Anagrams of plain-spoken
Word plain-spoken has
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that can be made by using the letters of plain-spoken.
- panoplies
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noun,
a wide-ranging and impressive array or display:
- open-plan
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noun,
a floor plan without fully enclosed spaces for distinct rooms.
- skin-pop
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verb (used with object),
to inject (a drug) under the skin rather than into a vein.
- sea-pink
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noun,
thrift (def 3).
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- skiplane
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noun,
an airplane equipped with skis to enable it to land on and take off from snow.
- applies
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verb (used with object),
to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent:
- spaniel
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noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- nipples
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noun,
a protuberance of the mamma or breast where, in the female, the milk ducts discharge; teat.
- Neilson
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noun,
William Allan, 1869–1946, U.S. educator and lexicographer, born in Scotland.
- alkines
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noun,
alkyne.
- nappies
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noun,
liquor, especially ale.
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- pinesap
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noun,
either of two parasitic or saprophytic plants of the genus Monotropa, especially the tawny or reddish M. hypopithys (false beechdrops) of eastern North America.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- pinoles
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- alpines
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- lippens
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verb (used with object),
to trust (a person).
- Opelika
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noun,
a city in E Alabama.
- Epsilon
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noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- pannose
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adjective,
having the texture of felt or woolen cloth.
- espanol
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noun,
the Spanish language.
- pepinos
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noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- snap-on
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adjective,
attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion:
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- pinkoes
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noun,
a person with left-wing, but not extreme, political opinions.
- spleno-
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- Spokane
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noun,
a city in E Washington.
- saponin
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noun,
any of a group of amorphous glycosides of terpenes and steroids, occurring in many plants, characterized by an ability to form emulsions and to foam in aqueous solutions, and used as detergents.
- nonpeak
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adjective,
off-peak.
- pension
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noun,
a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.:
- pinkens
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verb (used without object),
to grow or turn pink.
- kaolins
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noun,
a fine white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain.
- poplins
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noun,
a finely corded fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool, for dresses, draperies, etc.
- kalpis
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noun,
a form of the hydria.
- koppas
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noun,
a letter (, ) of some early Greek alphabets, occurring between pi and rho and equivalent to Latin Q: later superseded by kappa except for its use as a numeral for 90.
- Sloane
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noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- lippen
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verb (used with object),
to trust (a person).
- polies
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noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Koppel
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- pinken
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verb (used without object),
to grow or turn pink.
- aslope
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adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- pannes
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noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- pokies
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noun,
Slang. a jail:
- eikons
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noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- Pansil
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noun,
Pancha Sila.
- panels
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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.
- Eakins
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noun,
Thomas, 1844–1916, U.S. painter.
- 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.
- Lonnie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- Pilsen
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noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- insane
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adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- pennis
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- lesion
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- pensil
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noun,
pencel.
- lapins
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noun,
a rabbit.
- poplin
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noun,
a finely corded fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool, for dresses, draperies, etc.
- sienna
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noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- pepino
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noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- peplos
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noun,
a loose-fitting outer garment worn, draped in folds, by women in ancient Greece.
- inkles
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noun,
a linen tape used for trimmings.
- pepsin
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noun,
an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
- Leipoa
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noun,
mallee fowl.
- inspan
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verb (used with object),
to yoke or harness.
- lanose
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adjective,
lanate.
- polkas
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noun,
a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin, with music in duple meter.
- Pelion
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noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- pilose
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adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- Polska
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noun,
Polish name of Poland.
- pekans
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noun,
the fisher, Martes pennanti.
- Ponape
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noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- appose
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verb (used with object),
to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
- pekins
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noun,
a silk fabric in which broad stripes of equal width and in various colors or weaves are alternated.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- likens
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verb (used with object),
to represent as similar or like; compare:
- Silone
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noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- eonian
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adjective,
aeonian.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- silken
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adjective,
made of silk.
- Pelops
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a son of Tantalus and Dione, slaughtered by his father and served to the Olympians as food; Hermes restored him to life and he later ruled over southern Greece, which was called Peloponnesus after him.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- pinkos
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noun,
a person with left-wing, but not extreme, political opinions.
