Anagrams of pleasantries
Word pleasantries has
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- alpestrine
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adjective,
subalpine (def 2).
- Pearlstein
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noun,
Philip, born 1924, U.S. painter.
- penetralia
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plural noun,
the innermost parts or recesses of a place or thing.
- Palestrina
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noun,
Giovanni Pierluigi da [jaw-vahn-nee pyer-loo-ee-jee dah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni ˌpyɛr luˈi dʒi dɑ/ (Show IPA), 1526?–94, Italian composer.
- psalteries
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noun,
an ancient musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
- pilasters
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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.
- sparteine
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noun,
a bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth.
- arsenites
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- palatines
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noun,
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
- printless
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adjective,
making, retaining, or showing no print or impression.
- satrapies
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noun,
the province or jurisdiction of a satrap.
- separates
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noun,
Usually, separates. women's outer garments that may be worn in combination with a variety of others to make different ensembles, as matching and contrasting blouses, skirts, and sweaters.
- essential
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noun,
a basic, indispensable, or necessary element; chief point:
- espaliers
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noun,
a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane.
- perinatal
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adjective,
occurring during or pertaining to the phase surrounding the time of birth, from the twentieth week of gestation to the twenty-eighth day of newborn life.
- alienates
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verb (used with object),
to make indifferent or hostile:
- penalties
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noun,
a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- Serpentis
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noun,
genitive of Serpens.
- seriplane
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noun,
a test for evaluating the quality of raw silk by inspecting it under controlled conditions for variations in the diameter of the yarn and for imperfections and content.
- aperients
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- stapelias
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Stapelia, of the milkweed family, native to southern Africa, having short, fleshy, leafless stems, and flowers that are oddly colored or mottled and in most species emit a fetid, carrionlike odor.
- aspirates
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noun,
Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
- resinates
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- parietals
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noun,
Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
- pinasters
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- passerine
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adjective,
of, belonging, or pertaining to the order Passeriformes, comprising more than half of all birds and typically having the feet adapted for perching.
- Palestine
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noun,
Also called Holy Land. Biblical name Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- treenails
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- arsenates
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenic acid.
- pearlites
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- splinters
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noun,
a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- plaisters
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- seatrains
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- pistareen
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noun,
peseta (def 2).
- serenatas
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noun,
a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character.
- psalteria
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noun,
the omasum.
- asperates
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verb (used with object),
to make rough, harsh, or uneven:
- palestras
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noun,
a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics.
- reenlists
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verb (used with or without object),
to enlist again.
- prenatal
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adjective,
previous to birth or to giving birth:
- Serpasil
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- pastinas
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noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- septaria
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noun,
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- paternal
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adjective,
characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly:
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- spinster
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noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- persians
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- pasterns
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- parasite
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noun,
an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
- anapests
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noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- sea-lane
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noun,
a standard navigational route for ships traversing an ocean or sea.
- painless
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adjective,
without pain; causing little or no pain:
- saltiers
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noun,
saltire.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- earnests
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- parental
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noun,
Informal. one's parent (often preceded by the):
- petaline
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a petal.
- prelates
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- relapses
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noun,
an act or instance of relapsing.
- telerans
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- pastries
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noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- presents
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noun,
the present time.
- L-series
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noun,
See under L-line.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Palatine
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noun,
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
- 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.
- 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.
- sarsenet
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noun,
sarcenet.
- elastase
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noun,
a pancreatic protease that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin and other related proteins to polypeptides and amino acids.
- psalters
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noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- elastins
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- arsenate
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenic acid.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- peltries
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noun,
fur skins; pelts collectively.
- palestra
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noun,
a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics.
- serenata
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noun,
a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- spirelet
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noun,
a small spire, as on a turret.
- persalts
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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.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- spirants
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- salt-pan
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noun,
an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt.
- spiraeas
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noun,
spirea.
- saltires
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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.
- pantiles
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- saltines
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- tearless
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adjective,
not weeping or shedding tears.
- perlites
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noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- steapsin
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noun,
the lipase present in pancreatic juice.
- replants
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- Asnieres
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noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- pearlite
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- airplane
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noun,
a heavier-than-air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc.
