Anagrams of phraseologist
Word phraseologist has
2892 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of phraseologist.
- astrologies
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noun,
the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
- patrologies
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noun,
Also called patristics. the branch of theology dealing with the teachings of the church fathers.
- pathologies
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- apotheosis
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noun,
the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god.
- Hospitaler
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noun,
a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- post-horse
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noun,
a horse kept, as at a station on a post road, for the use of persons riding post or for hire by travelers.
- regoliths
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noun,
mantle rock.
- seraglios
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noun,
the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- prothesis
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noun,
the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- goalposts
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noun,
a post supporting a crossbar and, with it, forming the goal on a playing field in certain sports, as football.
- pilotages
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noun,
act, occupation, or skill of piloting.
- hot-press
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noun,
a machine applying heat in conjunction with mechanical pressure, as for producing a smooth surface on paper or for expressing oil.
- spoliates
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verb (used with or without object),
to plunder, rob, or ruin.
- portholes
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noun,
a round, windowlike opening with a hinged, watertight glass cover in the side of a vessel for admitting air and light.
Compare port4 (def 1).
- shopgirls
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noun,
a salesgirl; female store clerk.
- Lotharios
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
- spoilages
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noun,
the act of spoiling or the state of being spoiled.
- gasoliers
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noun,
a chandelier furnished with gaslights.
- helistops
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noun,
a heliport.
- isopleths
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noun,
a line drawn on a map through all points having the same numerical value, as of a population figure or geographic measurement.
- heliports
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noun,
a landing place for helicopters, often on the roof of a building or in some other limited area.
- atrophies
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noun,
Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- plaisters
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- oleograph
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noun,
a chromolithograph printed in oil colors on canvas or cloth.
- polestars
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noun,
Polaris.
- plethoras
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noun,
overabundance; excess:
- glossator
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noun,
a person who writes glosses; glossarist.
- grapeshot
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noun,
a cluster of small cast-iron balls formerly used as a charge for a cannon.
- pilasters
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noun,
a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- litharges
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noun,
a yellowish or reddish, odorless, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, PbO, used chiefly in the manufacture of storage batteries, pottery, lead glass, paints, enamels, and inks.
- grassplot
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noun,
a plot of ground covered with or reserved for grass.
- apologist
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noun,
a person who makes a defense in speech or writing of a belief, idea, etc.
- apologies
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noun,
a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another:
- sophister
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noun,
a specious, unsound, or fallacious reasoner.
- hoopsters
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noun,
a basketball player.
- saprolite
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noun,
soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- esotropia
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noun,
strabismus in which one eye deviates inward.
- sharp-set
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adjective,
eager to satisfy the appetite, especially for food.
- aphorists
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noun,
a person who makes or uses aphorisms.
- isographs
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noun,
(in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- horsetail
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noun,
Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
- graphites
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noun,
a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- postholes
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noun,
a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
- topsails
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noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- Gossaert
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noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), Mabuse, Jan.
- polestar
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noun,
Polaris.
- strigose
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adjective,
Botany. set with stiff bristles of hairs; hispid.
- legators
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noun,
a person who bequeaths; a testator.
- posthole
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noun,
a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
- gristles
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noun,
cartilage, especially in meats.
- top-hole
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adjective,
first-rate.
- Goethals
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noun,
George Washington, 1858–1928, U.S. major general and engineer: chief engineer of the Panama Canal 1907–14; governor of the Canal Zone 1914–16.
- postages
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noun,
the charge for the conveyance of a letter or other matter sent by mail, usually prepaid by means of a stamp or stamps.
- polishes
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noun,
a substance used to give smoothness or gloss:
- sleights
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noun,
skill; dexterity.
- potholes
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noun,
a deep hole; pit.
- gosports
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noun,
a flexible speaking tube for communication between separate cockpits or compartments of an aircraft.
- litharge
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noun,
a yellowish or reddish, odorless, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, PbO, used chiefly in the manufacture of storage batteries, pottery, lead glass, paints, enamels, and inks.
- goliaths
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noun,
the giant warrior of the Philistines whom David killed with a stone from a sling. I Sam. 17:48–51.
- goloshes
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noun,
galosh.
- slithers
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noun,
a slithering movement; slide.
- potholer
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noun,
an explorer of caves; spelunker.
- graphite
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noun,
a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- soilages
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noun,
grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.
- Lothario
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
- pergolas
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noun,
an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.
- potashes
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noun,
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
- porthole
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noun,
a round, windowlike opening with a hinged, watertight glass cover in the side of a vessel for admitting air and light.
Compare port4 (def 1).
- argosies
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noun,
a large merchant ship, especially one with a rich cargo.
- strophes
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noun,
the part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
- portages
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noun,
the act of carrying; carriage.
- holsters
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noun,
a sheathlike carrying case for a firearm, attached to a belt, shoulder sling, or saddle.
- slathers
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noun,
Often, slathers. a generous amount:
- pastries
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noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- gasolier
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noun,
a chandelier furnished with gaslights.
- gasohols
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noun,
a mixture of gasoline and ethyl alcohol, generally containing no more than 10 percent alcohol, used as an alternative fuel for some automobiles.
- parishes
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noun,
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- phorates
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noun,
a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 17 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
- philtres
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noun, verb (used with object),
philter.
- philters
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noun,
a potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with some specific person.
- galoshes
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noun,
a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.
- galipots
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noun,
a type of turpentine exuded on the stems of certain species of pine.
- Serpasil
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- Phaistos
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noun,
an ancient city in S central Crete: site of Minoan palace; Linear A tablets and important pottery objects unearthed here.
- seraglio
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noun,
the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- pathless
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adjective,
trackless; untrodden:
- petrosal
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adjective,
petrous; hard or stony.
- pathosis
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noun,
a diseased condition.
