Anagrams of plastering
Word plastering has
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that can be made by using the letters of plastering.
- Salinger
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noun,
J(erome) D(avid) 1971–2010, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- trepangs
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noun,
any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.
- retinals
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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.
- gelatins
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- sparling
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noun,
the European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus.
- plaister
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- pralines
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- strangle
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verb (used with object),
to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord.
- Spearing
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noun,
an illegal check in which a player jabs an opponent with the end of the stick blade or the top end of the stick, resulting in a penalty.
- replants
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- grapnels
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noun,
a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something; grapple; grappling iron.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- granites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- Sterling
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noun,
British currency.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Triangle
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noun,
a closed plane figure having three sides and three angles.
- partings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that parts.
- planters
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noun,
a person who plants.
- splinter
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noun,
a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- pleasing
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Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- panelist
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noun,
a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- stealing
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noun,
the act of a person who steals.
- platings
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noun,
a thin coating of gold, silver, etc.
- pantiles
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- Starling
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noun,
a chunky, medium-sized European passerine bird, Sturnus vulgaris, of iridescent black plumage with seasonal speckles, that nests in colonies: introduced into North America.
- genitals
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plural noun,
genitalia.
- stapling
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noun,
a collar formed of angle iron surrounding a structural member passing through a deck or bulkhead to make a seal that is watertight, oiltight, etc.
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- ringlets
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noun,
a curled lock of hair.
- sanglier
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noun,
a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.
- engrails
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- triplane
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- integral
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noun,
an integral whole.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- aglisten
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adjective,
refulgent; glistening.
- pilaster
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noun,
a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- tearing
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noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- parting
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that parts.
- easting
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- ratings
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- 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.
- gastrin
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- atingle
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adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- piglets
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noun,
a little pig.
- parings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- eatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- strange
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adverb,
in a strange manner.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- pelting
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noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pelasgi
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plural noun,
the Pelasgians.
- tangles
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noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- persalt
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noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- stinger
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noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- gaiters
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- sternal
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adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- gelatin
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- stapler
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- ringlet
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noun,
a curled lock of hair.
- Slinger
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noun,
a person or thing that slings.
- slating
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noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- saltern
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noun,
a saltworks.
- singlet
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noun,
a sleeveless athletic jersey, especially a loose-fitting top worn by runners, joggers, etc.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- sapling
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noun,
a young tree.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Sargent
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noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- lasting
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noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- linters
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- 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.
- lingers
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- Legaspi
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noun,
a seaport on SE Luzon, in the Philippines.
- ligates
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verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- ingates
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- spangle
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noun,
a small, thin, often circular piece of glittering metal or other material, used especially for decorating garments.
- pargets
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noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Genista
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- genital
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- 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.
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- springe
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noun,
a snare for catching small game.
- palters
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- glaires
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- palings
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noun,
Also called paling fence. picket fence.
- glisten
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noun,
a glistening; sparkle.
- glister
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noun,
glitter; sparkle.
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- 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.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- grapnel
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noun,
a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something; grapple; grappling iron.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- gratins
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noun,
au gratin.
- replant
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- gristle
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noun,
cartilage, especially in meats.
- resting
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- sparing
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- 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.
- Pilsner
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noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- garnets
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- arpents
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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.
- Algiers
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
- anglers
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noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- tringle
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noun,
a narrow, straight molding, as a fillet.
- Anglist
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noun,
Anglicist.
- planter
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noun,
a person who plants.
- pintles
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- planers
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- argents
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- tingles
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noun,
a tingling sensation.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- prisage
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noun,
the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
- Antlers
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- transl.
-
- triages
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- transp.
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- plaints
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noun,
a complaint.
- platers
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- trepang
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noun,
any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.
- rasping
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noun,
a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping:
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- Psalter
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noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- plaster
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noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- plating
-
noun,
a thin coating of gold, silver, etc.
- 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.
- triples
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- sprang
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noun,
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
- gratis
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adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- alerts
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- trans.
-
- gratin
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noun,
au gratin.
