Anagrams of pleasing
Word pleasing has
493 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of pleasing.
- palings
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noun,
Also called paling fence. picket fence.
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- Pelasgi
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plural noun,
the Pelasgians.
- 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.
- spangle
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noun,
a small, thin, often circular piece of glittering metal or other material, used especially for decorating garments.
- alpines
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- sapling
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noun,
a young tree.
- Legaspi
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noun,
a seaport on SE Luzon, in the Philippines.
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- linage
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- lignes
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noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- ligase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- ligans
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noun,
lagan.
- lapins
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noun,
a rabbit.
- lasing
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noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- Nepali
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noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- Ingles
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- gleans
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- genips
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noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- genial
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adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- Gaines
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noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- Naples
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noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- spline
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noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- pagnes
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noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- plegia
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- splen-
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- spinel
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noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- spinal
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- single
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noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- silage
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noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- signal
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noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- plani-
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- paling
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noun,
Also called paling fence. picket fence.
- Plains
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noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- plages
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noun,
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- Pilsen
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noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- pensil
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noun,
pencel.
- Pansil
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noun,
Pancha Sila.
- panels
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noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Angles
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noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Ealing
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- liangs
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noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- Alpine
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- algins
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noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- aligns
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verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- alien
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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.
- glias
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noun,
neuroglia.
- penis
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noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- penal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- peans
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noun,
paean.
- peals
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noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- panel
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noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- peags
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noun,
wampum (def 1).
- palis
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noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pales
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noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- pale-
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- pains
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noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Paine
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noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Ingle
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- glean
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- ginep
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noun,
genip.
- glans
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noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- Pinel
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noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- gapes
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- agnel
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noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- plage
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noun,
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
- Gaspe
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noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- pings
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noun,
a pinging sound.
- Pines
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noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- genip
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noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- pians
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noun,
yaws.
- Genl.
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- Agnes
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noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- pinas
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noun,
pineapple.
- Giles
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noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- piles
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noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- ligan
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noun,
lagan.
- insp.
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- insep
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- aisle
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Paige
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noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- ling.
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- leans
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lipan
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noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- leaps
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- align
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verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Legis
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- lings
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noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- lenis
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noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Algie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- algin
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noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- ligne
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noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- liang
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noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- 30-30
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- lign-
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- Angel
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noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- lapse
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noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- plan-
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- Neils
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- pagne
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noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- nipas
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noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Niles
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Nigel
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noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Aisne
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noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Nepal
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noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- lagen
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noun,
laggin.
- lapis
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noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- neaps
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noun,
neap tide.
- Laing
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noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- napes
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noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- lang.
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- Lange
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noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- nails
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noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- lapin
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noun,
a rabbit.
- plain
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noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- Pilea
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- plane
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noun,
a flat or level surface.
- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- spean
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verb (used with object),
to wean.
- spang
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adverb,
directly, exactly:
- Epis.
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- span-
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- gales
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noun,
a very strong wind.
- Spain
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noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Elgin
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Segal
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noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- Segni
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- sengi
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noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- slang
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noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- snipe
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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.
- sepal
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noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- sepia
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- snail
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noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- slain
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noun,
sley.
- Asine
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noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- slipe
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noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ASPEN
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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.
- elans
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noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- spiel
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noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- Siple
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- salep
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noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- angi-
-
- Galen
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noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- agile
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adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Angie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- gains
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- Angl.
-
- Angle
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noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- spine
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noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spina
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noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- sinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- gaels
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noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- sing.
-
- singe
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noun,
a superficial burn.
- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- AEGIS
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- anils
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Alsip
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noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- anis-
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- signa
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verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- spile
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noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- slag
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noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- sipe
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verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Neil
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neap
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noun,
neap tide.
- Neal
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noun,
a male given name.
- LISP
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noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Nasi
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noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- lipa
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noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lin.
-
- Lina
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noun,
a female given name.
- spin
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noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Alg.
-
- Line
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noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lins
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noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lip-
-
- ales
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noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- slap
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noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- LISA
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- spae
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verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- SINE
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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.
- nail
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noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- snip
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noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- snag
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noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- nape
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noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nile
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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.
- sign
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noun,
a token; indication.
- Nils
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- sail
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noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- pias
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noun,
a female given name.
- pies
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noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pil-
-
- sane
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noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- pile
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noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Sale
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noun,
the act of selling.
- sain
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verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Agni
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noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- pina
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noun,
pineapple.
- PINE
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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.
- Sage
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noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- seal
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noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- psig
-
- psia
-
- pnea
-
- PING
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noun,
a pinging sound.
- plie
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noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Pisa
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noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
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noun,
rammed earth.
- ages
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noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- plea
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noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Sang
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noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- pian
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noun,
yaws.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- sial
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noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- nips
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Page
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noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Sig.
-
- Pal.
-
- Sian
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noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- ains
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Pan.
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- pial
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adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pane
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noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- sepn
-
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- pase
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noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Pen.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- 1080
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lien
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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.
- gens
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noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- inae
-
- Inge
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noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- ins.
-
- epi-
-
- Ens.
-
- enl.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Eng.
-
- esp.
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ELAS
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- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ile-
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Alis
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- ign.
-
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gal.
-
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- leg.
-
- 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.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- 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.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lea.
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- 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.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ANSI
-
- Lani
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- 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.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- 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.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- PSA
-
- SAE
-
- Sp.
-
- PSE
-
- PSG
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- pli
-
- gi.
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- PLA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- 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.
- pl.
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ag-
-
- ap-
-
- al.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Ga.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ASN
-
- en-
-
- SLE
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eg.
-
- SLA
-
- ae.
-
- ASI
-
- an.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- EIS
-
- ea.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- SLP
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- EPS
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ESL
-
- ESA
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Apl
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- APS
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- ase
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- Ges
-
- Isl
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- NIA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- La.
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- ise
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NSA
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Pa.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pg.
-
- Ps.
-
- PaG
-
- ISA
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- IPS
-
- LPG
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lg.
-
- Les
-
- lep
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LNG
-
- LPN
-
- NEA
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSI
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ne-
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ANG
-
- IPA
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- GSA
-
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- GPS
-
- GNP
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- PGA
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gl.
-
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- 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:
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- ial
-
- ILP
-
- ing
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- 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.
- ILS
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- N.
-
- NL
-
- 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.
- G.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ln
-
- NG
-
- le
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SN
-
- NI
-
- IP
-
- GP
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- IG
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- SA
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SG
-
- S.
-
- i.
-
- L.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- EI
-
- SL
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- GN
-
- NP
-
- 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.