Anagrams of phthalocyanine
Word phthalocyanine has
1882 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of phthalocyanine.
- lithophane
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noun,
a transparency made of thin porcelain or bone china having an intaglio design.
- polyethnic
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adjective,
inhabited by or consisting of people of many ethnic backgrounds.
- antiphonal
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adjective,
pertaining to antiphons or antiphony; responsive.
- hyalophane
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noun,
a variety of orthoclase in which some of the potassium is replaced by barium.
- point-lace
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noun,
lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
- plainchant
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noun,
plainsong (defs 1, 2).
- Neapolitan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Naples.
- non-placet
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noun,
(especially in a church or university assembly) an expression or vote of dissent or disapproval.
- cantilena
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noun,
a simple, lyric, melodic passage for voice or instrument.
- Placentia
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noun,
a town in S California.
- phthalein
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noun,
any of a group of compounds formed by treating phthalic anhydride with phenols, from which certain important dyes are derived.
- Nathaniel
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noun,
Bartholomew (def 1).
- chelation
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noun,
Chemistry. the process of chelating.
- chelonian
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the order Chelonia, comprising the turtles.
- halophyte
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noun,
a plant that thrives in saline soil.
- caliphate
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noun,
the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- halothane
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 2 HBrClF 3 , used as an inhalant for general anesthesia.
- analeptic
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noun,
a pharmacological substance that stimulates the central nervous system and also acts as an anticonvulsant.
- chthonian
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adjective,
of or relating to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth.
- anonychia
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noun,
congenital absence of the nails.
- octennial
-
adjective,
occurring every eight years.
- anciently
-
adverb,
in ancient times; of old.
- planation
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noun,
the process whereby an irregular land surface is made flat or level by erosion.
- hypanthia
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noun,
a cup-shaped or tubular body formed by the conjoined sepals, petals, and stamens.
- lancinate
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verb (used with object),
to stab or pierce.
- antiphony
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noun,
alternate or responsive singing by a choir in two divisions.
- chatelain
-
noun,
a castellan.
- thylacine
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noun,
a wolflike marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, tan-colored with black stripes across the back: probably extinct.
- theophany
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noun,
a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
- anthelion
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noun,
a luminous, white spot occasionally appearing at the sun's elevation but in the opposite part of the sky.
- phlyctena
-
noun,
a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
- phacolite
-
noun,
a colorless variety of chabazite.
- tachypnea
-
noun,
excessively rapid respiration.
- Claytonia
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noun,
any of the low, succulent plants constituting the genus Claytonia of the purslane family, having basal leaves and long clusters of white or rose-colored flowers.
- ice-plant
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noun,
a plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, native to the Mediterranean region, having fleshy leaves that are covered with glistening vesicles and are sometimes eaten as greens.
- apothecia
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noun,
the fruit of certain lichens and fungi: usually an open, saucer-shaped or cup-shaped body, the inner surface of which is covered with a layer that bears asci.
- Neo-Latin
-
noun,
New Latin.
- cytopenia
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noun,
the condition of having a decreased number of cellular elements in the blood; hypocytosis.
- analcite
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noun,
a white or slightly colored zeolite mineral, Na(AlSi 2 O 6)⋅H 2 O, generally found in crystalline form.
- Lycaonia
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noun,
an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- talapoin
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noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- Palencia
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noun,
a city in Castilla y León, N Spain.
- cenotaph
-
noun,
a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.
- Palatine
-
noun,
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
- ethnical
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adjective,
ethnic.
- Alicante
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noun,
a seaport in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- cephalon
-
noun,
the head, especially of an arthropod.
- alopecia
-
noun,
loss of hair; baldness.
- halation
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noun,
a blurred effect around the edges of highlight areas in a photographic image caused by reflection and scattering of light through the emulsion from the back surface of the film support or plate.
- aphelion
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noun,
Astronomy. the point in the orbit of a planet or a comet at which it is farthest from the sun.
- cephalin
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noun,
any of several phosphatides occurring in animal tissue, especially of the brain, and having marked blood-clotting properties.
- pinnacle
-
noun,
a lofty peak.
- pinochle
-
noun,
a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- analytic
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adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- aphanite
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noun,
a fine-grained igneous rock having such compact texture that the constituent minerals cannot be detected with the naked eye.
- pantonal
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adjective,
marked by or using pantonality.
- helicopt
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verb (used with or without object),
helicopter.
- phthalic
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adjective,
of or derived from phthalic acid.
- Phaethon
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noun,
a son of Helios who borrowed the chariot of the sun and drove it so close to earth that Zeus struck him down to save the world.
- ichthyo-
-
- Phacelia
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Phacelia, of the waterleaf family, chiefly of the western U.S. and Mexico, having clusters of violet, blue, or white flowers.
- phyletic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or based on the evolutionary history of a group of organisms; phylogenetic.
- antipole
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- antiphon
-
noun,
a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response.
- Athenian
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Athens, Greece.
- atypical
-
adjective,
not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal:
- penchant
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noun,
a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something:
- inchoate
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adjective,
not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- teach-in
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- inhalant
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noun,
a medicine, allergen, or other substance that is inhaled.
- phone-in
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noun, adjective,
call-in.
- phonetic
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noun,
(in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
- phthalin
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noun,
any of a group of compounds obtained by the reduction of the phthaleins.
- Anatolic
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adjective, noun,
Anatolian.
- Iolanthe
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noun,
an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- hypothec
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noun,
Roman and Civil Law. a mortgage or security held by a creditor on the property of a debtor without possession of it, created either by agreement or by operation of law.
- Calanthe
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noun,
any of various tropical and subtropical orchids of the genus Calanthe, having racemes of white, reddish, or yellow flowers.