- Nepali
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noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- inanes
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- alkies
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noun,
an alcoholic.
- Aeolis
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noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- pinons
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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.
- okapis
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noun,
an African mammal, Okapia johnstoni, closely related to and resembling the giraffe, but smaller and with a much shorter neck.
- spinal
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- pleio-
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- nopals
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noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Alpine
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- aloins
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- kinase
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noun,
a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
- online
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adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- alkine
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noun,
alkyne.
- nipple
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noun,
a protuberance of the mamma or breast where, in the female, the milk ducts discharge; teat.
- Kelson
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noun,
keelson.
- Alison
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Plains
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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.
- A-line
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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.
- K-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
- Nippon
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noun,
a Japanese name of Japan.
- plano-
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- planks
-
noun,
a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
- Aleppo
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noun,
a city in NW Syria.
- klippe
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noun,
Numismatics. a square or lozenge-shaped coin.
- pipals
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noun,
a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.
- oleins
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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.
- plani-
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- spinel
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noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- paleo-
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- splen-
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- spoken
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verb,
a past participle of speak.
- kaolin
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noun,
a fine white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain.
- napkin
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noun,
a small piece of cloth or paper, usually square, for use in wiping the lips and fingers and to protect the clothes while eating.
- Naples
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noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- kanone
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noun,
a person who is an expert skier.
- Napoli
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noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- nappes
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noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- spline
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noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- plinks
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noun,
a plinking sound.
- nasion
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noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- pinnas
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noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- appels
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noun,
a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- anoles
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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.
- plonks
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noun,
inferior or cheap wine.
- Pinole
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- koines
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
- Nelson
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noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- paeons
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- aniso-
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- paleon
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- splake
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noun,
the hybrid offspring of a lake trout and a brook trout.
- 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:
- pikas
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noun,
any of several small, brown to gray tailless mammals of the genus Ochotona, resembling rabbits with short ears and legs and inhabiting western mountains of North America and parts of eastern Europe and Asia.
- lapis
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noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- Kline
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noun,
Franz (Josef) [joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), 1910–62, U.S. painter.
- pipes
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noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- lapin
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noun,
a rabbit.
- Klein
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), 1849–1925, German mathematician.
- klans
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noun,
Ku Klux Klan.
- lapps
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noun,
Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
- knaps
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noun,
a crest or summit of a small hill.
- Pilos
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noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- Knies
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noun,
Karl Gustav Adolf [kahrl goo s-tahf ah-dawlf] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.
- Pinon
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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.
- Konia
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noun,
Konya.
- koppa
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noun,
a letter (, ) of some early Greek alphabets, occurring between pi and rho and equivalent to Latin Q: later superseded by kappa except for its use as a numeral for 90.
- Pinna
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noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- pinko
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noun,
a person with left-wing, but not extreme, political opinions.
- Kolis
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noun,
a people of low caste in northern India.
- kolas
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noun,
kola nut.
- Pines
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noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Pinel
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noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Koine
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
- koels
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noun,
any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
- pinas
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noun,
pineapple.
- pikes
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noun,
any of several large, slender, voracious freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, having a long, flat snout: the blue pike of the Great Lakes is now extinct.
- koans
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noun,
a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
- Pinsk
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noun,
a city in SW Byelorussia (Belarus), E of Brest.
- pions
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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.
- Lakin
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noun,
Obsolete. ladykin.
- knosp
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noun,
a budlike ornament.
- pinks
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noun,
a color varying from light crimson to pale reddish purple.
- knops
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noun,
a small knob or similar rounded protuberance, especially for ornament.
- pilon
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noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- piles
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noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pipal
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noun,
a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.
- 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.
- Laski
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noun,
Harold Joseph, 1893–1950, English political scientist and writer.
- linns
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noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- pians
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noun,
yaws.
- neaps
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noun,
neap tide.
- Nepos
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noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- 30-30
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- Nepal
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noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- opsin
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noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- neons
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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.
- Paeon
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Neils
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Paine
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noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Nikon
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noun,
1605–81, patriarch of Russian Orthodox Church 1652–66.