- petiolar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- espartos
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- Esposito
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noun,
Phil(ip Anthony) born 1942, Canadian ice-hockey player, in the U.S. since 1962.
- pelorias
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- persalts
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noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- estriols
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- piasters
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- pai-loos
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noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- goalpost
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noun,
a post supporting a crossbar and, with it, forming the goal on a playing field in certain sports, as football.
- earlship
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noun,
earldom (def 1).
- glisters
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noun,
glitter; sparkle.
- plethora
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noun,
overabundance; excess:
- plasters
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noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- opistho-
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- apostils
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noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- oralists
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noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- girosols
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noun,
girasol.
- pistoles
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noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- girasols
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noun,
an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
- tapholes
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noun,
a hole in a blast furnace, steelmaking furnace, etc., through which molten metal or slag is tapped off.
- pilaster
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noun,
a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- earshots
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noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- shortage
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noun,
a deficiency in quantity:
- orthosis
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. the correction of orthopedic maladjustments.
- shopgirl
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noun,
a salesgirl; female store clerk.
- shooters
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noun,
a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc.:
- gestapos
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noun,
the German state secret police during the Nazi regime, organized in 1933 and notorious for its brutal methods and operations.
- pilotage
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noun,
act, occupation, or skill of piloting.
- ostioles
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noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- ego-trip
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noun,
an act or course of action undertaken primarily to satisfy one's vanity or for self-gratification:
- plaister
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- topsoils
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noun,
the fertile, upper part of the soil.
- spoilage
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noun,
the act of spoiling or the state of being spoiled.
- roseolas
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noun,
a kind of rose-colored rash.
- haplosis
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noun,
the production of haploid chromosome groups during meiosis.
- harelips
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noun,
Usually Offensive. cleft lip.
- spathose
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adjective,
spathic.
- traipses
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- aerosols
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noun,
Physical Chemistry. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas; smoke or fog.
- psalters
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noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- hipsters
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noun,
a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
- harpists
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noun,
a person who plays the harp, especially professionally.
- harslets
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noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. haslet.
- saltiers
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noun,
saltire.
- hospital
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noun,
an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
- isopleth
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noun,
a line drawn on a map through all points having the same numerical value, as of a population figure or geographic measurement.
- isolates
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- isograph
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noun,
(in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- rootless
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adjective,
having no roots.
- sphaero-
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- staplers
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- hostiles
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noun,
a person or thing that is antagonistic or unfriendly.
- hostlers
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noun,
a person who takes care of horses, especially at an inn.
- reposits
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- reposals
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noun,
the act of reposing.
- starship
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noun,
a spaceship designed for intergalactic travel.
- spoliate
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verb (used with or without object),
to plunder, rob, or ruin.
- spoilers
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noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- splasher
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noun,
a person or thing that splashes.
- regolith
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noun,
mantle rock.
- heliport
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noun,
a landing place for helicopters, often on the roof of a building or in some other limited area.
- helistop
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noun,
a heliport.
- ratholes
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noun,
a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.:
- protasis
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noun,
the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence, in English usually beginning with if.
Compare apodosis.
- saltires
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- hoplites
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noun,
a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.
- ripostes
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- hairless
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adjective,
without hair; bald:
- aphorist
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noun,
a person who makes or uses aphorisms.
- hoopster
-
noun,
a basketball player.
- prosaist
-
noun,
a person who writes prose.
- hoosiers
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- trophies
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noun,
anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- stoolies
-
- rootages
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noun,
the act of taking root.
- latigoes
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noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- hostler
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noun,
a person who takes care of horses, especially at an inn.
- ethrogs
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noun,
etrog.
- geishas
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noun,
a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men.
- pai-loo
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noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- Staples
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noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- hostile
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noun,
a person or thing that is antagonistic or unfriendly.
- Pelasgi
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plural noun,
the Pelasgians.
- sherpas
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noun,
a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing expeditions.
- Shapiro
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noun,
Karl (Jay) 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.
- Gathers
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noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- stapler
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- palsies
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noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- palters
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- gastro-
-
- ostlers
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noun,
hostler.
- hot-air
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noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- hooplas
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noun,
bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.
- spoiler
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noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- hepato-
-
- orgeats
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noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- orioles
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- sprites
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Pelotas
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noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- hoopers
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noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- ostiole
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noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- Ortegal
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noun,
Cape, a cape in NW Spain, on the Bay of Biscay.
- heriots
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noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- shooter
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noun,
a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc.:
- Ossetia
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noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- ethiops
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adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- Gestapo
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noun,
the German state secret police during the Nazi regime, organized in 1933 and notorious for its brutal methods and operations.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- gasters
-
- Tharsis
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noun,
Tarshish.
- paresis
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noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- galoots
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noun,
an awkward, eccentric, or foolish person.
- tephras
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noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- pastels
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noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- shastri
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noun,
Lal Bahadur [lahl bah-hah-doo r] /lɑl bɑˈhɑ dʊər/ (Show IPA), 1904–66, Indian statesman: prime minister 1964–66.
- spriest
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adjective,
a superlative of spry.
- pasters
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- hoplite
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noun,
a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.
- pasties
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noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- stagers
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noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- thalers
-
noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- hoagies
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noun,
a hero sandwich.
- galipot
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noun,
a type of turpentine exuded on the stems of certain species of pine.
- galiots
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noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- pastose
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adjective,
having a heavy impasto.
- pathol.
-
- gaiters
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- 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.
- hosiers
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noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- gaposis
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noun,
a noticeable gap or series of gaps, as between the fastened buttons or snaps on an overly tight garment.
- gaspers
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noun,
a cigarette.
- patsies
-
noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- pargets
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noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- Horatio
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noun,
a male given name.
- hostels
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noun,
Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- hostage
-
noun,
a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
- Hoosier
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- sharpie
-
noun,
sharper.