- hypnotic
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noun,
an agent or drug that produces sleep; sedative.
- calotype
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noun,
an early negative-positive photographic process, patented by William Henry Talbot in 1841, in which a paper negative is produced and then used to make a positive contact print in sunlight.
- 11-point
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- anyplace
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adverb,
anywhere.
- lynchpin
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noun,
linchpin.
- Hyacinth
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noun,
a bulbous plant, Hyacinthus orientalis, of the lily family, widely cultivated for its cylindrical cluster of fragrant flowers in a variety of colors.
- Pantheon
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noun,
a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d.
- Lahontan
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noun,
Lake, an Ice Age lake in W Nevada and NE California, about 8600 sq. mi. (22,000 sq. km): remnants include Carson Sink, Pyramid Lake.
- Hepatica
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Hepatica, of the buttercup family, having heart-shaped leaves and delicate purplish, pink, or white flowers.
- laitance
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noun,
a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
- Capetian
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noun,
a member of this dynasty.
- Alcithoe
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noun,
a daughter of Minyas who was driven mad for mocking Dionysus.
- cephalo-
-
- Oliphant
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noun,
Margaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
- epicotyl
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noun,
(in the embryo of a plant) that part of the stem above the cotyledons.
- ponytail
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noun,
an arrangement of the hair in a long lock drawn tightly against the back of the head and cinched so as to hang loosely.
- National
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noun,
a citizen or subject of a particular nation who is entitled to its protection:
- Noachian
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adjective,
of or relating to the patriarch Noah or his time.
- acantho-
-
- Nathalie
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noun,
a female given name.
- enthalpy
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noun,
a quantity associated with a thermodynamic system, expressed as the internal energy of a system plus the product of the pressure and volume of the system, having the property that during an isobaric process, the change in the quantity is equal to the heat transferred during the process. Symbol: H.
- Platonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines:
- placenta
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organ in most mammals, formed in the lining of the uterus by the union of the uterine mucous membrane with the membranes of the fetus, that provides for the nourishment of the fetus and the elimination of its waste products.
- planchet
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noun,
a flat piece of metal for stamping as a coin; a coin blank.
- neonatal
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adjective,
of or relating to newborn children.
- Nephtali
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noun,
Naphtali.
- platino-
-
- chaplain
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noun,
an ecclesiastic attached to the chapel of a royal court, college, etc., or to a military unit.
- lipocyte
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noun,
fat cell.
- pythonic
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adjective,
of or relating to pythons.
- naphthyl
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adjective,
containing the naphthyl group.
- plantain
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noun,
a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana.
- Naphtali
-
noun,
the sixth son of Jacob and Bilhah. Gen. 30:7,8.
- coal-pit
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noun,
a pit where coal is dug.
- Linotype
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verb,
to typeset on a Linotype machine.
- naphthol
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noun,
either of two isomeric hydroxyl derivatives, C 10 H 7 OH, of naphthalene (alpha-naphthol or 1-naphthol and beta-naphthol or 2-naphthol) white or yellowish crystals, with a phenolic odor, that darken on exposure to light: used chiefly in dyes, drugs, perfumes, and insecticides.
- hyalite
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noun,
a colorless variety of opal, sometimes transparent like glass, and sometimes whitish and translucent.
- Cynthia
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noun,
Artemis: so called from her birth on Mt. Cynthus, on Delos.
- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- cyathia
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noun,
an inflorescence consisting of a cup-shaped involucre enclosing an apetalous, pistillate flower surrounded by several staminate flowers.
- cannoli
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plural noun,
tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
- Pontine
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adjective,
of or relating to the pons.
- chopine
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noun,
a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
- potency
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noun,
the state or quality of being potent.
- Pianola
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noun,
(lowercase) Bridge. a hand, as a laydown, that is very easy to play.
- Hypatia
-
noun,
a.d. c370–415, Greek philosopher renowned for her beauty.
- hypnone
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noun,
acetophenone.
- cyanite
-
noun,
Mineralogy. kyanite.
- Platina
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- hypoth.
-
- cyanine
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noun,
any of several groups of dyes that make silver halide photographic plates sensitive to a wider color range.
- Pontiac
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- cyanate
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noun,
a salt or ester of cyanic acid.
- Pontian
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noun,
pope a.d. 230–235.
- Channel
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noun,
the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- Taphiae
-
noun,
(in ancient geography) a group of islands in the Ionian Sea.
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- aphonia
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noun,
loss of voice, especially due to an organic or functional disturbance of the vocal organs.
- aphonic
-
noun,
Pathology. a person who is affected with aphonia.
- aphotic
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adjective,
lightless; dark.
- polecat
-
noun,
a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed.
Compare ferret1 (def 1).
- Clinton
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noun,
De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
- pointel
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noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- pointal
-
noun,
pointel.
- polenta
-
noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- aplenty
-
adverb,
sufficiently; enough; more than sparingly:
- Clapton
-
noun,
Eric, born 1945, English blues and rock guitarist and composer.
- technol
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- techno-
-
- Clayton
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noun,
John Middleton, 1796–1856, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1829–36, 1845–49, 1853–56; secretary of state 1849–50.
- taphole
-
noun,
a hole in a blast furnace, steelmaking furnace, etc., through which molten metal or slag is tapped off.
- pantile
-
noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- plicate
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adjective,
Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- hotline
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noun,
hot line.
- Copehan
-
noun,
Wintun.
- hoplite
-
noun,
a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.
- Phocaea
-
noun,
an ancient seaport in Asia Minor: northernmost of the Ionian cities; later an important maritime state.
