Anagrams of pillowcases
Word pillowcases has
872 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of pillowcases.
- pillowcase
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noun,
a removable sacklike covering, usually of cotton, drawn over a pillow.
- allspices
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noun,
the dried, unripe berries of an aromatic tropical American tree, Pimenta dioica, used whole or ground as a spice.
- coleslaws
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noun,
a salad of finely sliced or chopped raw cabbage, usually moistened with a mayonnaise dressing.
- escallops
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noun,
scallop.
- calliopes
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noun,
Also called steam organ. a musical instrument consisting of a set of harsh-sounding steam whistles that are activated by a keyboard.
- collapses
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noun,
a falling in or together:
- specials
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- scallops
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noun,
any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- calloses
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noun,
callus (def 2).
- Calliope
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noun,
Also called steam organ. a musical instrument consisting of a set of harsh-sounding steam whistles that are activated by a keyboard.
- celosias
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- allspice
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noun,
the dried, unripe berries of an aromatic tropical American tree, Pimenta dioica, used whole or ground as a spice.
- Cassiope
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) any evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Cassiope, of the heath family, having nodding white or pinkish solitary flowers and scalelike or needlelike leaves.
- collapse
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noun,
a falling in or together:
- coleslaw
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noun,
a salad of finely sliced or chopped raw cabbage, usually moistened with a mayonnaise dressing.
- scalpels
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noun,
a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.
- slipsole
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noun,
an insole placed in a shoe for warmth or to adjust the size.
- slipcase
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noun,
a box for a book or set of books, open on one side so that the spine is visible.
- escallop
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noun,
scallop.
- Picasso
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noun,
Pablo [pah-bloh;; Spanish pah-vlaw] /ˈpɑ bloʊ;; Spanish ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1973, Spanish painter and sculptor in France.
- sallows
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noun,
any of several shrubby Old World willows, especially Salix atrocinerea or the pussy willow, S. caprea.
- cowpeas
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noun,
a plant, Vigna unguiculata, extensively cultivated in the southern U.S. for forage, soil improvement, etc.
- espials
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noun,
the act of spying.
- cowslip
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noun,
an English primrose, Primula veris, having fragrant yellow flowers.
- scapose
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adjective,
having scapes; consisting of a scape.
- sallies
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noun,
a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
- scalpel
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noun,
a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.
- locales
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noun,
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- lipases
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- lawless
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adjective,
contrary to or without regard for the law:
- Walpole
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noun,
Horace, 4th Earl of Orford [awr-ferd] /ˈɔr fərd/ (Show IPA), (Horatio Walpole) 1717–97, English novelist and essayist (son of Sir Robert Walpole).
- solaces
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- scillas
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noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- callose
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noun,
callus (def 2).
- splices
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noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- palsies
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noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- scallop
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noun,
any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- sea-cow
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noun,
any sirenian, as the manatee or dugong.
- ossicle
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noun,
a small bone.
- special
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- socials
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noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- Weslaco
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- pilose
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adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- spells
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noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- Pisces
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noun,
Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
- Scales
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- plaice
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noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- pleio-
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- piscos
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noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- Leipoa
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noun,
mallee fowl.
- Calles
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noun,
Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- calli-
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- Collie
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noun,
one of a breed of dogs having a usually long, black, tan, and white or sable and white coat, raised originally in Scotland for herding sheep.
- callow
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noun,
a recently hatched worker ant.
- callop
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noun,
golden perch.
- places
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noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- Powell
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noun,
Adam Clayton, Jr. 1908–72, U.S. clergyman, politician, and civil-rights leader: congressman 1945–67, 1969–71.
- spalls
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noun,
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- socles
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noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- slopes
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- possie
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noun,
a job; position.
- slipes
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noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- saices
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noun,
syce.
- posies
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noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- class.
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- clasps
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noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- slices
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noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- polies
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noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- police
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noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- social
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noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- closes
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noun,
the act of closing.
- Laclos
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noun,
Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de [pyer ahn-brwaz frahn-swa shaw der-loh duh] /pyɛr ɑ̃ˈbrwaz frɑ̃ˈswa ʃɔ dɛrˈloʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1741–1803, French general and writer.
- colies
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noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- poises
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- saleps
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noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- solace
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- pocill
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- cellos
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noun,
the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
- sallow
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noun,
any of several shrubby Old World willows, especially Salix atrocinerea or the pussy willow, S. caprea.
- lapses
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noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- plisse
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noun,
a textile finish characterized by a puckered or blistered effect, produced by chemical treatment.
- Lassie
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noun,
a young girl; lass.
- spaces
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noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Cassie
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noun,
huisache.
- Cassel
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noun,
Kassel.
- salols
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noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- spicas
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noun,
spike2 .
- assoc.
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- awless
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adjective,
aweless.