- 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.
- sleep-in
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noun,
a person who sleeps in at a place of employment.
- plasters
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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.
- realties
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- sea-star
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noun,
starfish.
- staplers
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- atresias
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- traipses
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- Leinster
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noun,
a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
- seasnail
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noun,
any of several snailfishes of the genus Liparis, of the North Atlantic.
- sealants
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noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- leisters
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- 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.
- sentries
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noun,
a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- sea-salt
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noun,
table salt produced through the evaporation of seawater.
- spartans
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- partisan
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noun,
an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
- Stapelia
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Stapelia, of the milkweed family, native to southern Africa, having short, fleshy, leafless stems, and flowers that are oddly colored or mottled and in most species emit a fetid, carrionlike odor.
- salients
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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.
- tsarinas
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noun,
czarina.
- Salesian
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noun,
a member of the Society of St. Francis de Sales, a congregation founded in Turin in 1845 and engaged chiefly in missionary and educational work.
- salaries
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noun,
a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
- stearins
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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.
- ateliers
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- triplane
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- plaister
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- eternals
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- spaniels
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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.
- naperies
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- asternal
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adjective,
not reaching to or connected with the sternum.
- partials
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noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- retsinas
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- planters
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noun,
a person who plants.
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- reenlist
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verb (used with or without object),
to enlist again.
- tireless
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adjective,
untiring; indefatigable:
- respites
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- aspirate
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noun,
Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- salterns
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noun,
a saltworks.
- pralines
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- step-ins
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- spielers
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noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- piasters
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- asperate
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verb (used with object),
to make rough, harsh, or uneven:
- seaplane
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noun,
an airplane provided with floats for taking off from or landing on water.
- plenties
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noun,
a full or abundant supply or amount:
- separate
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noun,
Usually, separates. women's outer garments that may be worn in combination with a variety of others to make different ensembles, as matching and contrasting blouses, skirts, and sweaters.
- 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.
- aspirant
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noun,
a person who aspires, as one who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.:
- spelters
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noun,
zinc, especially in the form of ingots.
- alienate
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verb (used with object),
to make indifferent or hostile:
- pilsners
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noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- spelaean
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adjective,
of, relating to, or inhabiting a cave or caves.
- espalier
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noun,
a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane.
- parietal
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noun,
Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
- Pleasant
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adjective,
pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure:
- platinas
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- relents
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- sapiens
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
- paresis
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noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- splints
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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.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- easiest
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- relapse
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noun,
an act or instance of relapsing.
- lisente
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noun,
plural of sente.
- listens
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- silents
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- earlaps
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noun,
earflap.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- sprains
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- easters
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- sprints
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- relates
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- Staples
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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.
- sprites
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- atlases
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noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- stapler
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- santirs
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- parians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- seiners
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- sinters
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- spriest
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adjective,
a superlative of spry.
- elaenia
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noun,
any of numerous tropical American flycatchers of the genus Elaenia, having short crests and small bills.
- planers
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- pansies
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noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- Spenser
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noun,
Edmund, c1552–99, English poet.
- instals
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verb (used with object),
install.
- espials
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noun,
the act of spying.
- resiles
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- instars
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- insteps
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- Spelter
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noun,
zinc, especially in the form of ingots.
- resents
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verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- reseats
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- respite
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- slaters
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- Spieler
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noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- resales
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- saltern
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noun,
a saltworks.
- resails
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- reptile
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noun,
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
- replies
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noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- esprits
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- repines
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- Spartan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- sailers
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- 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.
- 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.
- Salinas
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noun,
a city in W California.
- inserts
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- estrins
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noun,
estrone.
- 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.
- nestles
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verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- salines
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- spatial
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adjective,
of or relating to space.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- replant
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- Salters
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- spitals
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noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- enlists
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- enisles
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verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- paisans
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noun,
compatriot.
- spirals
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noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- spireas
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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.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- palsies
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noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- 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.
- Santali
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noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- elaters
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- palters
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- spleens
-
noun,
a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
- elapses
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noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- listers
-
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.
- Spiraea
-
noun,
spirea.