- hyaline
-
noun,
Also, hyalin, H04/H0454500 hahy-uh-lin, ˈhaɪ ə lɪn. Biochemistry.
a horny substance found in hydatid cysts, closely resembling chitin.
a structureless, transparent substance found in cartilage, the eye, etc., resulting from the pathological degeneration of tissue.
- phocine
-
adjective,
of or relating to seals.
- phonate
-
verb (used with or without object),
Phonetics. to provide (a sound source, and hence the pitch) for a given voiced continuant or vowel, through rapid, periodic glottal action.
- ciphony
-
noun,
the process of encrypting telecommunication signals, as to prevent information from being intercepted by an enemy or competitor.
- tapioca
-
noun,
a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- potiche
-
noun,
a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- Hialeah
-
noun,
a city in SE Florida, near Miami: racetrack.
- chaplet
-
noun,
a wreath or garland for the head.
- enchain
-
verb (used with object),
to bind in or as in chain or chains; fetter; restrain:
- enchant
-
verb (used with object),
to subject to magical influence; bewitch:
- halicot
-
noun,
haricot2 .
- pinnace
-
noun,
a light sailing ship, especially one formerly used in attendance on a larger ship.
- Halcyon
-
noun,
a mythical bird, usually identified with the kingfisher, said to breed about the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea, and to have the power of charming winds and waves into calmness.
- entopic
-
adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- pinnate
-
adjective,
resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis:
- placate
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor of the 15th to the 18th century protecting the lower part of the torso in front: used especially as a reinforcement over a breastplate.
- pintano
-
noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- cephal-
-
- Chaplin
-
noun,
Sir Charles Spencer ("Charlie") 1889–1977, English film actor, producer, and director; in U.S. 1910–52.
- ethnol.
-
- playact
-
verb (used with object),
to dramatize (something):
- tachyon
-
noun,
a hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
- tachiol
-
noun,
silver fluoride.
- chayote
-
noun,
a tropical American vine, Sechium edule, of the gourd family, having triangular leaves and small, white flowers.
- chapati
-
noun,
a flat pancakelike bread, usually of whole-wheat flour, baked on a griddle.
- chaitya
-
noun,
a Buddhist shrine in India; stupa.
- epochal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of an epoch.
- Pythian
-
adjective,
Also, Pythic. of or relating to Delphi, in ancient Greece.
- ethylic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of the ethyl group.
- ethical
-
adjective,
pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- chalone
-
noun,
an endocrine secretion that depresses or inhibits physiological activity.
- ethanol
-
noun,
alcohol (def 1).
- chantey
-
noun,
a sailors' song, especially one sung in rhythm to work.
- pinhole
-
noun,
a small hole made by or as by a pin.
- haplont
-
noun,
the haploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.
- potline
-
noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- Capitol
-
noun,
the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
- choline
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a quaternary ammonium cation, C 5 H 14 N + O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals.
- cantina
-
noun,
a saloon; bar.
- ethanal
-
noun,
acetaldehyde.
- Plantin
-
noun,
Christophe [kree-stawf] /kriˈstɔf/ (Show IPA), c1520–1589, French typographer.
- hepato-
-
- cholent
-
noun,
a stewed or baked dish, especially of meat and beans, served on the Sabbath but cooked the day before or overnight over a slow fire.
- cholate
-
noun,
the salt form of cholic acid.
- hepatic
-
noun,
a medicine acting on the liver.
- capelin
-
noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- Plantae
-
noun,
the taxonomic kingdom comprising all plants.
- echino-
-
- capital
-
noun,
the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.:
- ectopia
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- hatchel
-
noun,
hackle1 (def 5).
- Helicon
-
noun,
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
- ptyalin
-
noun,
an enzyme in the saliva that converts starch into dextrin and maltose.
- chinone
-
noun,
quinone.
- planate
-
adjective,
having a plane or flat surface.
- helico-
-
- Pynchon
-
noun,
Thomas, born 1937, U.S. novelist.
- CAPTAIN
-
noun,
a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
- healthy
-
adjective,
possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality:
- caption
-
noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- Catalin
-
- Pinchot
-
noun,
Gifford, 1863–1946, U.S. political leader, forester, and teacher.
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- claypan
-
noun,
hardpan (def 1).
- Athenai
-
noun,
Greek name of Athens.
- aphetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or due to aphesis.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- tin-pan
-
adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- opacity
-
noun,
the state or quality of being opaque.
- Opaline
-
adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- Ophelia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- thionyl
-
adjective,
sulfinyl.
- alanine
-
noun,
any of several isomers of a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, CH 3 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and produced synthetically: used chiefly in biochemical research. Symbol: A. Abbreviation: Ala;
- lyncean
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lynx; lynxlike.
- optical
-
noun,
opticals, optical effects.
- Alcyone
-
noun,
a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- Othniel
-
noun,
a judge of Israel. Judges 3:9.
- Alencon
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- Alethia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of truth.
- Lepanto
-
noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- Aetolia
-
noun,
an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
- palaeo-
-
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- palato-
-
- latency
-
noun,
the state of being latent.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- panache
-
noun,
a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair:
- anality
-
noun,
the condition or quality of having an anal character; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the anal stage of psychosexual development.
- anatine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.
- panicle
-
noun,
a compound raceme.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- panocha
-
noun,
Also, penuche. a coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico.
- lactone
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- Laconia
-
noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- onychia
-
noun,
inflammation of the matrix of the nail.
- aeonian
-
adjective,
eternal; everlasting.
- patency
-
noun,
the state of being patent.
- Natalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- topline
-
adjective,
so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
- topical
-
noun,
Philately. any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
- Nicolay
-
noun,
John George, 1832–1901, U.S. biographer.
- Nichole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nicaean
-
adjective,
Nicene.
- neolith
-
noun,
a Neolithic stone implement.