- pains
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noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- naso-
-
- Pakse
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noun,
a city in S Laos, on the Mekong River.
- nappe
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noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- napes
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noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- pale-
-
- nano-
-
- Pales
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noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- opine
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- opens
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noun,
an open or clear space.
- palis
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noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- noils
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- oinks
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noun,
the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
- okapi
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noun,
an African mammal, Okapia johnstoni, closely related to and resembling the giraffe, but smaller and with a much shorter neck.
- nopal
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noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- nones
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noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- Okla.
-
- nonas
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noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nona-
-
- noise
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Olean
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noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Niles
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- olein
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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.
- noels
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noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- olpes
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noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Nisan
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noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- onlap
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noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- nipas
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noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Ninos
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noun,
boy; child.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- nails
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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.
- palki
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noun,
a palanquin; sedan chair.
- leaks
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- likes
-
noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- liken
-
verb (used with object),
to represent as similar or like; compare:
- penis
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noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Penki
-
noun,
Benxi.
- Penn.
-
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- peons
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- Pepin
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noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- lenos
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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.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Lenin
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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.
- pepos
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- penal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- links
-
noun,
golf course.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- palpi
-
noun,
plural of palpus.
- palps
-
noun,
a palpus.
- 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.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- peaks
-
noun,
the pointed top of a mountain or ridge.
- Pekin
-
noun,
a silk fabric in which broad stripes of equal width and in various colors or weaves are alternated.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Lippe
-
noun,
a former state in NW Germany: now part of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- lipo-
-
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- pekan
-
noun,
the fisher, Martes pennanti.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- kisan
-
noun,
(in India) a peasant.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- snake
-
noun,
any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Epis.
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anis-
-
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Sino-
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- spake
-
verb,
a simple past tense of speak.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Sakel
-
noun,
Manfred (Joshua) 1906–57, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Austria.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- ileo-
-
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- ikons
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- ankle
-
noun,
(in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- SLAPP
-
noun,
Also called SLAPP suit. a civil lawsuit brought as an intimidation measure against an activist.
- slink
-
noun,
a prematurely born calf or other animal.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- 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.
- sloka
-
noun,
a couplet or distich of Sanskrit verse, especially one with each line containing 16 syllables.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- sloke
-
noun,
algae or seaweed.
- Apple
-
noun,
the usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree, Malus sylvestris, of the rose family.
- snoek
-
noun,
a long, slender marine food fish, Thyrsites atun, of the family Gempylidae, of the southern oceans.
- Appel
-
noun,
a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- slank
-
noun,
a prematurely born calf or other animal.
- Elkin
-
noun,
Stanley, 1930–1995, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- soken
-
noun,
a district held by socage.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- skean
-
noun,
a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
- skein
-
noun,
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- skelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- slake
-
verb (used with object),
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- 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.
-
- eikon
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- skoal
-
noun,
a toast.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- span-
-
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- alike
-
adverb,
in the same manner or form; similarly:
- Kans.
-
- kelps
-
noun,
any large, brown, cold-water seaweed of the family Laminariaceae, used as food and in various manufacturing processes.
- plio-
-
- plonk
-
noun,
inferior or cheap wine.
- aeons
-
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.
- kaons
-
noun,
a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
- plops
-
noun,
a plopping sound or fall.
- kanes
-
noun,
cain.
- plink
-
noun,
a plinking sound.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- kalis
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- pokes
-
noun,
a thrust or push.
- kains
-
noun,
cain.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Aiken
-
noun,
Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
- Kelso
-
noun,
a town in SW Washington.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- kilo-
-
- kinos
-
noun,
(in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
- kines
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- 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.
- kinas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- plan-
-
- kilos
-
noun,
kilogram.
- kilns
-
noun,
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
- kenos
-
noun,
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
- oaken
-
adjective,
made of oak:
- Plank
-
noun,
a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
- spoke
-
noun,
one of the bars, rods, or rungs radiating from the hub or nave of a wheel and supporting the rim or felloe.
- Kesia
-
noun,
a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- kepis
-
noun,
a French military cap with a flat circular top and a nearly horizontal visor.