- gasohol
-
noun,
a mixture of gasoline and ethyl alcohol, generally containing no more than 10 percent alcohol, used as an alternative fuel for some automobiles.
- paroles
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- sheilas
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- sheltas
-
noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- holster
-
noun,
a sheathlike carrying case for a firearm, attached to a belt, shoulder sling, or saddle.
- hipster
-
noun,
a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
- garotes
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noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- hooters
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noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- taphole
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noun,
a hole in a blast furnace, steelmaking furnace, etc., through which molten metal or slag is tapped off.
- Legaspi
-
noun,
a seaport on SE Luzon, in the Philippines.
- spitals
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noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- girasol
-
noun,
an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
- stripes
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- largish
-
adjective,
rather large.
- largess
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noun,
generous bestowal of gifts.
- grapho-
-
- halters
-
noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- sparges
-
noun,
a sprinkling.
- hapless
-
adjective,
unlucky; luckless; unfortunate.
- harelip
-
noun,
Usually Offensive. cleft lip.
- loathes
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- soapers
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noun,
soap opera.
- loiters
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- soilage
-
noun,
grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.
- spathes
-
noun,
a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster.
- Gosport
-
noun,
a flexible speaking tube for communication between separate cockpits or compartments of an aircraft.
- Gospels
-
noun,
the teachings of Jesus and the apostles; the Christian revelation.
- loopers
-
noun,
a person or thing that loops something or forms loops.
- strophe
-
noun,
the part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
- Harpies
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
- slopers
-
noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- harpist
-
noun,
a person who plays the harp, especially professionally.
- gophers
-
noun,
any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.
- halites
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- listers
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- slither
-
noun,
a slithering movement; slide.
- soothes
-
verb (used with object),
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh:
- latigos
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- legator
-
noun,
a person who bequeaths; a testator.
- storage
-
noun,
the act of storing; state or fact of being stored:
- legists
-
noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- Sophist
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Greek History.
any of a class of professional teachers in ancient Greece who gave instruction in various fields, as in general culture, rhetoric, politics, or disputation.
a person belonging to this class at a later period who, while professing to teach skill in reasoning, concerned himself with ingenuity and specious effectiveness rather than soundness of argument.
- stories
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- Lesotho
-
noun,
a monarchy in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 11,716 sq. mi. (30,344 sq. km). Capital: Maseru.
- stooges
-
noun,
an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
- gristle
-
noun,
cartilage, especially in meats.
- soloist
-
noun,
a person who performs a solo.
- sorites
-
noun,
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- ligases
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- lathers
-
noun,
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- ligates
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- sorghos
-
noun,
sorgo.
- grilses
-
noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- lighter
-
noun,
a person or thing that lights or ignites.
- lipases
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- solates
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- stogies
-
noun,
a long, slender, roughly made, inexpensive cigar.
- harslet
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. haslet.
- slights
-
- stearo-
-
- hegaris
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- glassie
-
noun,
glassy (def 4).
- ologies
-
noun,
any science or branch of knowledge.
- spireas
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- oolites
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- ooliths
-
noun,
any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite.
- silages
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- talipes
-
noun,
a clubfoot.
- Ophelia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ophites
-
noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- opiates
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- spilths
-
noun,
spillage (def 1).
- hegiras
-
noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- stopers
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- girshes
-
noun,
qirsh.
- Igorots
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
- girosol
-
noun,
girasol.
- girl-os
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- shortie
-
noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- splores
-
noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- spirals
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spigots
-
noun,
a small peg or plug for stopping the vent of a cask.
- isotope
-
noun,
any of two or more forms of a chemical element, having the same number of protons in the nucleus, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus, or different atomic weights. There are 275 isotopes of the 81 stable elements, in addition to over 800 radioactive isotopes, and every element has known isotopic forms. Isotopes of a single element possess almost identical properties.
- slather
-
noun,
Often, slathers. a generous amount:
- Goliath
-
noun,
the giant warrior of the Philistines whom David killed with a stone from a sling. I Sam. 17:48–51.
- goiters
-
noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- haslets
-
noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- stipels
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- sleight
-
noun,
skill; dexterity.
- sleighs
-
noun,
a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- isohels
-
noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- goatish
-
adjective,
of or like a goat.
- spheral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sphere.
- glister
-
noun,
glitter; sparkle.
- slaters
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- goalers
-
noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- tailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- glosso-
-
- glosser
-
noun,
a person or thing that puts a gloss or shine on something.
- sphero-
-
- slasher
-
noun,
a person or thing that slashes.
- glories
-
noun,
very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown:
- glorias
-
noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- sterols
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- shapers
-
noun,
a person or thing that shapes.
- glaires
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- pergola
-
noun,
an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.
- Portage
-
noun,
the act of carrying; carriage.
- artless
-
adjective,
free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:
- prolate
-
adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- sailers
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- triages
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- toprail
-
noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- egoists
-
noun,
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
- porgies
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Pagrus pagrus, found in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America.
- topsail
-
noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- sailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- prolegs
-
noun,
one of the abdominal ambulatory processes of caterpillars and other larvae, as distinct from the true or thoracic legs.
- ragtops
-
noun,
an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
- poorish
-
adjective,
somewhat poor; rather poor.
- piolets
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- aphesis
-
noun,
the disappearance or loss of an unstressed initial vowel or syllable, as in the formation of the word slant from aslant.
- Raleigh
-
noun,
Sir Walter. Also, Ralegh, 1552?–1618, English explorer and writer, a favorite of Elizabeth I.
- piglets
-
noun,
a little pig.
- Sephora
-
noun,
Zipporah.
- Tiepolo
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [joh-vah-nee buh-tee-stuh;; Italian jaw-vahn-nee baht-tee-stah] /dʒoʊˈvɑ ni bəˈti stə;; Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1696–1770, and his son, Giovanni Domenico [duh-men-i-koh;; Italian daw-me-nee-kaw] /dəˈmɛn ɪˌkoʊ;; Italian dɔˈmɛ ni kɔ/ (Show IPA) 1727–1804, Italian painters.