- acaleph
-
noun,
(in former classifications) any coelenterate of the group Acalephae, including the sea nettles and jellyfishes.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- achylia
-
- achiote
-
noun,
annatto.
- acholia
-
noun,
lack of a secretion of bile.
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- acylate
-
verb (used with object),
to introduce the acyl group into (a compound).
- Aeolian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- acyloin
-
noun,
a hydroxy ketone of the general formula RCOCHOHR, where R is an element or group.
- acolyte
-
noun,
an altar attendant in public worship.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- naphtha
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile petroleum distillate, usually an intermediate product between gasoline and benzine, used as a solvent, fuel, etc.
Compare mineral spirits.
- naphth-
-
- Actaeon
-
noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- actinal
-
adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- actino-
-
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- Oceania
-
noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- typicon
-
noun,
the instructions for the orders of the services during the ecclesiastical year, contained in a manual.
- typical
-
adjective,
of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- Lothian
-
noun,
a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- Lachine
-
noun,
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec, on the St. Lawrence.
- clip-on
-
noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- Antioch
-
noun,
Arabic Antakiya. Turkish Antakya. a city in S Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 b.c.
- anolyte
-
noun,
(in electrolysis) the portion of the electrolyte in the immediate vicinity of the anode.
- peacoat
-
noun,
pea jacket.
- anticly
-
adverb,
in an antic manner.
- Anthony
-
noun,
Antony, Mark.
- pathol.
-
- Annatol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pelican
-
noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- penalty
-
noun,
a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- inconel
-
- tenancy
-
noun,
a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.
- Antonia
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Antonius.
- Antheil
-
noun,
George, 1900–59, U.S. composer.
- Phaenna
-
noun,
one of the Graces worshiped at Sparta.
- phaeton
-
noun,
any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century.
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- phylon
-
noun,
a group that has a genetic relationship or common origin, as a race.
- Penchi
-
noun,
Benxi.
- phylo-
-
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- phytol
-
noun,
a hydrophobic alcohol, C 20 H 40 O, that occurs esterified as a side chain in the chlorophyll molecule.
- planet
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- pencil
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- plani-
-
- plano-
-
- phyto-
-
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- phytin
-
- Nanhai
-
noun,
former name of Foshan.
- planch
-
noun,
a flat piece of metal, stone, or baked clay, used as a tray in an enameling oven.
- Hinton
-
noun,
Christopher, Baron Hinton of Bankside, 1901–1983, British nuclear engineer.
- Hotien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- litho.
-
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- 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.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- loathe
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- hotcha
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of approval or delight, now often used facetiously.)
- placet
-
noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- enhalo
-
verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- nycti-
-
- Lochia
-
noun,
the liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
- phyton
-
noun,
the smallest part of a stem, root, or leaf, that, when removed from a plant, may grow into a new plant.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- Olathe
-
noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- pentyl
-
adjective,
containing a pentyl group; amyl.
- platy-
-
- nicety
-
noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- pheno-
-
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- ninety
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times nine.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- phenyl
-
adjective,
containing the phenyl group.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- nycto-
-
- plinth
-
noun,
a slablike member beneath the base of a column or pier.
- Neilah
-
noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- colent
-
- poachy
-
adjective,
(of land) slushy; swampy.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- Yentai
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Yantai.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- phatic
-
adjective,
denoting speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information:
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- clothe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- pointy
-
adjective,
having a comparatively sharp point:
- contin
-
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- penta-
-
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- philo-
-
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- Philae
-
noun,
an island in the Nile, in Upper Egypt: the site of ancient temples; now submerged by the waters of Lake Nasser.
- Yanina
-
noun,
Ioannina.
- phyco-
-
- cteno-
-
- 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.
- Nathan
-
noun,
a prophet during the reigns of David and Solomon. II Sam. 12; I Kings 1:34.
- pleach
-
verb (used with object),
to interweave (branches, vines, etc.), as for a hedge or arbor.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- pleio-
-
- cotype
-
noun,
a syntype.
- phenol
-
noun,
Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- no-hit
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- nocti-
-
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- plench
-
noun,
a tool combining pliers and wrench: used especially by astronauts.
- Plenty
-
noun,
a full or abundant supply or amount:
- Copley
-
noun,
John Singleton [sing-guh l-tuh n] /ˈsɪŋ gəl tən/ (Show IPA), 1738–1815, U.S. painter.
- litany
-
noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- Inchon
-
noun,
a seaport in W South Korea.
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- paleon
-
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- peachy
-
adjective,
resembling a peach, as in color or appearance.
- helic-
-
- hecto-
-
- heathy
-
adjective,
heathery.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- helio-
-
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- health
-
noun,
the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor:
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- paleo-
-
- hatpin
-
noun,
a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- leachy
-
adjective,
allowing water to percolate through, as sandy or rocky soil; porous.
- haptic
-
noun,
Usually, haptics. Digital Technology.
a vibration or other tactile sensation received from a computer or electronic device:
an input or output device that senses the body's movements by means of physical contact with the user:
- hapten
-
noun,
a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- Henoch
-
noun,
Enoch (defs 1, 2).
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- pycno-
-
- Hilton
-
noun,
Conrad (Nicholson) 1887–1979, U.S. hotel owner and developer.
- hyeto-
-
- hyetal
-
adjective,
of or relating to rain or rainfall.
- Pathan
-
noun,
Afghan (def 1).
- Ithaca
-
noun,
one of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece: legendary home of Ulysses. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).
Greek Itháki.
- hyalo-
-
- patchy
-
adjective,
characterized by or made up of patches.
- panto-
-
- hyaena
-
noun,
hyena.
- Layton
-
noun,
a town in N Utah.
