Anagrams of pollinates
Word pollinates has
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that can be made by using the letters of pollinates.
- seal-point
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noun,
a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- antipoles
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- pollinate
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verb (used with object),
to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- ill-spent
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adjective,
misspent; wasted.
- oil-plant
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noun,
any of several plants, as the castor-oil plant or sesame, the seeds of which yield an oil.
- Pisanello
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Pisano) 1397–1455? Italian painter and medalist.
- pastille
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noun,
a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.
- potlines
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- 11-point
-
- pantiles
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- stallion
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noun,
an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- antipole
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- Antilles
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plural noun,
a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles) the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S (Lesser Antilles or Caribees)
- paillons
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noun,
a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.
- panelist
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noun,
a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- polentas
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- platino-
-
- spoliate
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verb (used with or without object),
to plunder, rob, or ruin.
- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- apostil
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noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- tollies
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noun,
candle (def 1).
- espanol
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noun,
the Spanish language.
- paillon
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noun,
a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- Epsilon
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noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- stollen
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noun,
a sweetened bread made from raised dough, usually containing nuts, raisins, and citron.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- epinaos
-
noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- polenta
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- apostle
-
noun,
any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- pontils
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noun,
punty.
- tallies
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noun,
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- pinoles
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- spleno-
-
- Ellison
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noun,
Ralph (Waldo) [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1914–1994, U.S. novelist, essayist, and lecturer.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- 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.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- install
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verb (used with object),
to place in position or connect for service or use:
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- atopies
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noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- pintles
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- etalons
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- potline
-
noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- piolets
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- pollens
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noun,
the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
- pistole
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noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- tailles
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noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- Allston
-
noun,
Washington, 1799–1843, U.S. painter, novelist, and poet.
- plaints
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noun,
a complaint.
- Allison
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noun,
Donald ("Donnie") born 1939, and his brother, Robert, (Bobby), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
- Lepanto
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noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- leptons
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noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- Ploesti
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noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- Liestal
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Basel-Land, in NW Switzerland.
- pointal
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noun,
pointel.
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- lintels
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noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- Pelotas
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noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- topline
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adjective,
so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
- topsail
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noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- 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.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- pallets
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noun,
a bed or mattress of straw.
- 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.
- pointel
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noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- polit.
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- nopals
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noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- tepals
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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.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- Stella
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noun,
a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
- lineal
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adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- telson
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noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- Pinole
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- steno-
-
- listel
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noun,
a narrow list or fillet.
- pilots
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noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- pleats
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Plante
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- pleio-
-
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- tellin
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noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
- Pilsen
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noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- lintel
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noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- plants
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noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- sallet
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noun,
a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- Lipton
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noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- platen
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noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- plates
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- staple
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noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- niello
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noun,
a black metallic substance, consisting of silver, copper, lead, and sulfur, with which an incised design or ground is filled to produce an ornamental effect on metal.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- Lionel
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leon.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- pilose
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adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- pistol
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noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- Piston
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noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- pinots
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noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pliant
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adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- planet
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- lentil
-
noun,
a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Tallis
-
noun,
Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- Lolita
-
noun,
(italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- Pollen
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noun,
the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- plano-
-
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- pellas
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- llanos
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- L-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- taille
-
noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- Lepton
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- lepto-
-
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- plani-
-
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Pellan
-
noun,
Alfred [French al-fred] /French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Canadian painter.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- penta-
-
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- splen-
-
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- panels
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- panto-
-
- allots
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- oillet
-
noun,
eyelet (def 5).
- paleo-
-
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- septi-
-
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- aniso-
-
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- paleon
-
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- pallet
-
noun,
a bed or mattress of straw.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- palls
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- losel
-
noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- pale-
-
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- Pella
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- plat.
-
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- plast
-
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- pant-
-
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plan-
-
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Llano
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- ollas
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- span-
-
- step-
-
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- 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.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- stall
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- spall
-
noun,
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- peta-
-
- spell
-
noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- naso-
-
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- oste-
-
- Still
-
noun,
stillness or silence:
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- atoll
-
noun,
a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
- ation
-
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- tolas
-
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.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Epis.
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Salol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- tills
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- Epist
-
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- sanit
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- lipo-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- allot
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- allo-
-
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- tonia
-
- Sino-
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- sito-
-
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- 30-30
-
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Sept.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- tolls
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- seti-
-
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- ento-
-
- 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.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- poet.
-
- post-
-
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Ital.
-
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lapel
-
noun,
either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- polls
-
noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- plio-
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- lilts
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- tells
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- telo-
-
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- pleo-
-
- ileo-
-
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- IATSE
-
- teno-
-
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- insep
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- inst.
-
- insol
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- insp.
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- soln
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Pol.
-
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pen.
-
- pnea
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- psia
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pts.
-
- pil-
-
- Sol.
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- PSAT
-
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- pos.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Poll
-
noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- sepn
-
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- Pet.
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- pot.
-
- 1080
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- 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.
- ten.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Tell
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inae
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Ill.
-
- ile-
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- est.
-
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- lea.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- iso-
-
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Sat.
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- itol
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- epit
-
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- 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.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- Toll
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- all-
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- top-
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aet.
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- apo-
-
- 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.
- epi-
-
- tion
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- 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
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- 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.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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:
- 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.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- oils
-
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.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- NTIA
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Ste.
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- neo-
-
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- 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.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- Pall
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- ole-
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- opia
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- 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.
- Ont.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- TAL
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Sta
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- St.
-
- TIA
-
- STL
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- STI
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- 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.
- SLP
-
- STP
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- tlo
-
- spt
-
- ote
-
- SLE
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Les
-
- lep
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- 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.
- ase
-
- 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.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ASI
-
- Lt.
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- La.
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ast
-
- LPN
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- LTL
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- 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.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- 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.
- LON
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- SLA
-
- APS
-
- ll.
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ean
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ETS
-
- ETO
-
- ESL
-
- ESA
-
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ia.
-
- en-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- eo-
-
- EIS
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ea.
-
- io-
-
- ial
-
- Isl
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ise
-
- at.
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IPS
-
- IPO
-
- IPA
-
- ATP
-
- IOT
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILS
-
- ILP
-
- ILO
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- IAS
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- PLO
-
- pli
-
- 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.
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PSE
-
- PIO
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- 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:
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- PSA
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- se-
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ap-
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- TSP
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- al.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- ne-
-
- Ps.
-
- an.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- OSA
-
- op.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- NSA
-
- Npt
-
- NOP
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- OAS
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NES
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NEA
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- OAP
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Pa.
-
- ae.
-
- OTS
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Ola
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- OIt
-
- oil
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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.
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
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noun,
oy2 .
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
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noun,
a chamber pot.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
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adverb,
no1 .
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
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noun,
ti1 .
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
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- le
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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