- pagnes
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noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- grates
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noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Greats
-
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- Grants
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noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- pliant
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adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- grani-
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- spinal
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- pagers
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noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- Gretna
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noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- parens
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- stager
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noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- grilse
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noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- alters
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- resign
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verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- gripes
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noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- spinel
-
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.
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- grails
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- trails
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- splen-
-
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- sprain
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- sprent
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adjective,
sprinkled.
- glairs
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- Pansil
-
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.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- Algren
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noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- paints
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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.
- gnarls
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- plegia
-
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- paling
-
noun,
Also called paling fence. picket fence.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- gleans
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Glaser
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noun,
Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
- glares
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- glints
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- retina
-
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.
- larges
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- latins
-
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.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- Langer
-
noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- legits
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- ligase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- ligate
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- septi-
-
- ligers
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- legist
-
noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- lignes
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- sparge
-
noun,
a sprinkling.
- Nergal
-
noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- aglets
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- instr.
-
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- aglint
-
adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- intra-
-
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- prangs
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- silane
-
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.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- lagers
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- parget
-
noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- glaire
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- Plains
-
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.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- genit.
-
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- tangle
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- plages
-
noun,
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
- penta-
-
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- elints
-
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.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- Strega
-
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- regnal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- patri-
-
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- tepals
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- tergal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the tergum.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- arpent
-
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.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- piglet
-
noun,
a little pig.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- argils
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Piaget
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- gastr-
-
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- staple
-
noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- gapers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- Gasper
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- Angles
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- paring
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- gelati
-
noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- planet
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- genips
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- plants
-
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.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- gaslit
-
noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- plani-
-
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- 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.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- reni-
-
- sanit
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- peta-
-
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- part.
-
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- prigs
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- 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.
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- petri
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- lign-
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- pari-
-
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- pings
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- Parl.
-
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Pres.
-
- plast
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- pant-
-
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- plat.
-
- ling.
-
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- nails
-
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.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- prae-
-
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Regt.
-
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- prang
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- resp.
-
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- plan-
-
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- reins
-
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.
- peags
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- 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.
- pagne
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- Paget
-
noun,
Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- 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.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- rept.
-
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- nears
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- natl.
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- patr-
-
- Pregl
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1869–1930, Austrian chemist: Nobel prize 1923.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pert.
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- pale-
-
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- Rains
-
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).
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rents
-
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.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- 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.
- 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.
- relig
-
- plage
-
noun,
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- peri-
-
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- tangs
-
- engr.
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Epis.
-
- Epist
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- tears
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- 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.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- 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.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- 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.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Genl.
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- Srta.
-
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- ginep
-
noun,
genip.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- sprag
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- genip
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- gelts
-
noun,
money.
- gains
-
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- stge.
-
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- gapes
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- step-
-
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Gaspe
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- astr.
-
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- 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.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- 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.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
-
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- angi-
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Angl.
-
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- aeri-
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- treas
-
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- trig.
-
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- 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.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- Arnel
-
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- terns
-
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.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- 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.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- tera-
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- anti-
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- 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.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- intr.
-
- 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.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insep
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- seti-
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- Legis
-
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- sing.
-
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Ital.
-
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Iran.
-
- lang.
-
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- 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.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- gript
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Sept.
-
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- span-
-
- spang
-
adverb,
directly, exactly:
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- IATSE
-
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- tRNA
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- pts.
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sat.
-
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- 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).
- tri-
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sepn
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- 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.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Sig.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- str.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- 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.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- stlg
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- repl
-
- 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.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Rep.
-
- Sra.
-
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- stg.
-
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- ter.
-
- rpt.
-
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- 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.
- 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.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- 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.
- RNAS
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Reg.
-
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ptg.
-
- par.
-
- psig
-
- 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.
- enl.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Eng.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- leg.
-
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- 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.
- ELAS
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- 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.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Ens.
-
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- 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.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- 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.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lin.
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- 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:
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lip-
-
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- 1080
-
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gras
-
- Ger.
-
- gres
-
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- esp.
-
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- ergs
-
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- ign.