- trioses
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- phrases
-
noun,
Grammar.
a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence.
(in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- Serapis
-
noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- apostil
-
noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- seraphs
-
noun,
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
- topsoil
-
noun,
the fertile, upper part of the soil.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- airless
-
adjective,
lacking air.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- prostie
-
noun,
a prostitute.
- priests
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- prisage
-
noun,
the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
- aplites
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- tigress
-
noun,
a female tiger.
- topless
-
adjective,
lacking a top:
- aorists
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- aristos
-
noun,
aristocrat.
- Psalter
-
noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- platers
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- saltire
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- saltish
-
adjective,
somewhat salty.
- asshole
-
noun,
anus.
- platies
-
noun,
platyfish.
- alright
-
adverb,
all right.
- seaport
-
noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- trashes
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- astrol.
-
- sapotes
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- plessor
-
noun,
plexor.
- plights
-
noun,
a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one:
- Ploesti
-
noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- poisers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- atopies
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- earshot
-
noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- satoris
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- aspires
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- saloops
-
noun,
a hot drink prepared originally from salep but later from sassafras, together with milk and sugar.
- Alghero
-
noun,
a seaport in W Sardinia.
- Algiers
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
- pistole
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- Polaris
-
noun,
Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
- toheroa
-
noun,
a large marine clam, Amphidesma ventricosum, of waters near New Zealand.
- plaster
-
noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- Seagirt
-
noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- alights
-
adverb, adjective,
provided with light; lighted up.
- Salters
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- plagio-
-
- Atropos
-
noun,
the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
- plashes
-
noun,
a gentle splash.
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- apostle
-
noun,
any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- rathole
-
noun,
a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.:
- prostas
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) an antechamber or vestibule.
- praises
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- petrols
-
noun,
British. gasoline.
- rigolet
-
noun,
a small stream; rivulet.
- Esparto
-
noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- philos.
-
- thorias
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- retails
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- ariosos
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- retools
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- roseola
-
noun,
a kind of rose-colored rash.
- postals
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- serpigo
-
noun,
(formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
- prestos
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- posters
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- photogs
-
noun,
a photographer.
- Thespis
-
noun,
flourished 6th century b.c, Greek poet.
- eslisor
-
noun,
elisor.
- Argolis
-
noun,
an ancient district in SE Greece.
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- petrog.
-
- Aerosol
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas; smoke or fog.
- potages
-
noun,
soup, especially any thick soup made with cream.
- rootage
-
noun,
the act of taking root.
- petrol.
-
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- espials
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- tropho-
-
- pothers
-
noun,
commotion; uproar.
- resails
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Elohist
-
noun,
a writer of one of the major sources of the Hexateuch, in which God is characteristically referred to as Elohim rather than Yahweh.
- threaps
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- reposal
-
noun,
the act of reposing.
- Agriope
-
noun,
Eurydice.
- reposit
-
verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- potsies
-
noun,
hopscotch.
- arghool
-
noun,
an Arabian wind instrument of the oboe family, consisting of two pipes, one of which is a drone.
- aristo-
-
- eoliths
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- serials
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- phorate
-
noun,
a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 17 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
- postage
-
noun,
the charge for the conveyance of a letter or other matter sent by mail, usually prepaid by means of a stamp or stamps.
- persalt
-
noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- persist
-
verb (used without object),
to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:
- esprits
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- philter
-
noun,
a potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with some specific person.
- riposte
-
noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- pothole
-
noun,
a deep hole; pit.
- triples
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- reships
-
verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- philtre
-
noun, verb (used with object),
philter.
- rissole
-
noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- Sesotho
-
noun,
the Bantu language of Lesotho; Sotho.
- lessor
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- laighs
-
noun,
a small valley or hollow.
- spares
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- spahis
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- sooths
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- sparge
-
noun,
a sprinkling.
- prases
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- sotols
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- Lahore
-
noun,
a city in NE Pakistan: the capital of Punjab province.
- lagers
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- Sophar
-
noun,
Zophar.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- legato
-
adjective, adverb,
smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones.
- sargos
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- lather
-
noun,
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- sapro-
-
- lathes
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- legist
-
noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- prests
-
noun,
a loan.
- lathis
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- latigo
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- sorgos
-
noun,
any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
- sarges
-
noun,
sergeant.
- latish
-
adjective,
somewhat or rather late.
- sorgho
-
noun,
sorgo.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- sorels
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- leasts
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- legits
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- proleg
-
noun,
one of the abdominal ambulatory processes of caterpillars and other larvae, as distinct from the true or thoracic legs.
- lepto-
-
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- lapses
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- Sopher
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- Sothis
-
noun,
the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.
- Sophie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- larges
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- proses
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- sopors
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- largos
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- lashes
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- Lashio
-
noun,
a town in N Burma (Myanmar), NE of Mandalay: the SW terminus of the Burma Road.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- proles
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- spelts
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- sparse
-
adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- sporo-
-
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- hostas
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- hostel
-
noun,
Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- reship
-
verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- spoors
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- retool
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- spools
-
noun,
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- spoils
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- repass
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- relish
-
noun,
liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- iatro-
-
- roosts
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- sprigs
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- Hooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- hoopla
-
noun,
bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.
- rooses
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- rights
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) civil rights.
- hooter
-
noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- righto
-
interjection,
(used to express understanding or assent).
- sprats
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- hosels
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- Hoples
-
noun,
a son of Ion.
- sprags
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- horol.
-
- horses
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- horsts
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- sports
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- splosh
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
splash.
- rassle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- isopag
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice exists at approximately the same period during winter.
- Salish
-
noun,
a member of any of various North American Indian peoples speaking a Salishan language.