- pathic
-
- 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.
- hyphen
-
noun,
a short line (-) used to connect the parts of a compound word or the parts of a word divided for any purpose.
- lacto-
-
- hepta-
-
- hypno-
-
- hepcat
-
noun,
a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- patho-
-
- Panoan
-
noun,
a family of South American Indian languages spoken in Peru, Bolivia, and western Brazil.
- hepat-
-
- haplo-
-
- pectin
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- phonet
-
- ethnic
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- lichen
-
noun,
any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- Lycian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Lycia.
- Ethiop
-
adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- ethion
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- lycine
-
noun,
betaine.
- inhale
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- phoney
-
noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- linhay
-
noun,
a storage shed or other attachment to the back of a house.
- Lepton
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- Pythia
-
noun,
the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who delivered the oracles.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- holpen
-
verb,
a past participle of help.
- Python
-
noun,
any of several Old World boa constrictors of the subfamily Pythoninae, often growing to a length of more than 20 feet (6 meters): the Indian python, Python molurus, is endangered.
- Linnhe
-
noun,
Loch, Loch Linnhe.
- Ophite
-
noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- pycnia
-
noun,
a flask-shaped or conical sporangium of a rust fungus, which develops below the epidermis of the host and bears pycniospores.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- ethno-
-
- pitchy
-
adjective,
full of or abounding in pitch.
- Hannah
-
noun,
the mother of Samuel. I Sam. 1:20.
- Hainan
-
noun,
Pinyin, Wade-Giles. an island in the South China Sea, separated from the mainland by the Hainan Strait: a part of Guangdong province. 13,200 sq. mi. (34,200 sq. km).
- pinyon
-
noun,
piñon (def 1).
- palate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- Peyton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Payton.
- halite
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- photic
-
adjective,
of or relating to light.
- palace
-
noun,
the official residence of a king, queen, bishop, or other sovereign or exalted personage.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- Leyton
-
noun,
a former borough in SE England, near London: now part of Waltham Forest.
- Payton
-
noun,
Walter ("Sweetness") 1954–99, U.S. football player.
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- lenity
-
noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- payola
-
noun,
a secret or private payment in return for the promotion of a product, service, etc., through the abuse of one's position, influence, or facilities.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- yclept
-
verb,
a past participle of clepe.
- painty
-
adjective,
of, coated with, or soiled with paint:
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- phonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to speech sounds.
- Lepcha
-
noun,
a member of a people of Sikkim and adjacent areas of Nepal, Bhutan, and India.
- lepto-
-
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Tanoan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family of which the three surviving languages are spoken in several pueblos, including Taos, in northern New Mexico near the Rio Grande.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Cantal
-
noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- anopia
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- Alpena
-
noun,
a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
- Althea
-
noun,
the rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Chelan
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- cheapo
-
noun,
Slang. cheapo.
- chaton
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- capita
-
noun,
plural of caput.
- tenpin
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- chilo-
-
- caplet
-
- Chino-
-
- anthol
-
- chiton
-
noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- chital
-
noun,
axis deer.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Canyon
-
noun,
a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Alioth
-
noun,
a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Ursa Major.
- antho-
-
- chylo-
-
- Anthea
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “flowery.”.
- Chinan
-
noun,
Jinan.
- Cannae
-
noun,
an ancient town in SE Italy: Hannibal defeated the Romans here 216 b.c.
- acetal
-
noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- Chilon
-
noun,
flourished 556 b.c, Greek sage and ephor at Sparta.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- canopy
-
noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- Chapel
-
noun,
a private or subordinate place of prayer or worship; oratory.
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- aliyah
-
noun,
the act of proceeding to the reading table in a synagogue for the reading of a portion from the Torah.
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- centi-
-
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Anhalt
-
noun,
a former state in central Germany, now part of Saxony-Anhalt.
- celto-
-
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- Celaya
-
noun,
a city in Guanajuato state, central Mexico.
- Ceylon
-
noun,
former name of Sri Lanka.
- captan
-
noun,
a powder, C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO 2 S, of white to cream color, used as a fungicide on vegetables, fruits, and flowers.
- Thalia
-
noun,
the Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.
- Cathay
-
noun,
China.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- anyone
-
pronoun,
any person at all; anybody:
- Ancona
-
noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- anneal
-
noun,
an act, instance, or product of annealing.
- Chaoan
-
noun,
former name of Chaozhou.
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- chanty
-
noun,
chantey.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- Chanel
-
noun,
Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
- Chaney
-
noun,
Lon [lon] /lɒn/ (Show IPA), 1883–1930, U.S. film actor.
- analyt
-
- chalet
-
noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- tachy-
-
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- chaeta
-
noun,
a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.
- tacho-
-
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- Aachen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: coronation city of German kings 936–1531.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Annecy
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haute-Savoie, in SE France.
- actin-
-
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- catnap
-
noun,
a short, light nap or doze.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- Typhon
-
noun,
a signal horn operated by compressed air or steam.
- aceto-
-
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- polity
-
noun,
a particular form or system of government:
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- polit.
-
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- apathy
-
noun,
absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
- policy
-
noun,
a definite course of action adopted for the sake of expediency, facility, etc.:
- Thyone
-
noun,
Semele, as named by her son Dionysus when he took her from the underworld to Olympus.
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- police
-
noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- apical
-
noun,
Phonetics. an apical sound.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- teapoy
-
noun,
a small three-legged table or stand.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- Athena
-
noun,
Also, Athene [uh-thee-nee] /əˈθi ni/ (Show IPA). Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus.
Compare Minerva.
- clino-
-
- poleyn
-
noun,
a piece for the knee, made of plate or leather.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- theol.