- scapes
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noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- locals
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noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- cossie
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noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- pellas
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noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- Cowell
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noun,
Henry (Dixon) 1897–1965, U.S. composer.
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- cowpea
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noun,
a plant, Vigna unguiculata, extensively cultivated in the southern U.S. for forage, soil improvement, etc.
- allows
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Idioms,
allow for, to make concession or provision for:
- Pillow
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noun,
a bag or case made of cloth that is filled with feathers, down, or other soft material, and is used to cushion the head during sleep or rest.
- losels
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noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- Allies
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noun,
plural of ally.
- passel
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noun,
a group or lot of indeterminate number:
- swipes
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noun,
poor, watery, or spoiled beer.
- Wallis
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noun,
Harold Brent [brent] /brɛnt/ (Show IPA), ("Hal") 1899–1986, U.S. film producer.
- Scopes
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noun,
John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- wallop
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noun,
a vigorous blow.
- aisles
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- paseos
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noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- Scilla
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noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- sepals
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noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- paleo-
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- sepias
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Aeolis
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noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Scopas
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noun,
flourished 4th century b.c, Greek sculptor and architect.
- locale
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noun,
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
- scowls
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noun,
a scowling expression, look, or aspect.
- spills
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noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- Elissa
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noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- spices
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noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- copals
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noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- assoil
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verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- spiels
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noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- copies
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noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- aspics
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noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- spiles
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noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- apices
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noun,
a plural of apex.
- Aeolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- aslope
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adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- cosies
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noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- swills
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noun,
liquid or partly liquid food for animals, especially kitchen refuse given to swine; hogwash.
- lisles
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noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- splice
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noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- scalls
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noun,
dandruff.
- copses
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noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- swales
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noun,
a low place in a tract of land, usually moister and often having ranker vegetation than the adjacent higher land.
- spoils
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noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- scowl
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noun,
a scowling expression, look, or aspect.
- scops
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noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Ellis
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noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- Ellas
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noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- scows
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noun,
any of various vessels having a flat-bottomed rectangular hull with sloping ends, built in various sizes with or without means of propulsion, as barges, punts, rowboats, or sailboats.
- scope
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noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- Eolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Iowas
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noun,
a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Capital: Des Moines.
Abbreviation: IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io.
- Salol
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noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- sails
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noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Epis.
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- salep
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noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Episc
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- scopa
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noun,
pollen brush.
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- scelp
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noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- ileo-
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- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- scape
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noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- Salop
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noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- scalp
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noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scall
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noun,
dandruff.
- Icel.
-
- scale
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- oases
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noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- Lawes
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noun,
Henry ("Harry") 1596–1662, English composer.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- loses
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Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- pases
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noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pass.
-
- Passe
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noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- lowse
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adjective,
loose.
- Lowes
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noun,
John Livingston, 1867–1945, U.S. scholar, critic, and teacher.
- pawls
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noun,
a pivoted bar adapted to engage with the teeth of a ratchet wheel or the like so as to prevent movement or to impart motion.
- losel
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noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- lweis
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noun,
a monetary unit of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.
- peals
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noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Lopes
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noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Pecos
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noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Pella
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noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- Loewi
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noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1961, German pharmacologist in the U.S.: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1936.
- loess
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noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- paseo
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noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- Pasco
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noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- local
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noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- OIcel
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- olpes
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noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Ollie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- ollas
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noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- opsis
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- oleic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- ossia
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conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- paces
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noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Paoli
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noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- pale-
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- oasis
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noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- 30-30
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- Pales
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noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- palis
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noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- palls
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noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- Palos
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noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- pesos
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- picas
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noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- psoas
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noun,
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
- poise
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- lapse
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noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- lapis
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noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapel
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noun,
either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- ploce
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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.”.
- plows
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noun,
an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- laces
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- poles
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noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- polls
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noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- poses
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noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- poss.
-
- posse
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noun,
posse comitatus.
- plio-
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- lasso
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noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- Lisle
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noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- Lewis
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noun,
a device for lifting a dressed stone, consisting of a number of pieces fitting together to fill a dovetailed recess cut into the stone.
- pico-
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- lipo-
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- Lilas
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noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Lilac
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noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- Pilea
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- piles
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noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pilos
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noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- plica
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noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- pisco
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noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- Leila
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noun,
a female given name.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- leaps
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- pleo-
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- plews
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noun,
a beaver skin, especially one of prime quality.
- seals
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noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- spaes
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verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- spice
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noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- awols
-
noun,
a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- spews
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- speos
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noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- spell
-
noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- specs
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noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- calls
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noun,
a cry or shout.
- Calpe
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noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- spec.
-
- capes
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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.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- caps.
-
- spall
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noun,
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- slows
-
adverb,
in a slow manner; slowly:
- claws
-
noun,
a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird.