- ensiles
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- repents
-
adjective,
creeping.
- spinets
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- spinals
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- Epstein
-
noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- Epistle
-
noun,
a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication.
- spinels
-
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.
- epilate
-
verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- repeats
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- entries
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- entraps
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- entrail
-
plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- entires
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- repeals
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- enteral
-
adjective,
enteric.
- entasis
-
noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- pasters
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- stearin
-
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.
- Larissa
-
noun,
a city in E Thessaly, in E Greece.
- Teleran
-
noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- pesetas
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- telesis
-
noun,
deliberate, purposeful utilization of the processes of nature and society to obtain particular goals.
- pesters
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- pestles
-
noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- prelate
-
noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- tensile
-
adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- satraps
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- anapest
-
noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- sealant
-
noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- petrels
-
noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- Petrine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- praline
-
noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- praises
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- lariats
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- presale
-
noun,
a sale held in advance of an advertised sale, as for select customers.
- sealers
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- serapes
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- tarpans
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- Tarpeia
-
noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- aplites
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- Serapis
-
noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- tarsals
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- presets
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- tarsias
-
noun,
intarsia.
- lipases
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- perlite
-
noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- persist
-
verb (used without object),
to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:
- persalt
-
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.
- Antlers
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- present
-
noun,
the present time.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- teasels
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- teasers
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- alpines
-
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.
- tessera
-
noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- priests
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- planter
-
noun,
a person who plants.
- plaster
-
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.
- sensate
-
adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- pissant
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
- seniles
-
noun,
a senile person.
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- aerates
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- seaters
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- transp.
-
- leaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- plantar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sole of the foot.
- Plantae
-
noun,
the taxonomic kingdom comprising all plants.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- plaints
-
noun,
a complaint.
- triples
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- planate
-
adjective,
having a plane or flat surface.
- Trapani
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- transl.
-
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- platies
-
noun,
platyfish.
- aliases
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- pleases
-
Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- Lenapes
-
noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- pileate
-
adjective,
having a pileus.
- Pilsner
-
noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- Platina
-
noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- pinatas
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- tinsels
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- platers
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- tisanes
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Lateran
-
noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- leister
-
noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- latrias
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- airless
-
adjective,
lacking air.
- pintles
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- sereins
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- aperies
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- pensils
-
noun,
pencel.
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- sestina
-
noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Serpent
-
noun,
a snake.
- stipels
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- Serpens
-
noun,
the Serpent, a constellation consisting of two separate parts, the head (Serpens Caput) and the tail (Serpens Cauda) with Ophiuchus in between.
- Laertes
-
noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- artless
-
adjective,
free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:
- patinas
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- sternal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- patines
-
noun,
patina.
- strains
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- serines
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- arsines
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- patrial
-
noun,
a native of any country who, by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent in Great Britain, has citizenship and residency rights there.
- arsenal
-
noun,
a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
- pastina
-
noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- pasties
-
noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- patsies
-
noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- partans
-
noun,
a crab.
- partial
-
noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- Astaire
-
noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- silanes
-
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.
- passant
-
adjective,
(of a beast) represented as in the act of walking, with one forepaw raised.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- sarapes
-
noun,
serape.
- sterile
-
adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- linters
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- aspires
-
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):
- asperse
-
verb (used with object),
to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- pastels
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- step-in
-
noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- pastern
-
noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- Setaria
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- lineate
-
adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- nasties
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- tansies
-
noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- pelters
-
noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- pelisse
-
noun,
an outer garment lined or trimmed with fur.
- pelites
-
noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- taipans
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- liernes
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- sateens
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- Penates
-
plural noun,
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
- Psalter
-
noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- ptisans
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- serials
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- peasant
-
noun,
a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- apteria
-
noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- apteral
-
adjective,
(of a classical temple) not having a surrounding colonnade; not peripteral.
- stripes
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- talipes
-
noun,
a clubfoot.
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- pensile
-
adjective,
hanging, as the nests of certain birds.
- arpents
-
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.
- penises
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- sapele
-
noun,
Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
- sarape
-
noun,
serape.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- lessen
-
verb (used with object),
to make less; reduce.