-
- Apache
-
noun,
a Parisian gangster, rowdy, or ruffian.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- acetyl
-
adjective,
containing the acetyl group.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Chopin
-
noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- cyano-
-
- caliph
-
noun,
a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
- chole-
-
- canape
-
noun,
a thin piece of bread or toast or a cracker spread or topped with cheese, caviar, anchovies, or other savory food.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- Antony
-
noun,
Mark (Marcus Antonius) 83?–30 b.c, Roman general: friend of Caesar; member of the second triumvirate and rival of Octavian.
- Tanach
-
noun,
the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising the Law or Torah, the Prophets or Neviim, and the Hagiographa or Ketuvim, taken as a whole.
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Icel.
-
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- ileo-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Nancy
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- telo-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Penn.
-
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Ital.
-
- Thach
-
noun,
Edward, Teach, Edward.
- itchy
-
adjective,
having or causing an itching sensation.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- phyl-
-
- Phil.
-
- Yanan
-
noun,
a city in N Shaanxi province, in N central China: the headquarters of Chinese Communists 1937–47.
- Apoc.
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- pathy
-
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- annal
-
noun,
a record of events of a particular year:
- yapon
-
noun,
yaupon.
- phial
-
noun,
vial.
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- Italy
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870–1946. 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Capital: Rome.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- ichth
-
- typo-
-
- acity
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- 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.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Yenan
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Yanan.
- yenta
-
noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- teno-
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- inlay
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anon.
-
- Tenn.
-
- peta-
-
- Peony
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- incl.
-
- apace
-
adverb,
with speed; quickly; swiftly.
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- nano-
-
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- acpt.
-
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- phany
-
- Yonne
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2881 sq. mi. (7460 sq. km). Capital: Auxerre.
- peach
-
noun,
the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- annoy
-
noun,
Archaic. an annoyance.
- phane
-
- peaty
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- anth-
-
- annot
-
- Penny
-
noun,
a bronze coin, the 100th part of the dollars of various nations, as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States; one cent.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- ante-
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- anti-
-
- laity
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- path-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Lynch
-
noun,
John ("Jack") 1917–1999, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- OIcel
-
- theo-
-
- Lycia
-
noun,
an ancient country in SW Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- Licht
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- pacha
-
noun,
pasha.
- licet
-
- aleph
-
noun,
the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- liney
-
adjective,
liny.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octa-
-
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Letch
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Alyce
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Payne
-
noun,
John Howard, 1791–1852, U.S. actor and dramatist.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- loche
-
noun,
the North American burbot.
- onlay
-
noun,
an overlay, especially one in relief.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- tinny
-
adjective,
of or like tin.
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- typal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or constituting a type.
- loach
-
noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- lytic
-
adjective,
of, noting, or pertaining to lysis or a lysin.
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- lithy
-
adjective,
lithe; supple; flexible.
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- Lith.
-
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Lynen
-
noun,
Feodor [fey-aw-dawr] /feɪˈɔ dɔr/ (Show IPA), 1911–1979, German biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1964.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- lipo-
-
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- Tycho
-
noun,
a prominent crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon, about 56 miles (90 km) in diameter.
- Ailey
-
noun,
Alvin, Jr. 1931–1989, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- linty
-
adjective,
full of or covered with lint:
- Tyche
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of fortune.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- thio-
-
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- NAACP
-
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- anal.
-
- Panay
-
noun,
an island in the central Philippines. 4446 sq. mi. (11,515 sq. km). Capital: Iloilo.
- Lanny
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lenny.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- anat.
-
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- Yalta
-
noun,
a seaport in the Crimea, S Ukraine, on the Black Sea: site of wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin February 4–12, 1945.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- latch
-
noun,
a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- pant-
-
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- lact-
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- thana
-
noun,
a police station in India.
- Lacey
-
noun,
a town in W Washington.
- panty
-
noun,
panties.
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- patch
-
noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Latah
-
noun,
a pattern of neurotic behavior, usually induced by a startle, first discovered in Malaya, and characterized by the compulsive imitation of the actions and words of others.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Lenny
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Leahy
-
noun,
William Daniel, 1875–1959, U.S. admiral and diplomat.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- payt.
-
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- Aloha
-
adjective,
friendly; hospitable; welcoming:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- lect.
-
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Alpha
-
noun,
the first letter of the Greek alphabet (A, α).
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Alta.
-
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- pale-
-
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- Paley
-
noun,
Grace, 1922–2007, U.S. short-story writer and poet.
- Altay
-
noun,
Altai.
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- alti-
-
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- lathy
-
adjective,
lathlike; long and thin.
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- 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.
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Phila
-
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- phyla
-
noun,
plural of phylum.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- playa
-
noun,
Western U.S. the sandy, salty, or mud-caked flat floor of a desert basin having interior drainage, usually occupied by a shallow lake during or after prolonged, heavy rains.
- nylon
-
noun,
any of a class of thermoplastic polyamides capable of extrusion when molten into fibers, sheets, etc., of extreme toughness, strength, and elasticity, synthesized by the interaction of a dicarboxylic acid with a diamine: used especially for yarn, fabrics, and bristles, as for brushes.
- encl.
-
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- ency.
-
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- chyle
-
noun,
a milky fluid containing emulsified fat and other products of digestion, formed from the chyme in the small intestine and conveyed by the lacteals and the thoracic duct to the veins.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elyot
-
noun,
Sir Thomas, c1490–1546, English scholar and diplomat.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Chin.
-
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- plan-
-
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- ecto-
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- econ.
-
- ecol.
-
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- ninth
-
noun,
a ninth part, especially of one (1/9).
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- pitch
-
noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- pithy
-
adjective,
brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible:
- Chany
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in SW Siberia, in the W Russian Federation in Asia. About 1300 sq. mi. (3365 sq. km).