- soaps
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- clase
-
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Cello
-
noun,
the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- spics
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- spies
-
- clews
-
noun,
clue (def 1).
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- wocas
-
noun,
a yellow pond lily, Nuphar polysepalum, of northwestern North America, having heart-shaped leaves and cup-shaped flowers.
- wipes
-
noun,
an act of wiping:
- Wills
-
noun,
Helen Newington [noo-ing-tuh n,, nyoo-] /ˈnu ɪŋ tən,, ˈnyu-/ (Show IPA), 1906–98, U.S. tennis player.
- Willa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.
- Wiles
-
noun,
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
- wilco
-
interjection,
(especially in radio transmission) an indication that the message just received will be complied with.
- Wells
-
noun,
Henry, 1805–78, U.S. businessman: pioneered in banking, stagecoach services, and express shipping.
- Weill
-
noun,
Kurt [kurt;; German koo rt] /kɜrt;; German kʊərt/ (Show IPA), 1900–50, German composer, in the U.S. after 1935.
- weals
-
noun,
well-being, prosperity, or happiness:
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Walls
-
noun,
any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Wales
-
noun,
a division of the United Kingdom, in SW Great Britain. 8016 sq. mi. (20,760 sq. km).
- allo-
-
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- Apoc.
-
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- asco-
-
- swale
-
noun,
a low place in a tract of land, usually moister and often having ranker vegetation than the adjacent higher land.
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- apses
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Swaps
-
noun,
an exchange:
- swill
-
noun,
liquid or partly liquid food for animals, especially kitchen refuse given to swine; hogwash.
- allow
-
Idioms,
allow for, to make concession or provision for:
- swipe
-
noun,
a strong, sweeping blow, as with a cricket bat or golf club.
- swops
-
verb (used with or without object),
swap.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- wails
-
noun,
the act of wailing.
- slops
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cowls
-
noun,
a hooded garment worn by monks.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coel-
-
- Sells
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- slews
-
noun,
a large number or quantity:
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- slaws
-
noun,
coleslaw.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- coll.
-
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- slaps
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- ecol.
-
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Cowes
-
noun,
a seaport on the Isle of Wight, in S England: resort.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- wile
-
noun,
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- WAIS
-
noun,
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.
See under Wechsler Scales.
- Wis.
-
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Wisc
-
noun,
a group of intelligence tests, including the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) later revised (WAIS-R) the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) later revised (WISC-R) the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) and the Wechsler-Bellevue Scale, no longer used, all of which emphasize performance and verbal skills and give separate scores for subtests in vocabulary, arithmetic, memory span, assembly of objects, and other abilities.
- osis
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- wise
-
noun,
way of proceeding or considering; manner; fashion (usually used in combination or in certain phrases):
- wail
-
noun,
the act of wailing.
- wisp
-
noun,
a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like.
- paws
-
noun,
the foot of an animal having claws.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- sec.
-
- waes
-
noun,
woe.
- Wacs
-
noun,
a member of the Women's Army Corps, formerly an auxiliary of the U.S. Army.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- opia
-
- Waco
-
noun,
a city in central Texas, on the Brazos River.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- wops
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Italian or a person of Italian descent.
- Wace
-
noun,
Robert [rob-ert;; French raw-ber] /ˈrɒb ərt;; French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), ("Wace of Jersey") c1100–c1180, Anglo-Norman poet born on the Channel Island of Jersey.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- swop
-
verb (used with or without object),
swap.
- sews
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- pawl
-
noun,
a pivoted bar adapted to engage with the teeth of a ratchet wheel or the like so as to prevent movement or to impart motion.
- owes
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Will
-
noun,
the faculty of conscious and especially of deliberate action; the power of control the mind has over its own actions:
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- Pal.
-
- Pall
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- Weil
-
noun,
André, 1906–98, U.S. mathematician, born in France: brother of Simone Weil.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- weal
-
noun,
well-being, prosperity, or happiness:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Wal.
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- waps
-
verb (used with or without object),
whop.
- wipe
-
noun,
an act of wiping:
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- scow
-
noun,
any of various vessels having a flat-bottomed rectangular hull with sloping ends, built in various sizes with or without means of propulsion, as barges, punts, rowboats, or sailboats.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Wall
-
noun,
any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
- owse
-
noun,
ox.
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- wale
-
noun,
a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- WASP
-
noun,
any of numerous social or solitary hymenopterous insects of the Vespidae, Sphecidae, and allied families, generally having a long, slender body and narrow waist and, in the female, a stinger.
- pows
-
noun,
a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- SLIC
-
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- plow
-
noun,
an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- PLSS
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- Sol.
