Anagrams of planimeter
Word planimeter has
975 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of planimeter.
- real-time
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noun,
Computers. the actual time elapsed in the performance of a computation by a computer, the result of the computation being required for the continuation of a physical process.
- parlement
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noun,
parliament.
- reimplant
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verb (used with object),
Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
- terminal
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noun,
a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity.
- Perelman
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noun,
S(idney) J(oseph) 1904–79, U.S. author.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- pearlite
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- permeant
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adjective,
permeating; pervading.
- Lemaitre
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noun,
Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- materiel
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noun,
the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- tramline
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noun,
a streetcar system.
- premiate
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verb (used with object),
to grant a prize or an award to.
- petaline
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a petal.
- mineral.
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- triplane
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- Peterman
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noun,
a safecracker.
- melanite
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noun,
a deep black variety of andradite garnet.
- antimere
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- matinee
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- pileate
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adjective,
having a pileus.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- martele
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adjective,
martellato.
- Meitner
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noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- Melanie
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noun,
a female given name.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- Marlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- meletin
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noun,
quercetin.
- prelim.
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- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- tempera
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- prelate
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- Templar
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noun,
a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
- prename
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noun,
given name.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- planter
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noun,
a person who plants.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- lempira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- Elamite
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.
- Latimer
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noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- epilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- maniple
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- Emerita
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noun,
a woman with such status.
- impearl
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- Tampere
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noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- replant
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- trample
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noun,
the act of trampling.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- perlite
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noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- Perlman
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noun,
Itzhak [ee-tsahk,, it-zahk] /ˈi tsɑk,, ˈɪt zɑk/ (Show IPA), born 1945, U.S. violinist, born in Israel.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- Permian
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noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- impanel
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verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- emplane
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verb (used with or without object),
enplane.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- tapemen
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noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- emirate
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- reptile
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noun,
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- peteman
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noun,
peterman.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- empanel
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verb (used with object),
impanel.
- implant
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noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- primal
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adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- rimple
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noun,
a wrinkle.
- Ermine
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noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- Lenape
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noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- impale
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verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- ramtil
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noun,
Niger seed.
- leaner
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- imparl
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verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- inter.
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- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- intra-
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- repent
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adjective,
creeping.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Repeal
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- impart
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- relent
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- imper.
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- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- mitral
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adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- limner
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noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- penta-
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- melter
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noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- Merlin
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- metal.
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- Petrel
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- metier
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- Milner
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noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- milter
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- permit
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noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- pelter
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- Melena
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noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- pelmet
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noun,
a decorative cornice or valance at the head of a window or doorway, used to cover the fastenings from which curtains are hung.
- pelite
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- patri-
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- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- nemat-
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- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- Nepali
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noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- Palmer
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noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- Meliae
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plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- melan-
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- limpet
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noun,
any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
- Pitman
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- pliant
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adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- platen
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noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- Plante
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- plani-
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- planet
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- planer
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- plaint
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noun,
a complaint.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- pitmen
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Pilate
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noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- mantel
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noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- pintle
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Marlin
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Martel
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noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- matri-
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- mealie
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noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- meanie
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noun,
Informal. meany.
- epimer
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noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Arleen
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noun,
a female given name.
- Empire
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noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- empale
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verb (used with object),
impale (defs 1–5).
- Emelia
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noun,
a female given name.
- Elmira
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noun,
a city in S central New York.
- teamer
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noun,
a teamster.
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- temper
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noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- Temple
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noun,
an edifice or place dedicated to the service or worship of a deity or deities.
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- arpent
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- armpit
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noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- Arlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- aplite
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- tamper
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- Antrim
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noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Ampere
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noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- 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.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- 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.
- airmen
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noun,
an aviator.
- tremie
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noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- triple
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- enamel
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noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- armlet
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noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- enter-
-
- Imena
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Marie
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noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Pinta
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- maple
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noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- term.
-
- Marin
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noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- manit
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noun,
man-minute.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- April
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noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Armen
-
- terna
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noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- treen
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noun,
treenware.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- ripen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- matin
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- male-
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- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- prae-
-
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- plier
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noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- pleat
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- plat.
-
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- matr-
-
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- plan-
-
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Arnel
-
- tera-
-
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- 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.
- anti-
-
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- ante-
-
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Amer.
-
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- metr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- meta-
-
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- alti-
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- peta-
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- 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.
- pert.
-
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- petri
-
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- natl.
-
- pene-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- anim.
-
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Melia
-
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- peri-
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- patr-
-
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- 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.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Ital.
-
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- elem.
-
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- pant-
-
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reni-
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- 30-30
-
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- rept.
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- intr.
-
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- pale-
-
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- part.
-
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- tele-
-
- prim.
-
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- pret.
-
- pari-
-
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- temp.
-
- prem.
-
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Parl.
-
- aeri-
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- par.
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- pam.
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tri-
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- PERL
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- pat.
-
- Pan.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Pen.
-
- Pal.
-
- rpt.
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- tRNA
-
- per.
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- tel-
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- prin
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- repl
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Rep.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- 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.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pet.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- ten.
-
- pre-
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- pnea
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- ter.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- 1080
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- EMet
-
- emia
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emp.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- mal-
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- lip-
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Man.
-
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mar.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- intl
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- ment
-
- Lam.
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lea.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ile-
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Imp.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ire.
-
- inae
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- enl.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- epi-
-
- epit
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- 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.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- men-
-
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- amp.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amt.
-
- mRNA
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- alt.
-
- neem
-
- Apr.
-
- NIRA
-
- NTIA
-
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- AIME
-
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- 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.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ant.
-
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- MILR
-
- mil.
-
- Arm.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- art.
-
- atm.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- met.
-
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- MEPA
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- int.
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- EMR
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ETR
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- TIA
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- eir
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ERT
-
- ERP
-
- ea.
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- at.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- ILP
-
- ine
-
- Am.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ap-
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- al.
-
- in.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- an.
-
- RNA
-
- Ar.
-
- ae.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ier
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TPN
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ene
-
- AME
-
- tra
-
- en-
-
- tr.
-
- ATP
-
- Tpr
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- Ep.
-
- TPM
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TPI
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tlr
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- EMT
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- EPA
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- RPM
-
- EAM
-
- ALM
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- rt.
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ean
-
- rte
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Apl
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- TAL
-
- EPT
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- pm.
-
- trp
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MPE
-
- MPA
-
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- MLR
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- MIT
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIP
-
- MIE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- MEP
-
- MRA
-
- 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:
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- IPA
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- 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
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRE
-
- Me.
-
- NIA
-
- prn
-
- pt.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pa.
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- MRI
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MRP
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- MTP
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lep
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Re.
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- RIP
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noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RMA
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- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- La.
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Len
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ler
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noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lt.
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- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Pr.
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- Lae
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noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Ree
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noun,
reeve3 .
- REA
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- LAP
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noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- PTA
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plural,
peseta.
- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- let
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noun,
British. a lease.
- PMT
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- IPM
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- ltr
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- LTA
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- ipr
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- LPN
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- pli
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- lpm
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- LMT
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- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- PLR
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- Rap
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noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- IRL
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- Lie
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- PRA
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- Lir
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noun,
Ler.
- LIM
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- Ir.
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- i.
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- NM
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- 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.
- L2
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- L1
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NL
-
- L.
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- TP
-
- MN
-
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- MP
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LR
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- ln
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- LM
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
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- RN
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- TN
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- t.
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- M.
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- RP
-
- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- le
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- TL
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- NI
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- TM
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- NP
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- IP
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