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- chap.
-
- chape
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- cheth
-
noun,
heth.
- tonia
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- ephah
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, equal to about a bushel (35 liters).
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- cheap
-
Idioms,
cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive:
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- Neth.
-
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Chloe
-
noun,
the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.
- chol-
-
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- coel-
-
- plio-
-
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- colat
-
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- poach
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- poet.
-
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- poly-
-
- coaly
-
adjective,
of, resembling, or containing coal.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- cloth
-
noun,
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- 30-30
-
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Pliny
-
noun,
("the Elder"; Gaius Plinius Secundus) a.d. 23–79, Roman naturalist, encyclopedist, and writer.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- cine-
-
- Chola
-
noun,
a teenage girl who associates closely with a gang of cholos or is the girlfriend of a cholo.
- choli
-
noun,
a short-sleeved blouse or bodice, often one exposing part of the midriff, worn by Hindu women in India.
- plat.
-
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- chopa
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- Plath
-
noun,
Sylvia, 1932–63, U.S. poet.
- Nihon
-
noun,
a Japanese name of Japan.
- cyan-
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- nyala
-
noun,
an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, of southeastern Africa, the male of which has a grayish body marked with white stripes.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- pleo-
-
- Coney
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Copht
-
noun,
Copt.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- cyto-
-
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- cytol
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- Conn.
-
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- 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.
- Ethyl
-
noun,
a type of antiknock fluid, containing tetraethyl lead and other ingredients for a more even combustion.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- piety
-
noun,
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
- Hopeh
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Hebei.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- Canna
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- hyena
-
noun,
a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa, southwestern Asia, and south central Asia, having a coarse coat, a sloping back, and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- atony
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- canny
-
adverb,
in a canny manner.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- hyal-
-
- Cant.
-
- acet-
-
- pico-
-
- noct-
-
- Canty
-
adjective,
cheerful; lively.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- pilch
-
noun,
an infant's wrapper worn over a diaper.
- Henty
-
noun,
George Alfred, 1832–1902, English journalist and novelist.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- henna
-
noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- Hench
-
noun,
Philip Showalter [shoh-awl-ter] /ˈʃoʊ ɔl tər/ (Show IPA), 1896–1965, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1950.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- hylo-
-
- hiney
-
noun,
heinie2 .
- 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.
- Honan
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Henan.
- Achan
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Judah who, with his family, was stoned to death for stealing forbidden spoils. Josh. 7:19–26.
- phony
-
noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- phot.
-
- Cahan
-
noun,
Abraham ("Abe") 1860–1951, U.S. novelist and journalist, born in Russia.
- Hoyle
-
noun,
Edmond, 1672–1769, English authority and writer on card games.
- Tanya
-
noun,
a female given name.
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- Taney
-
noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- natl.
-
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- hitch
-
noun,
the act or fact of fastening, as to something, especially temporarily.
- hinny
-
noun,
the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey.
Compare mule1 (defs 1, 2).
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- nona-
-
- Calah
-
noun,
Biblical name of Kalakh.
- phon.
-
- Hypo-
-
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- Honey
-
noun,
a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
- hypha
-
noun,
(in a fungus) one of the threadlike elements of the mycelium.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- atopy
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- 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.
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Haley
-
noun,
Alex, 1921–92, U.S. writer.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- Hanno
-
noun,
Carthaginian statesman, fl. 3rd century b.c.
- Hanna
-
noun,
Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.
- phyte
-
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- halo-
-
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- yacht
-
noun,
a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Hayti
-
noun,
former name of Haiti (def 1).
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- cent.
-
- phyle
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a tribe or clan, based on supposed kinship.
- ha-ha
-
noun,
sunk fence.
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- phile
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- haply
-
adverb,
perhaps; by chance.
- cata-
-
- hotch
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to fidget or shiver.
- heli-
-
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- pylon
-
noun,
a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- hect-
-
- Hecht
-
noun,
Also called bird dismount. a dismount, as from the horizontal bar, in which a gymnast releases the apparatus at the height of a backswing, sails forward with outstretched arms and legs, and lands upright on the feet.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- Heath
-
noun,
a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs.
- Cathy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Capt.
-
- 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.
- Healy
-
noun,
Timothy Michael, 1855–1931, Irish nationalist politician.
- Cath.
-
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Hatch
-
noun,
the act of hatching.
- tech.
-
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- techy
-
noun,
techie.
- piney
-
adjective,
piny.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- ation
-
- ole-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- type
-
noun,
a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category:
- oily
-
adverb,
in an oily manner.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- NTIA
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Tony
-
noun,
one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- OAPC
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- NOAA
-
- 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.:
- top-
-
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Oct.
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- tonn
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- non-
-
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- 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.
- toey
-
adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- typ.
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- piny
-
adjective,
abounding in or covered with pine trees:
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Pyle
-
noun,
Ernest ("Ernie") 1900–45, U.S. war correspondent and journalist.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- pil-
-
- pyin
-
noun,
an albuminous constituent of pus.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- tanh
-
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- pot.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- pnea
-
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- ploy
-
noun,
a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pony
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- 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.
- pyo-
-
- thi-
-
- play
-
noun,
a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- pity
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tel-
-
- tion
-
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- they
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- PAYE
-
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- paca
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- opia
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- 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.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- Ont.
-
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- only
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- Pal.
-
- paly
-
adjective,
pale.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- ten.
-
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- Pet.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Pen.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- 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.
- pct.
-
- Pan.
-
- 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.
- paty
-
adjective,
(of a cross) having arms of equal length, each expanding outward from the center; formée:
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- 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.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- the-
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- 1080
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- yeah
-
adverb,
yes.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- yech
-
interjection,
yuck1 .