- pleo-
-
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- kales
-
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- inkle
-
noun,
a linen tape used for trimmings.
- insp.
-
- insol
-
- insep
-
- popes
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- Akins
-
noun,
Zoë [zoh-ee] /ˈzoʊ i/ (Show IPA), 1886–1958, U.S. playwright.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- speak
-
Idioms,
so to speak, to use a manner of speaking; figuratively speaking:
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- 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.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- Spike
-
noun,
a naillike fastener, 3 to 12 inches (7.6 to 30.5 cm) long and proportionately thicker than a common nail, for fastening together heavy timbers or railroad track.
- spank
-
noun,
a blow given in spanking; a smart or resounding slap.
- polka
-
noun,
a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin, with music in duple meter.
- oink
-
noun,
the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
- 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.
- 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.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- soak
-
noun,
the act or state of soaking or the state of being soaked.
- 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.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- 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.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Paki
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Pakistani, especially one who has emigrated to Britain.
- Soni
-
- Oken
-
noun,
Lorenz (Lorenz Ockenfuss) 1779–1851, German naturalist and philosopher.
- Okie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
- spik
-
noun,
spic.
- ole-
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- okes
-
noun,
oka1 .
- opp.
-
- Sol.
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- soln
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- okas
-
noun,
Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- opia
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- soke
-
noun,
the privilege of holding court, usually connected with the feudal rights of lordship.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Pal.
-
- PPLO
-
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- pos.
-
- Pike
-
noun,
any of several large, slender, voracious freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, having a long, flat snout: the blue pike of the Great Lakes is now extinct.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pika
-
noun,
any of several small, brown to gray tailless mammals of the genus Ochotona, resembling rabbits with short ears and legs and inhabiting western mountains of North America and parts of eastern Europe and Asia.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- psia
-
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- sake
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pop-
-
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Saki
-
noun,
any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- 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.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- plop
-
noun,
a plopping sound or fall.
- pnea
-
- poke
-
noun,
a thrust or push.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- Pol.
-
- pink
-
noun,
a color varying from light crimson to pale reddish purple.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- 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.
- Polk
-
noun,
James Knox, 1795–1849, the 11th president of the U.S. 1845–49.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- peps
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- skin
-
noun,
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- peak
-
noun,
the pointed top of a mountain or ridge.
- 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.
- skep
-
noun,
a round farm basket of wicker or wood.
- paps
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- Skip
-
noun,
a skipping movement; a light jump or bounce.
- Sink
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- palp
-
noun,
a palpus.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- pips
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- pepo
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- Salk
-
noun,
Jonas E(dward) 1914–95, U.S. bacteriologist: developed Salk vaccine.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sank
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sepn
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sika
-
noun,
a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
- sike
-
noun,
a small stream.
- silk
-
noun,
the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
- Pen.
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- oiks
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- 1080
-
- Oaks
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- kina
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- Kola
-
noun,
kola nut.
- koel
-
noun,
any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
- koas
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- koan
-
noun,
a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
- knop
-
noun,
a small knob or similar rounded protuberance, especially for ornament.
- knap
-
noun,
a crest or summit of a small hill.
- Klan
-
noun,
Ku Klux Klan.
- KIPS
-
noun,
the hide of a young or small beast.
- kins
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- kino
-
noun,
(in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
- kine
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- Kiel
-
noun,
the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in N Germany, at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal.
- Koln
-
noun,
German name of Cologne.
- KIAS
-
- kepi
-
noun,
a French military cap with a flat circular top and a nearly horizontal visor.
- Keos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, off the SE coast of the Greek mainland. 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- kens
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- keno
-
noun,
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
- kelp
-
noun,
any large, brown, cold-water seaweed of the family Laminariaceae, used as food and in various manufacturing processes.
- keas
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- Kean
-
noun,
Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- kaon
-
noun,
a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
- Kano
-
noun,
a city in N Nigeria.
- Kane
-
noun,
cain.
- Koli
-
noun,
a people of low caste in northern India.
- Kona
-
noun,
a southwesterly winter wind in Hawaii, often strong and bringing rain.
- Kain
-
noun,
cain.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- 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.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- 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.
- leks
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- kops
-
noun,
a hill.