-
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- ile-
-
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- intl
-
- inae
-
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gal.
-
- ARIS
-
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- 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.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- 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.
- Alg.
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- Pal.
-
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- agst
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- agr.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- 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.
- Aire
-
- pil-
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- 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.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Pers
-
- PERL
-
- per.
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- 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.
- Pen.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- alt.
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Apr.
-
- prin
-
- 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.
- prs.
-
- aet.
-
- agit
-
- aer-
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- pre-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- psia
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Arg.
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- PSAT
-
- 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.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- NTIA
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- pnea
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ant.
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- ANSI
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ap-
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- TSI
-
- STI
-
- TSE
-
- trp
-
- gi.
-
- St.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- TSP
-
- ag-
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Ges
-
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- an.
-
- Agt
-
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Sta
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Ga.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Sr.
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- APS
-
- 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.
- Apl
-
- Eg.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANG
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ase
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- ARP
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noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- TIA
-
- TGN
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- ARE
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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.
- TES
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noun,
ti1 .
- ASI
-
- ATP
-
- ASN
-
- ASP
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noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- tin
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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.
- at.
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- STL
-
- ESA
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- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAG
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noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- ERP
-
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ERT
-
- ESL
-
- TAL
-
- ESR
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- ait
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
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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.
- ETR
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- ETS
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- STP
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- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
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- tlr
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- tr.
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- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tng
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- TPI
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- TPN
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- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Tpr
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- tra
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- EPS
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- els
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TAP
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noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ALS
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noun,
Indian mulberry.
- en-
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- Ep.
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- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- EPA
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- ea.
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- SLE
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- spt
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- NEP
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noun,
New Economic Policy.
- RSE
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- RSA
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- Rs.
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- RPG
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- RNA
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- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
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- NEA
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- NEG
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noun,
a photographic negative.
- NES
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- rte
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- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
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- NIG
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verb (used with object),
nidge.
- rig
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noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nip
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- rt.
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- RTS
-
- Npt
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- LSI
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- Lir
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noun,
Ler.
- lis
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SAR
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- SAP
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noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- LNG
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- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- LPG
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- LPN
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- LPS
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- gie
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noun,
gi.
- Sp.
-
- LTA
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- ltr
-
- Gr.
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- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
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noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Nap
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noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- SAG
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noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
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- NPR
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- nr.
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- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- PIT
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noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- Rap
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noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- pl.
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- PL1
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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
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- pli
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- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- PLR
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- PRA
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- PSA
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- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rag
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noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- RIP
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noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
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- PSE
-
- PSG
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- PSI
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noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PTA
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plural,
peseta.
- pis
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pir
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noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- NRA
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- pt.
-
- NSA
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- ret
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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.
- Pa.
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- PEI
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noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pg.
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- Pr.
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- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- PaG
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- rat
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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.
- PAS
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noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pea
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noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Peg
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noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- pes
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noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PGA
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- PIA
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noun,
a female given name.
- REA
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- pie
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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:
- pig
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noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- PIN
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noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- se-
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- LST
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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.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- ine
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- ing
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- SLR
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- SLP
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- IPA
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- ipr
-
- IPS
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- Ir.
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- IRL
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- in.
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- IRS
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
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- ise
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- Isl
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- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- SLA
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- ISR
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- ist
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- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SPA
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noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ILS
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- ite
-
- GSA
-
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- SPR
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- GIs
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noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- git
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noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- gl.
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- GNP
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- GPS
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- gre
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- GSR
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- ILP
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- gt.
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- GTS
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
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- ial
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- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
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- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ITA
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- lep
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- 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.
- Les
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- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Lt.
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- La.
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- lg.
-
- Sgt
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- EI
-
- le
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- IG
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- i.
-
- LR
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- GN
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- ln
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- 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.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- N.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NG
-
- 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.
- TG
-
- t.
-
- L.
-
- 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.
- RP
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- rg
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- NL
-
- L1
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- L2
-
- G.
-
- TL
-
- NI
-
- TN
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TP
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SG
-
- GP
-
- SL
-
- IP
-
- SN
-
- T1
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.