- saloop
-
noun,
a hot drink prepared originally from salep but later from sassafras, together with milk and sugar.
- Ishtar
-
noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- Potosi
-
noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- ptosis
-
noun,
a drooping of the upper eyelid.
- isohel
-
noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- ptero-
-
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- isopor
-
noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- Spears
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- istles
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- sapors
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- proto-
-
- spathe
-
noun,
a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- spiels
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spigot
-
noun,
a small peg or plug for stopping the vent of a cask.
- splore
-
noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- Ilesha
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- rashes
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- ralphs
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old Norse words meaning “counsel” and “wolf.”.
- igloos
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- Igorot
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- splats
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- spites
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- saleps
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- spirts
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- spiro-
-
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- ragtop
-
noun,
an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
- spilth
-
noun,
spillage (def 1).
- spiles
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- soothe
-
verb (used with object),
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh:
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- palish
-
adjective,
somewhat pale.
- shiers
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- shiels
-
noun,
shieling.
- piglet
-
noun,
a little pig.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- paleo-
-
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- paleog
-
- Sherpa
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing expeditions.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- shiest
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- seraph
-
noun,
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
- sheols
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- Piaget
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- parget
-
noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Parish
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- phrase
-
noun,
Grammar.
a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence.
(in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- pagers
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- shires
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- parole
-
noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- septi-
-
- ortho-
-
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Osages
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- shoots
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Sholes
-
noun,
Christopher Latham [ley-thuh m,, -th uh m] /ˈleɪ θəm,, -ðəm/ (Show IPA), 1819–90, U.S. inventor of the typewriter.
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- shirts
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- osteo-
-
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- 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.
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- shoers
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- shoats
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- shleps
-
noun,
Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- photog
-
noun,
a photographer.
- orlops
-
noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- phages
-
noun,
bacteriophage.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- pathos
-
noun,
the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- patri-
-
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- petro-
-
- Sharps
-
noun,
a single-shot, lever-action breechloader rifle patented in the U.S. in 1848 and adopted by the U.S. military in the 1850s.
- Sharpe
-
noun,
William Forsyth [fawr-sahyth] /ˈfɔr saɪθ/ (Show IPA), born 1934, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- phago-
-
- shares
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- shales
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- shapes
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- perish
-
Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- patho-
-
- Pharos
-
noun,
a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- parols
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- Passer
-
noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- photo-
-
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- Shelta
-
noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- paseos
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- Sheila
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- pashes
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- Pashto
-
noun,
an Indo-European, Iranian language that is the official language of Afghanistan and the chief vernacular of the eastern part of the nation.
- passel
-
noun,
a group or lot of indeterminate number:
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- Phases
-
noun,
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- philo-
-
- pastes
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Philae
-
noun,
an island in the Nile, in Upper Egypt: the site of ancient temples; now submerged by the waters of Lake Nasser.
- phials
-
noun,
vial.
- pastis
-
noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- phiale
-
noun,
a shallow cup resembling a saucer, having a central boss and sometimes set upon a foot, used as a drinking vessel or to pour libations.
- phasor
-
noun,
a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- phasis
-
noun,
a manner, stage, or aspect of being; phase.
- Pisgah
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain ridge of ancient Moab, now in Jordan, NE of the Dead Sea: from its summit (Mt. Nebo) Moses viewed the Promised Land. Deut. 34:1.
- pishes
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- ligase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- lopers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- posset
-
noun,
a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
- posole
-
noun,
a thick, stewlike soup of pork or chicken, hominy, mild chili peppers, and coriander leaves: traditionally served at Christmas and often favored as a hangover remedy.
- posits
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- sloths
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- looper
-
noun,
a person or thing that loops something or forms loops.
- posies
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- looses
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- posers
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- slopes
-
- Shaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that shapes.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- sloper
-
noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- losers
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- sloops
-
noun,
a single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel, with or without a bowsprit, having a jib-headed or gaff mainsail, the latter sometimes with a gaff topsail, and one or more headsails.
Compare cutter (def 3), knockabout (def 1).
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- slipes
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- pooris
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- possie
-
noun,
a job; position.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- polit.
-
- Potash
-
noun,
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
- Pothos
-
noun,
any of various tropical climbing vines belonging to the genera Pothos and Epipremnum, of the arum family, especially E. aureum, widely cultivated for its variegated foliage.
- ligate
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- ligers
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- lights
-
noun,
something that makes things visible or affords illumination:
- 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.
- pother
-
noun,
commotion; uproar.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- potass
-
noun,
potash.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- potage
-
noun,
soup, especially any thick soup made with cream.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- litho.
-
- lithos
-
noun,
lithography.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- loathe
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- sliest
-
adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- plages
-
noun,
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- siglos
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Persia, the 20th part of a daric.
- sights
-
noun,
the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Ophite
-
noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- shotes
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- pithos
-
noun,
a very large earthenware jar having a wide mouth, used by the ancient Greeks for storing liquids, as wine, or for holding food, as grain, or for the burial of the dead.
- oolith
-
noun,
any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- shorts
-
noun,
something that is short.
- selahs
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- orgeat
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- pistes
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- sepals
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- plegia
-
- Polish
-
noun,
a substance used to give smoothness or gloss:
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- polios
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- sleigh
-
noun,
a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
- polers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- slates
-
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.
- poises
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- pogies
-
noun,
a porgy.
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- ogress
-
noun,
a female monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- plisse
-
noun,
a textile finish characterized by a puckered or blistered effect, produced by chemical treatment.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- Olathe
-
noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- plight
-
noun,
a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one:
- oligo-
-
- pleio-
-
- parses
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- roasts
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Gasper
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- 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.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- ashpit
-
noun,
a receptacle in the bottom of a fireplace, under a barbecue, or the like, for the accumulation of ashes.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- grails
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- topog.