- leak
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- lea.
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lapp
-
noun,
Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- lank
-
adjective,
(of plants) unduly long and slender:
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lake
-
noun,
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Kali
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- iso-
-
- lin.
-
- ann.
-
- Apps
-
noun,
an application, typically a small, specialized program downloaded onto mobile devices:
- appl
-
- app.
-
- apo-
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- 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.
- Aoki
-
noun,
Shuzo [shoo-zaw] /ˈʃu zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1844–1914, first Japanese ambassador to U.S., 1905–09.
- A-OK
-
adjective, adverb,
Informal. OK; perfect:
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Eisk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alk.
-
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Akin
-
adjective,
of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- 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.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- esp.
-
- ions
-
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 = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ins.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- inks
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- inae
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ilks
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- Ilka
-
adjective,
every; each.
- ile-
-
- ikon
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- ELAS
-
- eso-
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epi-
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- Enki
-
noun,
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- like
-
noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- Kiln
-
noun,
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- 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.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neo-
-
- 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.
- Nike
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- non-
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- 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.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Loki
-
noun,
a trickster god, born of Jotun ancestry but accepted among the Aesir as Odin's adopted brother: father of the monsters Fenrir, Hel, and the Midgard serpent, and the instigator of Balder's death.
- spp.
-
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Link
-
noun,
one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lip-
-
- 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.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- EPA
-
- NNE
-
- ska
-
noun,
a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
- ESA
-
- EPS
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Ep.
-
- en-
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- OPA
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Esk
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ons
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- ESL
-
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- ILS
-
- ILP
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ILO
-
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ilk
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- il-
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- IAS
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- 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.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- EIS
-
- NNP
-
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- Oka
-
noun,
Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- 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.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- OAK
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- 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.
- NSA
-
- oik
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- OAS
-
- ae.
-
- an.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- ap-
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- oke
-
noun,
oka1 .
- ski
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- ASK
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- in.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- SLA
-
- ea.
-
- eo-
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- SLE
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ase
-
- lep
-
- APS
-
- Les
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- SLP
-
- Ola
-
- Apl
-
- 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.
- NOP
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- nik
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- kil
-
- KIP
-
noun,
the hide of a young or small beast.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- pk.
-
plural,
pack.
- pks
-
plural,
pack.
- pl.
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- kin
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- OAP
-
- ne-
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- PAK
-
noun,
pack; package.
- KIA
-
- SAE
-
- NEA
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- pli
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- PLO
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- kn.
-
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- ksi
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LON
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- pik
-
noun,
payment in kind.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- La.
-
- Kos
-
noun,
a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- 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:
- kop
-
noun,
a hill.
- LPN
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSI
-
- koi
-
noun,
any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
- PIO
-
- Koa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- KNP
-
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Ps.
-
- PPS
-
- Kas
-
noun,
(in the Netherlands and in Dutch colonies) a large cabinet of the 17th and 18th centuries, having two doors and often a number of drawers at the bottom, and usually having an elaborately painted or carved decoration with a heavy cornice.
- NES
-
- IPS
-
- IPO
-
- IPA
-
- 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.
- OSP
-
- pp.
-
- ion
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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 = .
- NEP
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noun,
New Economic Policy.
- OPS
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- INN
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noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ink
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noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- ISA
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- PPA
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noun,
a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- PPE
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- PPI
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- ppl
-
- ine
-
- PSA
-
- PSE
-
- PSI
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noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- NIA
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- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ose
-
- PEI
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noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Isl
-
- Kan
-
- ise
-
- Kal
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- Pa.
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- poi
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noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- ka-
-
- POA
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- POE
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noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- L2
-
- L.
-
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- AK
-
- L1
-
- le
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- S.
-
- AO
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- NL
-
- AI
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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.
- sk
-
- 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.
- OA
-
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- KP
-
- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- SN
-
- 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.
- i.
-
- ol
-
- ln
-
- IP
-
- K.
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- KO
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noun,
a knockout in boxing.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- EI
-
- NP
-
- NI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- O.
-
- K2
-
noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- N.
-
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- OK
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noun,
an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
- KI
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noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.