-
- Pol.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Poll
-
noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- slow
-
adverb,
in a slow manner; slowly:
- psia
-
- sows
-
noun,
an adult female swine.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- swap
-
noun,
an exchange:
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- psec
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pil-
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- spew
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- saws
-
noun,
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- SASE
-
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- slaw
-
noun,
coleslaw.
- SPCA
-
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- plew
-
noun,
a beaver skin, especially one of prime quality.
- slew
-
noun,
a large number or quantity:
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- 1080
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- ICAO
-
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- lea.
-
- ical
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Col.
-
- awes
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- ile-
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- claw
-
noun,
a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- asis
-
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- Ill.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Iowa
-
noun,
a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Capital: Des Moines.
Abbreviation: IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io.
- isls
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- clew
-
noun,
clue (def 1).
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cels
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clep
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cis-
-
- iso-
-
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Cal.
-
- LACW
-
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- caws
-
noun,
the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- cap.
-
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- 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.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- esp.
-
- lip-
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- lwop
-
- all-
-
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- epi-
-
- cows
-
noun,
the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
- OAPC
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- AWOL
-
noun,
a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
- eco-
-
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- ELAS
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- lwei
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.
- Alco
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ESIS
-
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- asc-
-
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- apo-
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- eso-
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- alow
-
adverb,
below decks.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lows
-
noun,
something that is low, as ground or prices:
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- Lowe
-
verb (used without object),
low3 .
- Cowl
-
noun,
a hooded garment worn by monks.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- 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.
- eo-
-
- SLP
-
- CWA
-
- cle
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- sew
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- csw
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- CPL
-
- cow
-
noun,
the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
- CLI
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- SLA
-
- CPA
-
- CSO
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- SLE
-
- Clo
-
- CSA
-
- CPS
-
- CPO
-
- CPI
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- wae
-
noun,
woe.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- was
-
verb,
1st and 3rd person singular pt. indicative of be.
- WAP
-
verb (used with or without object),
whop.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Wei
-
noun,
any of several dynasties that ruled in North China, especially one ruling a.d. 220–265 and one ruling a.d. 386–534.
- APC
-
- WAC
-
noun,
a member of the Women's Army Corps, formerly an auxiliary of the U.S. Army.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- APS
-
- AIC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SSW
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- wos
-
noun,
woe.
- wop
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Italian or a person of Italian descent.
- woe
-
noun,
grievous distress, affliction, or trouble:
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- al.
-
- WIP
-
- AEC
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACP
-
- ACS
-
- ACW
-
- Wes
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Wesley.
- ae.
-
- Sw.
-
- SSI
-
- CIP
-
- CEA
-
- CWO
-
- cl.
-
- CAI
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- caw
-
noun,
the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SOW
-
noun,
an adult female swine.
- cp.
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- cs.
-
- Co.
-
- SSE
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- SSC
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- SPS
-
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASW
-
- awe
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- AWL
-
noun,
a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.
- ca.
-
- 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.
- ea.
-
- Esc
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lep
-
- Les
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIO
-
- Lew
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lewis, Llewellyn, or Louis.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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:
- pl.
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ll.
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- LOC
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pew
-
noun,
(in a church) one of a number of fixed, benchlike seats with backs, accessible by aisles, for the use of the congregation.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- 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.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- POA
-
- ec-
-
- PLO
-
- PLA
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Law
-
noun,
the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- pli
-
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- PLC
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- 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).
- owl
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly nocturnal birds of prey, of the order Strigiformes, having a broad head with large, forward-directed eyes that are usually surrounded by disks of modified feathers: many populations are diminishing owing to loss of habitat.
- 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.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Ps.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- OWI
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- owe
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- Ola
-
- OSS
-
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- OPA
-
- oic
-
- OCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- LSI
-
- PCS
-
- PCI
-
- Low
-
noun,
something that is low, as ground or prices:
- paw
-
noun,
the foot of an animal having claws.
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSC
-
- LSS
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- LWP
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OAP
-
- OAS
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LCL
-
- SAW
-
noun,
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- sc.
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ics
-
- ESL
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ECA
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- EIS
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- se-
-
- ESA
-
- SCS
-
- SCP
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- EPS
-
- IOC
-
- WPA
-
- Isl
-
- PWA
-
- IWC
-
- POW
-
noun,
a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
- PSA
-
- PSC
-
- La.
-
- PSE
-
- IPA
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- PSS
-
- Iwo
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- SAE
-
- IPO
-
- IPS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SWA
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- L1
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- WP
-
- L.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- LC
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CW
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- AO
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- LW
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- EI
-
- ol
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- L2
-
- OW
-
interjection,
(used especially as an expression of intense or sudden pain.)
- IP
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- S.
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- w/
-
- WC
-
- WI
-
- WL
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SL
-
- SA
-
- PW
-
- IW
-
- le
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- O.
-
- EW
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- CE
-
- we
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- WO
-
noun,
woe.