-
- grasps
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- Grasse
-
noun,
François Joseph Paul [frahn-swa zhaw-zef pawl] /frɑ̃ˈswa ʒɔˈzɛf pɔl/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Grasse-Tilly) 1722–1788, French admiral.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- streps
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Greats
-
- grilse
-
noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Strega
-
- gooses
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- goalie
-
noun,
a goalkeeper.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- goiter
-
noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- golosh
-
noun,
galosh.
- Tagore
-
noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- astro-
-
- gopher
-
noun,
any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.
- gossip
-
noun,
idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others:
- strops
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- gorals
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- gorses
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- Gospel
-
noun,
the teachings of Jesus and the apostles; the Christian revelation.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- griots
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- gripes
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- Glossa
-
noun,
Anatomy. the tongue.
- toshes
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- hagio-
-
- torses
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- stooge
-
noun,
an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
- stolas
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- torsos
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- halers
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- halite
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- haloes
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- halter
-
noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- haoles
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- stools
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- Stoops
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- griths
-
noun,
protection or asylum for a limited period of time, as under church or crown.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- aright
-
adverb,
rightly; correctly; properly:
- grists
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- argots
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- argols
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- groats
-
noun,
hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
- argils
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- Groote
-
noun,
Gerhard [Dutch khey-rahrt;; English gair-hahrt] /Dutch ˈxeɪ rɑrt;; English ˈgɛər hɑrt/ (Show IPA), (Gerardus Magnus) 1340–84, Dutch religious reformer, educator, and author: founder of the order of Brethren of the Common Life.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- gropes
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- Stopes
-
noun,
Marie Carmichael, 1880–1958, English scientist and birth control advocate.
- goaler
-
noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- earths
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- alight
-
adverb, adjective,
provided with light; lighted up.
- Ethiop
-
adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- gelati
-
noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- thaler
-
noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- Thales
-
noun,
c640–546? b.c, Greek philosopher, born in Miletus.
- etrogs
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- ethrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- gerahs
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- tergal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the tergum.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- tarso-
-
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- estops
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- theol.
-
- esrogs
-
noun,
etrog.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- geisha
-
noun,
a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- gapers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- garote
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- garish
-
adjective,
crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
- garths
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- Gareth
-
noun,
Arthurian Romance. nephew of King Arthur and a knight of the Round Table.
- tephra
-
noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- gashes
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- gaslit
-
noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- Gasser
-
noun,
Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- gastr-
-
- galosh
-
noun,
a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.
- galore
-
adverb,
in abundance; in plentiful amounts:
- galops
-
noun,
a lively round dance in duple time.
- galoot
-
noun,
an awkward, eccentric, or foolish person.
- galiot
-
noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- gather
-
noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- gators
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- Elisha
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Eliseus [el-i-see-uh s] /ˌɛl ɪˈsi əs/ (Show IPA). a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century b.c., the successor of Elijah. II Kings 3–9.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- threap
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- glairs
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- glares
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- Glaser
-
noun,
Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- thrips
-
noun,
any of several minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, that have long, narrow wings fringed with hairs and that infest and feed on a wide variety of weeds and crop plants.
- eolith
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- eights
-
noun,
crazy eights.
- gloats
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- Gloria
-
noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- egoist
-
noun,
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
- gloss.
-
- glaire
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- Thrale
-
noun,
Hester Lynch (Hester Lynch Piozzi) 1741–1821, Welsh writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.
- Ghosts
-
noun,
a play (1881) by Henrik Ibsen.
- eroto-
-
- thesis
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Thess.
-
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- thiols
-
- girl-o
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- thirls
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- thorps
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- ergots
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- tholes
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- tholos
-
noun,
a circular building.
a small, round structure, as a lantern.
a circular subterranean tomb, lined with masonry.
- girths
-
noun,
the measure around anything; circumference.
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- ephors
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- Thorpe
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- Alioth
-
noun,
a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Ursa Major.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- haoris
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- stipos
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- staphs
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- alephs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- aglets
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- histo-
-
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- troph-
-
- hassel
-
noun,
Odd [awd] /ɔd/ (Show IPA), 1897–1981, Norwegian chemist: Nobel Prize 1969.
- hearts
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- trophi
-
plural noun,
the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- staple
-
noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- hegari
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Hitler
-
noun,
Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- Hegira
-
noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Haslet
-
noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- stages
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- heists
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- trigos
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- agists
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- hastes
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- harlot
-
noun,
a prostitute; whore.
- hiero-
-
- hassle
-
noun,
a disorderly dispute.
- helots
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- haplo-
-
- stapes
-
noun,
the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
Also called stirrup.
Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- stales
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- troops
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- helio-
-
- sprits
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- holies
-
noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- stirps
-
noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- stego-
-
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- Helios
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sun, represented as driving a chariot across the heavens; identified by the Romans with Sol.
- hepat-
-
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- hoists
-
- hogtie
-
verb (used with object),
to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- tropo-
-
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- hoises
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- hepta-
-
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- ergo-
-
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- thirl
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- phage
-
noun,
bacteriophage.
- phile
-
- Phil.
-
- sero-
-
- resp.
-
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Phila
-
- phase
-
noun,
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- phial
-
noun,
vial.
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- Epis.
-
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- Epist
-
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- 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.
- eight
-
noun,
a cardinal number, seven plus one.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- agro-
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Sept.
-
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- phore
-
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- phot.
-
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- rept.
-
- phots
-
noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- path-
-
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- right
-
noun,
a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral:
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- paths
-
noun,
a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- patr-
-
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- peags
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- 30-30
-
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- gapes
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- pases
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- pass.
-
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- tera-
-
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- 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.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- galop
-
noun,
a lively round dance in duple time.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- peta-
-
- rhet.
-
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- aero-
-
- shale
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- shags
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- seti-
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- petri
-
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- thio-
-
- pert.