- sarans
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- satins
-
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.
- leasts
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- 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.
- leases
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- 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.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- 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.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- lepers
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Lesser
-
noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- 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.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- Lenape
-
noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Lenaea
-
noun,
a festival in ancient Athens in honor of Dionysus, celebrated at the beginning of February and comprising a public banquet followed by the performance of comedies.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Lester
-
noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- salpas
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- nasals
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- saleps
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- 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.
- pestle
-
noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- peseta
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- 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.
- perses
-
noun,
a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- prests
-
noun,
a loan.
- Peraea
-
noun,
a region in ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan and the Dead Sea.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- penta-
-
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- patri-
-
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- rassle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- pelter
-
noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- pelite
-
noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- Peters
-
noun,
penis.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- 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.
- planar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a geometric plane.
- 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.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- 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.
- plani-
-
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- pistes
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- 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.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- plasia
-
- Platas
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- 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.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- Petrel
-
noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- prases
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- plisse
-
noun,
a textile finish characterized by a puckered or blistered effect, produced by chemical treatment.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- 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.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- please
-
Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- paints
-
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.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- repels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- paeans
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- resets
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Saipan
-
noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- 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.
- Repeal
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- passel
-
noun,
a group or lot of indeterminate number:
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- parses
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- Passer
-
noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- pastas
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- pastes
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- pastis
-
noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- reests
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- repass
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- paisan
-
noun,
compatriot.
- palais
-
noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- palate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- panels
-
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.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- 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.
- spines
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- enter-
-
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- 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.
- spleen
-
noun,
a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- splats
-
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.
- spites
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- spirts
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- 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.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- spiles
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- splen-
-
- etapes
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- esters
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- Sparta
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- sparse
-
adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- spares
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Spears
-
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.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- spiels
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- espies
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- spelts
-
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.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- speers
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- speels
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- Espana
-
noun,
Spanish name of Spain.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- apneas
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- elapse
-
noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- aspens
-
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.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- asians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- asleep
-
adverb,
in or into a state of sleep:
- steres
-
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- 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):
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- steles
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- assail
-
verb (used with object),
to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- arsen-
-
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- streps
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- stirps
-
noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- steers
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- sprits
-
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.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- easels
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- sprats
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- 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.
- earlap
-
noun,
earflap.
- stales
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- steeps
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- steels
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- 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.
- Stalin
-
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.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- 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.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- stapes
-
noun,
the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
Also called stirrup.
Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- 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.
- 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.
- speans
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- 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.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trans.
-
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- snipes
-
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.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- 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.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- selen-
-
- 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.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- 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.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- sepals
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- lapses
-
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:
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- septi-
-
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- Aeneas
-
noun,
a Trojan hero, the reputed ancestor of the Romans: protagonist of the Aeneid.
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- istles
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- inter.
-
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- sliest
-
adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- snarls
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- instr.
-
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- Alpena
-
noun,
a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
- 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.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- slates
-
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.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Alissa
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- sleets
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- slants
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- intra-
-
- sleeps
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- 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.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- slipes
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- 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.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- 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.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- 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.
- 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.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- 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.
- tera-
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Pres.
-
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- 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).
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- plast
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- tears
-
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- pret.
-
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- 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.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- prae-
-
- tele-
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- 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.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- treas
-
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- 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).
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- 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.
- plat.
-
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- 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.
- 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.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- salsa
-
noun,
a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- 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.
- slaps
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- salts
-
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.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sanit
-
- Sans.
-
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- 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.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- sails
-
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.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- 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.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Salas
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snaps
-
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Sept.
-
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- seats
-
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.
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- sines
-
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.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- 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.
- seti-
-
- saris
-
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.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sates
-
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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- 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.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- 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.
- Srta.
-
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- 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.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- step-
-
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- span-
-
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- 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.
- 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.
- reni-
-
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- 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.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- 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.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- rept.
-
- spies
-
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- anis-
-
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- anat.
-
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- anal.
-
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- 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.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- 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:
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- 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.
- Lassa
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Lhasa.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 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.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- nests
-
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.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Alas.
-
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- 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.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alti-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Alta.
-
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- 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.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- 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.
- natl.
-
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nears
-
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- pale-
-
- 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.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Epis.
-
- Epist
-
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- assn.
-
- asst.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- ASEAN
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Arnel
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- plan-
-
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- intr.
-
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- Iran.
-
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- inst.
-
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anti-
-
- Ital.
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ante-
-
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- insp.
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- 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.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- IATSE
-
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- apses
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- insep
-
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Parl.
-
- 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.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- 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.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- peri-
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- pari-
-
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- 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.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- pene-
-
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- 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.
- part.
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- petri
-
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- pases
-
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.
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- 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.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- pass.
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- 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.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- peta-
-
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- 30-30
-
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- pant-
-
- 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.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- AAPSS
-
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- patr-
-
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- pert.
-
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- 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.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- 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.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- aeri-
-
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- para-
-
- intl
-
- 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.
- IATA
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- per.
-
- int.
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Pers
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- APSA
-
- PERL
-
- ins.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- 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.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- inae
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- ile-
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Apr.
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- psia
-
- 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.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- AAEE
-
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- sers
-
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).
- PSAT
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- prin
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- 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.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Pen.
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- prs.
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- isls
-
- 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.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- ISSN
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- est.
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- 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.
- 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.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sra.
-
- 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.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- 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.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- str.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- ELAS
-
- pil-
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- art.
-
- 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.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- ates
-
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- asis
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ASSR
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Ste.
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- 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.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- iana
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- pre-
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ESIS
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- esp.
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Pet.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- IAEA
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 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.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- tRNA
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- PLSS
-
- ARIS
-
- pnea
-
- enl.
-
- Ens.
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- epi-
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- epit
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pts.
-
- tel-
-
- 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.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- 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.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- 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.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- rpt.
-
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- RNAS
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- pat.
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- lit.
-
- aet.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- alt.
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Alis
-
- 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.
- 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.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIRA
-
- par.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- NTIA
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- repl
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- 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.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- rit.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- 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.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- rel.
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- 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.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- 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.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- 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:
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- ten.
-
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- 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.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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).
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Rep.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- AARP
-
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- 1080
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tri-
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- sepn
-
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- aer-
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- ANPA
-
- lea.
-
- 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.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- 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.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- 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.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- ter.
-
- lin.
-
- lip-
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- SASE
-
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Anas
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- 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.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ase
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- STI
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TSE
-
- AEA
-
- an.
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AAP
-
- ae.
-
- Aar
-
- 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.
- TSP
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- TSI
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TPI
-
- Tpr
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- 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.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- trp
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Ar.
-
- TAL
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Apl
-
- al.
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TIA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TPN
-
- STL
-
- STP
-
- ap-
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- AIA
-
- tlr
-
- AAE
-
- ARS
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- 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.
- La.
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- NEA
-
- LSS
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- NAA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
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noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- ne-
-
- SAE
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- SAA
-
- Sp.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RNA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- LSI
-
- LPN
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- SER
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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).
- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ASR
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lep
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Ler
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noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- SAR
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSS
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PRA
-
- PLR
-
- pli
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pl.
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NES
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- Pa.
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- REA
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- TSS
-
- EPT
-
- eir
-
- SPR
-
- EIS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- ene
-
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- EPS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ial
-
- Sta
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ast
-
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- 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.
- St.
-
- SPS
-
- SST
-
- SSR
-
- SSN
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- spt
-
- Ia.
-
- ese
-
- IPS
-
- IPA
-
- SLP
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- SLE
-
- ist
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ISR
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ipr
-
- ITA
-
- Isl
-
- SLA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ir.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- IRL
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- SLR
-
- ite
-
- ILS
-
- Lt.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- IAS
-
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILP
-
- ISA
-
- in.
-
- RI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- ee
-
- 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.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- 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.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- 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.
- le
-
- L.
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- SA
-
- RN
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SL
-
- i.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RP
-
- L2
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SN
-
- TL
-
- NP
-
- TN
-
- TP
-
- NI
-
- N.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- NL
-
- 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.
- LR
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- IP
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ln
-
- S.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- L1
-