- yelp
-
noun,
a quick, sharp bark or cry.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Ice.
-
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Chal
-
- chay
-
noun,
chaise; shay.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- yipe
-
interjection,
(an expression or exclamation of fright, surprise, pain, etc.)
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- ICAO
-
- ile-
-
- IAEA
-
- clep
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clay
-
noun,
a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- cyte
-
- ical
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Yale
-
noun,
Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
- cit.
-
- iana
-
- Yana
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- IATA
-
- cyl.
-
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Cal.
-
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- cap.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Can.
-
- itol
-
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lacy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- Caph
-
noun,
kaph.
- cet-
-
- intl
-
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- cen.
-
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Lat.
-
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Hahn
-
noun,
Otto, 1879–1968, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1944.
- copy
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- hal-
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hath
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eth.
-
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- enc.
-
- ect-
-
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- Eph.
-
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epit
-
- etc.
-
- Con.
-
- HEAO
-
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- hol-
-
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- cloy
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Hoya
-
noun,
any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- Hoyt
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “glee.”.
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- HOLC
-
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- holy
-
noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- holp
-
verb,
a simple past tense of help.
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- hyte
-
adjective,
insane; mad.
- hype
-
noun,
exaggerated publicity; hoopla.
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- Heth
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- coly
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- help
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- hyp.
-
- Col.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Hyla
-
noun,
a tree frog of the genus Hyla.
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- eco-
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- ance
-
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- alt.
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Alco
-
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- ancy
-
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- lip-
-
- Lynn
-
noun,
Janet (Janet Lynn Nowicki) born 1953, U.S. figure skater.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lyon
-
noun,
Mary, 1797–1849, U.S. pioneer in advocating and providing advanced education for women: founder of Mount Holyoke College.
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- ann.
-
- lyte
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Ala.
-
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- Neh.
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acyl
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- NCAA
-
- achy
-
adjective,
having or causing an aching sensation:
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- neo-
-
- acea
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Neph
-
- NCTE
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Nah.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- NACA
-
- ayah
-
noun,
(in India) a native maid or nurse.
- ahoy
-
interjection,
(used as a call to hail another ship, attract attention, etc.)
- aet.
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- ACTH
-
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- lych
-
noun,
British Obsolete. lich.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- apo-
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- lea.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- aph-
-
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atic
-
- 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.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- 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.
- ano-
-
- ant.
-
- ANPA
-
- lin.
-
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- ply
-
noun,
a thickness or layer.
- ACP
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ac-
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- ec-
-
- EAA
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- pli
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ct.
-
- ap-
-
- tlo
-
- cl.
-
- ECA
-
- CAA
-
- TLC
-
- CAI
-
- tph
-
- TPI
-
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- acy
-
- ch.
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- 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.
- AAP
-
- ATP
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- AAE
-
- an.
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ean
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- CPO
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- CPL
-
- al.
-
- AIA
-
- CPI
-
- CPA
-
- ea.
-
- TCA
-
- PLC
-
- POC
-
- PLO
-
- CIP
-
- CLI
-
- Apl
-
- cle
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- ANC
-
- CEO
-
- APC
-
- THC
-
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ca.
-
- AOA
-
- CYO
-
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- th-
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- CEA
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ae.
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- POA
-
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- AHE
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- AHL
-
- ATC
-
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- AIC
-
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- AYH
-
- Clo
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ATA
-
- CNO
-
- CNN
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- at.
-
- ALC
-
- thy
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou (used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a consonant sound):
- TAL
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- TPN
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- NEA
-
- La.
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Lt.
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ite
-
- NOP
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- ity
-
- ITC
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- IOC
-
- ILO
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- INH
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- NOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ITA
-
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- IOT
-
- PCI
-
- NEC
-
- IPA
-
- iph
-
- IPO
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Npt
-
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- OIt
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LON
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Ola
-
- 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.
- OTC
-
- LPN
-
- oic
-
- OAP
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- LTA
-
- LTh
-
- NAA
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- NYC
-
- LOC
-
- op.
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- pt.
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lep
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- 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.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PTO
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- OPA
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Oc.
-
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILP
-
- il-
-
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- NIA
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- heh
-
noun,
he2 .
- Hey
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to call attention or to express pleasure, surprise, bewilderment, etc.)
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- NHL
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- 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:
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- 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.
- yip
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- Hay
-
noun,
grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as forage.
- NHA
-
- NIH
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- PLA
-
- 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.
-
- hah
-
interjection,
ha.
- EPT
-
- ety
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- ETO
-
- NYA
-
- PIO
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- HIH
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- NHI
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- Yap
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- YCL
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NYP
-
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- PHA
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Yeo
-
- NNE
-
- NNP
-
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- YHA
-
- IHP
-
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ial
-
- yah
-
interjection,
an exclamation of impatience or derision.
- py-
-
- 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.
- Hoy
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- PhL
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- ht.
-
- NCO
-
- io-
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Ia.
-
- NY
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NP
-
- 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.
- NH
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- AH
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- O.
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- NL
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- TP
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- OA
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- AO
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- A.
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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.
- TL
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- TN
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- eh
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interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- NI
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- i.
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- Yi
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noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- t.
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- PH
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- ye
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pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- cy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- YA
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noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- YT
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- ic
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- Y.
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- HO
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noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- yo
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- HL
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- Hy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Hiram.
- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- HP
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- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- HH
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- h.
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- yl
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- IP
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- NC
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- ty
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
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- OH
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noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- oy
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noun,
a grandchild.
- ol
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
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- P.
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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.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- ly
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- le
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TC
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- CE
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- L2
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- L1
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- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- ey
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- LH
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- LC
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- L.
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.