-
- Theos
-
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- 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.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- trop-
-
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- theo-
-
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- aeri-
-
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Esth.
-
- peri-
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- SHAPE
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- theor
-
- shalt
-
verb,
2nd person singular of shall.
- rhoea
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prae-
-
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- apses
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- areo-
-
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- Pregl
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1869–1930, Austrian chemist: Nobel prize 1923.
- Pres.
-
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- trig.
-
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- arith
-
- post-
-
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- sages
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- sagos
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- posts
-
noun,
a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Ralph
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old Norse words meaning “counsel” and “wolf.”.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- argol
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- alti-
-
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- psoas
-
noun,
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- treas
-
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- algo-
-
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- alto-
-
- Prot.
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- progs
-
noun,
food or victuals.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- prigs
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- sails
-
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.
- aleph
-
noun,
the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- apish
-
adjective,
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Prog.
-
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Aphis
-
noun,
an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.
- pros.
-
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- relig
-
- pleo-
-
- astr.
-
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Regt.
-
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- plio-
-
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- asst.
-
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- poet.
-
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- piths
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- Selah
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- segos
-
noun,
sego lily.
- plage
-
noun,
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- plash
-
noun,
a gentle splash.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- plast
-
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- plat.
-
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- Plath
-
noun,
Sylvia, 1932–63, U.S. poet.
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- poss.
-
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- Port.
-
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- polio
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- topo-
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- polos
-
noun,
a tall, cylindrical headdress represented, especially on statutes, as worn by women in ancient Greece.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- poohs
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Poole
-
noun,
a port in Dorset, in S England.
- pools
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- part.
-
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- sophs
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- leash
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Legis
-
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- Gross
-
noun,
a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation: gro.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- lehrs
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Leigh
-
noun,
Vivien (Vivian Mary Hartley) 1913–67, English actress.
- GROPE
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- Groot
-
noun,
Huig [Dutch hoikh] /Dutch hɔɪx/ (Show IPA), de [duh] /də/ (Show IPA), or van [vahn] /vɑn/ (Show IPA), Hugo Grotius.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- grith
-
noun,
protection or asylum for a limited period of time, as under church or crown.
- soots
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lgth.
-
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- halos
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- halo-
-
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- hales
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- sorgo
-
noun,
any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- hails
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- laths
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- sooth
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Goth.
-
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- soaps
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- goths
-
noun,
one of a Teutonic people who in the 3rd to 5th centuries invaded and settled in parts of the Roman Empire.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- logo-
-
- Logos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Philosophy. the rational principle that governs and develops the universe.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Gotha
-
noun,
a city in S Thuringia, in central Germany.
- Gosse
-
noun,
Sir Edmund William, 1849–1928, English poet, biographer, and critic.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- LOOPS
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- sloth
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- gorps
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- slosh
-
noun,
watery mire or partly melted snow; slush.
- slops
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- Garth
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- gript
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- Light
-
noun,
something that makes things visible or affords illumination:
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- lipo-
-
- Holst
-
noun,
Gustav Theodore [goo s-tahv] /ˈgʊs tɑv/ (Show IPA), 1874–1934, English composer.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- GRASS
-
noun,
any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.
Compare grass family.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lith.
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- graph
-
noun,
a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- 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:
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- hosp.
-
- staph
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- hier-
-
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- hosts
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- hotel
-
noun,
a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- herp.
-
- spor-
-
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- spool
-
noun,
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
- herls
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- helps
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- IATSE
-
- Helot
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- igloo
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- heli-
-
- Helga
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “holy.”.
- 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.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- holts
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- holo-
-
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- hoops
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- hoots
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- Srta.
-
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- sprag
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- horal
-
adjective,
of or relating to an hour or hours; hourly.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- hist.
-
- hort.
-
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- Stahl
-
noun,
Georg Ernst [gey-ork ernst] /geɪˈɒrk ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1660–1734, German chemist and physician.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- helas
-
interjection,
alas!
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- Isth.
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- harps
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Ital.
-
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- spahi
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- laigh
-
noun,
a small valley or hollow.
- halts
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Sotho
-
noun,
a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Lesotho and South Africa.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- hasps
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- ileo-
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- step-
-
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ster.
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- Heaps
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- spies
-
- heals
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- stge.
-
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- orial
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orig.
-
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- orlop
-
noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- ghost
-
noun,
the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
- Orth.
-
- Ghats
-
noun,
Eastern Ghats.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- ghast
-
adjective,
ghastly.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- shoot
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- Oreg.
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- gists
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- sight
-
noun,
the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- opahs
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- sighs
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- OPers
-
- Ophir
-
noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- opsis
-
- shtg.
-
- opto-
-
- shpt.
-
- girth
-
noun,
the measure around anything; circumference.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- girsh
-
noun,
qirsh.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- shoos
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- shogs
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- Glass
-
noun,
a hard, brittle, noncrystalline, more or less transparent substance produced by fusion, usually consisting of mutually dissolved silica and silicates that also contain soda and lime, as in the ordinary variety used for windows and bottles.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pale-
-
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- gasts
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- gasps
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- pari-
-
- Gaspe
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- telo-
-
- Parl.
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- 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.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- geol.
-
- gests
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- oste-
-
- gesso
-
noun,
gypsum or plaster of Paris prepared with glue for use as a surface for painting.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- shogi
-
noun,
the Japanese version of chess.
- shoes
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- gerah
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- pahos
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- shoal
-
noun,
a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
- shlep
-
noun,
Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- gelts
-
noun,
money.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- tears
-
- Paget
-
noun,
Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- goops
-
noun,
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- glops
-
noun,
unappetizing food, especially of a semiliquid consistency.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- sito-
-
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- slags
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- slaps
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- slash
-
noun,
a sweeping stroke, as with a knife, sword, or pen.
