Anagrams of polarimeter
Word polarimeter has
993 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of polarimeter.
- meliorate
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verb (used with or without object),
ameliorate.
- real-time
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noun,
Computers. the actual time elapsed in the performance of a computation by a computer, the result of the computation being required for the continuation of a physical process.
- arteriole
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noun,
Anatomy. any of the smallest branches of an artery, terminating in capillaries.
- imperator
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noun,
an absolute or supreme ruler.
- reimport
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verb (used with object),
to import back into the country of exportation.
- aerolite
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- Lemaitre
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noun,
Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- premolar
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noun,
a premolar tooth.
- pearlite
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- Pretoria
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noun,
a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.
- materiel
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noun,
the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- temporal
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noun,
a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality.
- pretrial
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noun,
a proceeding held by a judge, arbitrator, etc., before a trial to simplify the issues of law and fact and stipulate certain matters between the parties, in order to expedite justice and curtail costs at the trial.
- arterio-
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- perorate
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verb (used without object),
to speak at length; make a long, usually grandiloquent speech.
- premiate
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verb (used with object),
to grant a prize or an award to.
- importee
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noun,
an imported person or thing.
- priorate
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noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- portiere
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noun,
a curtain hung in a doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration.
- petiolar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- rolamite
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- relator
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noun,
a person who relates or tells; narrator.
- Latimer
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noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- operate
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- Pierrot
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noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- prelim.
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- Moliere
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noun,
(Jean Baptiste Poquelin) 1622–73, French actor and playwright.
- Templar
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noun,
a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
- meropia
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noun,
partial blindness.
- pileate
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adjective,
having a pileus.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- optimal
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adjective,
optimum (def 3).
- Pereira
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noun,
Irene Rice, 1907–71, U.S. artist.
- marplot
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noun,
a person who mars or defeats a plot, design, or project by meddling.
- Elamite
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.
- elepaio
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noun,
a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
- praetor
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- implore
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verb (used with object),
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:
- petiole
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noun,
Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- impearl
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- 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.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- tempera
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- prelate
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- arteri-
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- peroral
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adjective,
administered or performed through the mouth, as surgery or administration of a drug.
- prolate
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adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- perlite
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noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- petrol.
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- armoire
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noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- martele
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adjective,
martellato.
- epilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- Eritrea
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noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- primero
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noun,
a card game fashionable in England in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Palermo
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Sicily, in the NW part.
- parolee
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noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- pteroma
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noun,
pteron.
- emirate
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- airport
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noun,
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
- lempira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- emperor
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noun,
the male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire:
- partier
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noun,
partyer.
- trample
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noun,
the act of trampling.
- Emporia
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noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- preter-
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- trailer
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noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- Patmore
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noun,
Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
- Tampere
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noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- leproma
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noun,
the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- epitome
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noun,
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class:
- Lorimer
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noun,
a craftsperson who makes hardware for harnesses and riding habits, as bits or spurs.
- miterer
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noun,
a machine or tool for making miters.
- premier
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noun,
the head of the cabinet in France or Italy or certain other countries; first minister; prime minister.
- toprail
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noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- prorate
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- Emerita
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noun,
a woman with such status.
- Realtor
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- preoral
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adjective,
situated in front of or before the mouth.
- trireme
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noun,
a galley with three rows or tiers of oars on each side, one above another, used chiefly as a warship.
- pleio-
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- tamper
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- import
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noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- merlot
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noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- meteor
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noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- impart
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- imper.
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- Merope
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noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- metal.
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- romper
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noun,
a person or thing that romps.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- metier
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- Metope
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noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- impale
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verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- imparl
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verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- milter
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- iatro-
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- metro-
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- polite
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adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- polit.
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- Etoile
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- roemer
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noun,
a German wineglass having a body with a globular top and a cylindrical bottom often decorated with prunts, supported by a conical foot.
- report
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noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- portal
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noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- ramtil
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noun,
Niger seed.
- lepto-
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- reamer
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noun,
any of various rotary tools, with helical or straight flutes, for finishing or enlarging holes drilled in metal.
- maloti
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noun,
plural of loti.
- pretor
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noun,
praetor.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- limpet
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noun,
any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
- rapier
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noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- lipoma
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noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- MAeroE
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- Leipoa
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noun,
mallee fowl.
- primal
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adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- primer
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noun,
an elementary book for teaching children to read.
- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- ptero-
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- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- Lomita
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noun,
a town in SW California.
- pro-am
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noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- Lorrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Reaper
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noun,
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- Porter
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noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- retire
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- melter
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noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- rimple
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noun,
a wrinkle.
- Meliae
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plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- irreal
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adjective,
unreal.
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- retro-
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- retral
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adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- mealie
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noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- matri-
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- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- Repeal
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- repair
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noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- Martel
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noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- remote
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noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- remora
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noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- relier
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- epimer
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noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- raptor
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noun,
a raptorial bird.
- mitral
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adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- armlet
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noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- Tolima
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noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- aplite
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- pelota
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noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- pelter
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- areole
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noun,
an areola.
- omelet
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noun,
eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
- oleate
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noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- armpit
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noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- pelmet
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noun,
a decorative cornice or valance at the head of a window or doorway, used to cover the fastenings from which curtains are hung.
- permit
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noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- Petrel
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- termor
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noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- termer
-
noun,
a person who is serving a term, especially in prison (usually used in combination):
- petro-
-
- Pierre
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noun,
a city in and the capital of South Dakota, in the central part, on the Missouri River.
- motile
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adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- Temple
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noun,
an edifice or place dedicated to the service or worship of a deity or deities.
- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- optime
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noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- mortal
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noun,
a human being.
- paleo-
-
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- parlor
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noun,
Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
- trompe
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noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- triple
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- parole
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- Palmer
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noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- Aerope
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noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- trimer
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noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- parrel
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noun,
Nautical. a sliding ring or collar of rope, wood, or metal that confines a yard or the jaws of a gaff to the mast but allows vertical movement.
- pelite
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- parrot
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noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- tremor
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noun,
involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling.
- tremie
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noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- patri-
-
- patrol
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noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- Ortler
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noun,
a range of the Alps in N Italy.
- Ampere
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noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- mortar
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noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- Perret
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noun,
Auguste [oh-gyst] /oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1954, French architect.
- temper
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noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- empale
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verb (used with object),
impale (defs 1–5).
- Empire
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noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- emptor
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noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- teleo-
-
- pimola
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noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- Pilate
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noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- morale
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noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- piolet
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Moerae
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plural noun,
the Fates.
- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- Emelia
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noun,
a female given name.
- milpa
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noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- male-
-
- patr-
-
- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Patmo
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noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- pret.
-
- miler
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noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Maori
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- maple
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noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- Pearl
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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.
- ormer
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noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- plio-
-
- part.
-
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- pari-
-
- Plato
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noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Pamir
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noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Primo
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- poet.
-
- plat.
-
- prime
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- pale-
-
- prim.
-
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- pleo-
-
- 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).
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- orial
-
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- petri
-
- peta-
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- petr-
-
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- prae-
-
- Melia
-
- 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.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- Port.
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- mero-
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- pert.
-
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- Metol
-
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- prem.
-
- metr-
-
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- peri-
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- meta-
-
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- matr-
-
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- Parl.
-
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- 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.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- areo-
-
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- ileo-
-
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- tera-
-
- terr.
-
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- 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.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- temp.
-
- elem.
-
- telo-
-
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- tele-
-
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- prom.
-
- atmo-
-
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- Amer.
-
- aeri-
-
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- 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.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- aero-
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- lipo-
-
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- trop-
-
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- 30-30
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Prot.
-
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- 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.
- 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.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- term.
-
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- rept.
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- Ital.
-
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- top-
-
- 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.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- 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.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- PERL
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- tri-
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- 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.
- per.
-
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Pet.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- pat.
-
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pot.
-
- pre-
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- 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.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- repr
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Rom.
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- 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.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- repl
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rel.
-
- Rep.
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- 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.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- ter.
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- rpt.
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- 1080
-
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Mar.
-
- Emp.
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- mal-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- epi-
-
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- 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.
- 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.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- MILR
-
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- mil.
-
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- MEPA
-
- EMet
-
- emia
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- epit
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Imp.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lea.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lam.
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- itol
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- ile-
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- 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).
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- lit.
-
- par.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- met.
-
- 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.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- alt.
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ole-
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- opia
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- amp.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amt.
-
- apo-
-
- Apr.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- OPer
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Arm.
-
- aet.
-
- pam.
-
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- aer-
-
- AIME
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- mol.
-
- 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.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- art.
-
- MOpt
-
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- arr.
-
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- ator
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- atm.
-
- ILP
-
- ILO
-
- ROP
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- il-
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ier
-
- EEO
-
- ial
-
- eir
-
- Ia.
-
- 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.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- IPO
-
- EOM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- IRO
-
- ATP
-
- ea.
-
- IRL
-
- EAM
-
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- ROA
-
- IPM
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Am.
-
- ap-
-
- Tro
-
- al.
-
- IPA
-
- ROI
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Ar.
-
- ae.
-
- ior
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- IOT
-
- at.
-
- ALM
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TPI
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EOE
-
- 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.
- AME
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- EMT
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- EMR
-
- aor
-
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Apl
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- tlo
-
- 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.
- tlr
-
- EPT
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- io-
-
- TAL
-
- RPM
-
- TMO
-
- RPO
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- ERT
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERP
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- eo-
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Tpr
-
- TPM
-
- TIA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ITA
-
- PIO
-
- PLA
-
- 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.
-
- MOI
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- 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.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOR
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MPA
-
- MPE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- 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:
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MLR
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ite
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- MIP
-
- POA
-
- MLA
-
- PMT
-
- PLR
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- PLO
-
- pli
-
- MIT
-
- ml.
-
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- POR
-
- OTA
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- OPM
-
- ote
-
- Pa.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
-
- Pr.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- MRI
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- MRP
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- MTO
-
- MTP
-
- op.
-
- OAP
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OPA
-
- OEM
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- Ola
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- mi.
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- MEP
-
- lep
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RMA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- LIM
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- REA
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lt.
-
- 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.
- La.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Re.
-
- LMT
-
- trp
-
- lpm
-
- PRA
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- Mao
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Mo.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- Me.
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- i.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L2
-
- L1
-
- RO
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- TL
-
- 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.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- AO
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- L.
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- RI
-
- 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.
- R.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- TM
-
- IP
-
- LM
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RP
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- EI
-
- OA
-
- LR
-
- t.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- ol
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- le
-
- MP
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.