.
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- plat.
-
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- pale-
-
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Pauli
-
noun,
Wolfgang [woo lf-gang;; German vawlf-gahng] /ˈwʊlf gæŋ;; German ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1900–58, Austrian physicist in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1945.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- scat-
-
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- scaup
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- letup
-
noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- Lepus
-
noun,
the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- leuc-
-
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- pene-
-
- nuci-
-
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- plast
-
- pant-
-
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- licet
-
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- sanit
-
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- cent.
-
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- caps.
-
- Capt.
-
- caput
-
noun,
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- tele-
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- caus.
-
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- cine-
-
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Cant.
-
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Supt.
-
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- culpa
-
noun,
Roman and Civil Law. negligence; neglect (distinguished from dolus):
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- stupa
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cupel
-
noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- clase
-
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clepe
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- uncap
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- alti-
-
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- ulpan
-
noun,
an institute or school for intensive study of Hebrew, especially by immigrants to Israel.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Unit.
-
- ulent
-
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- 30-30
-
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- USLTA
-
- acet-
-
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- acpt.
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- Aust.
-
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- 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.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- tulip
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Tulipa, of the lily family, cultivated in many varieties, and having lance-shaped leaves and large, showy, usually erect, cup-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- spec.
-
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- span-
-
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- IATSE
-
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Icel.
-
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Epis.
-
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- encl.
-
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Episc
-
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- Epist
-
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- ESPEC
-
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Ital.
-
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lact-
-
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- seti-
-
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- incl.
-
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- inst.
-
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- insep
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insp.
-
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Ecua.
-
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- sect.
-
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- elute
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- step-
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Ste.
-
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USTC
-
- USNA
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- sepn
-
- USIA
-
- USCA
-
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SLIC
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- uni-
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- psia
-
- pnea
-
- tel-
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- PSAT
-
- psec
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- pts.
-
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- ten.
-
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- sci.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Sat.
-
- SPCA
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Tues
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- sec.
-
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- scil
-
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- 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.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- 1080
-
- pil-
-
- etc.
-
- epit
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- epi-
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- ical
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ile-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- Ens.
-
- Inc.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ect-
-
- enl.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- inae
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- ins.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- int.
-
- intl
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- 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.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lea.
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- cule
-
- cts.
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- ANTU
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- alt.
-
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ates
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- ACLU
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- aet.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alis
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atic
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cene
-
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cis-
-
- cit.
-
- Cels
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clep
-
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- cen.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- 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.
- Can.
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cap.
-
- 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.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- lip-
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pan.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Pal.
-
- Pen.
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pct.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- 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.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- NCTE
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- pat.
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- 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.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- NTIA
-
- cp.
-
- PSC
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIA
-
- PSE
-
- CLI
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ca.
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- TAL
-
- CLU
-
- NSC
-
- CNS
-
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- ct.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- PCI
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- PCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- ATC
-
- cs.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- NSU
-
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- PLC
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- pt.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- at.
-
- pli
-
- Pa.
-
- CIA
-
- TCS
-
- PSA
-
- TCA
-
- CIE
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CIP
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- NUL
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- Ps.
-
- CAI
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- cle
-
- cl.
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- pl.
-
- ASU
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- up-
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- uns
-
- AIC
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- UPC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- unp
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Une
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- an.
-
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- uti
-
- al.
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USP
-
- UPI
-
- AUC
-
- USN
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- 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:
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USC
-
- ACP
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- unc
-
- ast
-
- tue
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
-
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ASN
-
- Tu.
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- TLC
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- APS
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ult
-
- ALU
-
- ANC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- UIT
-
- UAE
-
- Apl
-
- USA
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- APC
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- CPA
-
- CSA
-
- CPI
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ne-
-
- ine
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SLE
-
- IPA
-
- IPS
-
- ISA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SLA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ist
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- NEA
-
- in.
-
- IUS
-
- CPL
-
- eu-
-
- ics
-
- ITU
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SLP
-
- SNU
-
- Sp.
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- SAE
-
- ite
-
- La.
-
- put
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noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- lep
-
- Les
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- se-
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LSC
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LPN
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- SCP
-
- sc.
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Lt.
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- 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).
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- 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)
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- ETS
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ECA
-
- EEC
-
- ea.
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- EIS
-
- cte
-
- Sta
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ean
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- CST
-
- PUC
-
- STP
-
- Npt
-
- STL
-
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- STI
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- NSA
-
- CTA
-
- St.
-
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- EPA
-
- ESU
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- CPS
-
- CPU
-
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ESL
-
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- EPS
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- NES
-
- EPT
-
- Ep.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- spt
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- en-
-
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- ene
-
- TC
-
- 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.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- le
-
- SU
-
- ln
-
- CU
-
- 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.
- t.
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- T1
-
- 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.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NL
-
- EI
-
- N.
-
- SN
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- UC
-
- U.
-
- IP
-
- CE
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SL
-
- UL
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- S.
-
- TP
-
- TN
-
- TL
-
- UI
-
- 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.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- NC
-
- NI
-
- NP
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PU
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- L.
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- ee
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SA
-