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- 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.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- olig-
-
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- gloat
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- goose
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- slogs
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- sloop
-
noun,
a single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel, with or without a bowsprit, having a jib-headed or gaff mainsail, the latter sometimes with a gaff topsail, and one or more headsails.
Compare cutter (def 3), knockabout (def 1).
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- oleo-
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Sra.
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- shog
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- the-
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- thi-
-
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Ste.
-
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- top-
-
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- 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.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- Togo
-
noun,
Heihachiro [hey-hah-chee-raw] /ˈheɪ hɑˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), Marquis, 1847–1934, Japanese admiral.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- 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.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- shr.
-
- 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.
- str.
-
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- stlg
-
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sigh
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- Sig.
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- 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.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Sol.
-
- 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.
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- rpt.
-
- Sat.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- stg.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- 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.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- SASE
-
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- 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.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- shag
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- tri-
-
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- 1080
-
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- log-
-
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loop
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Gal.
-
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- leg.
-
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- gash
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- lea.
-
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- ELAS
-
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- OPer
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opia
-
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- org.
-
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- oro-
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Eth.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- ESIS
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ergs
-
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Eph.
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ole-
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- hgt.
-
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- gro.
-
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- gres
-
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hol-
-
- gras
-
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- holp
-
verb,
a simple past tense of help.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- hoop
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- gosh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation or mild oath):
- HEAO
-
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hal-
-
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- Hag.
-
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- help
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- hags
-
noun,
an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one.
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hor.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- isls
-
- iso-
-
- ghat
-
noun,
a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- itol
-
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- geo-
-
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Ire.
-
- Hos.
-
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- HRIP
-
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- goos
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- Goop
-
noun,
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
- golp
-
noun,
a roundel purpure.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- glop
-
noun,
unappetizing food, especially of a semiliquid consistency.
- ile-
-
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Gish
-
noun,
Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- osis
-
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- pot.
-
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pre-
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pro-
-
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- prs.
-
- PSAT
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- psia
-
- psig
-
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Ptah
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- Pool
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- ptg.
-
- 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.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- argh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- Arg.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Polo
-
noun,
a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
- Apr.
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- apo-
-
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- PLSS
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- POGO
-
noun,
Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory.
- aph-
-
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- Pol.
-
- 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.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pts.
-
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Reg.
-
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rel.
-
- Rep.
-
- repl
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- aer-
-
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Aire
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- Alg.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- agst
-
- agr.
-
- agit
-
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- aet.
-
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- Pooh
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- 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.
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- ates
-
- 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.
- per.
-
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- perh
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ator
-
- Pers
-
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- asis
-
- pat.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- 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.
- Pal.
-
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- ASSR
-
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Pet.
-
- PERL
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- oto-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- art.
-
- phr.
-
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Phar
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pil-
-
- ARIS
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- OTOH
-
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- gph
-
- Tro
-
- tlo
-
- Agh
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Ar.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- TSI
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- GPS
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- al.
-
- Agt
-
- AHE
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- TSP
-
- trp
-
- AHL
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- eo-
-
- TIA
-
- Gr.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TSE
-
- Ehr
-
- ap-
-
- hr.
-
- eir
-
- GTS
-
- ATP
-
- GTO
-
- gt.
-
- EIS
-
- GSR
-
- GSA
-
- at.
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- TSH
-
- STP
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- gre
-
- ae.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tlr
-
- ag-
-
- Eg.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- TAL
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ETS
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- tph
-
- Ga.
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- ETR
-
- ASI
-
- ETO
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- TPI
-
- 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.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESR
-
- 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.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- Tpr
-
- th-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- ARS
-
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- APS
-
- gi.
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- ase
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- GOP
-
- Apl
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Ges
-
- ESL
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- EPS
-
- gl.
-
- TRH
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- EPT
-
- EPA
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Ep.
-
- ast
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- tr.
-
- GHA
-
- tra
-
- aor
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- ASR
-
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ROA
-
- ISR
-
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- PTO
-
- OSO
-
- OSP
-
- OSS
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- Pa.
-
- sho
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pg.
-
- Pr.
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PaG
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Sgt
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- PhL
-
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- PHA
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- PGA
-
- SHA
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- ose
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SLE
-
- OAO
-
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OEO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OGO
-
- SLA
-
- STL
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- shp
-
- OOT
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- sht
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- OLG
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ola
-
- PHS
-
- 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:
- op.
-
- RSA
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROG
-
- ROI
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ROP
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- RPO
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- REA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RPG
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- PLR
-
- PLO
-
- pli
-
- PLA
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- 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.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- POA
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- RPS
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSS
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSG
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- SAR
-
- PRA
-
- POR
-
- se-
-
- OSA
-
- OHG
-
- TSS
-
- IOT
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- IAS
-
- ier
-
- IHP
-
- IHS
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IPA
-
- Hts
-
- iph
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ish
-
- Isl
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ht.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- SST
-
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- STI
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SSR
-
- HST
-
- spt
-
- hrs
-
- HRE
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- SPR
-
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- SPS
-
- Sr.
-
- SSI
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRS
-
- hog
-
noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSE
-
- ite
-
- IRL
-
- La.
-
- LPG
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- lg.
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- SLP
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- SLR
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- LSI
-
- ltr
-
- LTh
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSS
-
- Lt.
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- 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)
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- SG
-
- O.
-
- h.
-
- 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.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- GP
-
- OA
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- SL
-
- LR
-
- SA
-
- HL
-
- S.
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- 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.
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- rg
-
- HG
-
- G.
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- AO
-
- HP
-
- RP
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ol
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- OG
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- EI
-
- L1
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- PH
-
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- L2
-
- RO
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- GH
-
- 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.
- 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.
- LH
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- TG
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RI
-
- RH
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- L.
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- IP
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- i.
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- TP
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- IG
-
- le
-
- TL
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .