Anagrams of polyacrylonitrile
Word polyacrylonitrile has
2573 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of polyacrylonitrile.
- acrylonitrile
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noun,
a colorless, flammable, poisonous, carcinogenic liquid, C 3 H 3 N, used for the production of polymers and copolymers, as rubbers, fibers, and clear plastics for beverage containers.
- incorporeity
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noun,
the quality of being incorporeal; disembodied existence or entity; incorporeality.
- incorporeal
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adjective,
not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
- replication
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noun,
a reply; answer.
- correlation
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noun,
mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc.:
Synonyms: similarity, correspondence, matching; parallelism, equivalence; interdependence, interrelationship, interconnection.
- citronellol
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noun,
a clear, colorless liquid mixture of isomeric alcohols having the formula C 10 H 20 O, usually obtained from an essential oil, as citronella oil, and having a roselike odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.
- citronellal
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noun,
a colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid mixture of isometric aldehydes having the formula C 10 H 18 O, with a strong lemonlike odor, occurring in many essential oils, usually derived from lemon, citronella oil, and other oils: used chiefly as a flavoring agent and in the manufacture of perfume.
- incorporate
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adjective,
legally incorporated, as a company.
- Neotropical
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
- percolation
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noun,
the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
- precolonial
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adjective,
of or relating to the time before a region or country became a colony.
- Torricelli
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noun,
Evangelista [e-vahn-je-lee-stah] /ɛˌvɑn dʒɛˈli stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1608–47, Italian physicist.
- prairillon
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noun,
a small prairie.
- elliptical
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noun,
Astronomy. elliptical galaxy.
- illiteracy
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noun,
a lack of ability to read and write.
- ocellation
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noun,
an eyelike spot or marking.
- corelation
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noun,
correlation.
- corporeity
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noun,
material or physical nature or quality; materiality.
- Carrollton
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noun,
a town in N Texas.
- lectionary
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noun,
a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.
- peroration
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noun,
a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
- citronella
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noun,
a fragrant grass, Cymbopogon nardus, of southern Asia, cultivated as the source of citronella oil.
- port-royal
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noun,
a village in S South Carolina, on Port Royal island: colonized by French Huguenots 1562.
- percolator
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noun,
a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water in a repeated process is forced up a hollow stem, filters down through ground coffee in a sievelike container, and returns to the pot below.
- patrocliny
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noun,
inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- laeotropic
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adjective,
oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell.
- allotropic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by allotropy.
- interpolar
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adjective,
connecting or being between poles:
- necrolatry
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noun,
worship of the dead.
- alipterion
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noun,
(in an ancient Roman bath) a room for anointment.
- acroterion
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noun,
acroterium.
- pratincole
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noun,
any of several limicoline birds of the genus Glareola, of the Eastern Hemisphere, having a short bill, long, narrow, pointed wings, and a forked tail.
- procaryote
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noun,
prokaryote.
- tropaeolin
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noun,
any of a number of orange or yellow azo dyes of complex molecular structure.
- Capitoline
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adjective,
of or relating to the Capitoline or to the ancient temple of Jupiter that stood on this hill.
- point-lace
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noun,
lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
- controller
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noun,
an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller.
- ritornello
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noun,
an orchestral interlude between arias, scenes, or acts in 17th-century opera.
- iconolatry
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noun,
the worship or adoration of icons.
- coprolite
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noun,
a stony mass consisting of fossilized fecal matter of animals.
- cotillion
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noun,
a formal ball given especially for debutantes.
- collinear
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adjective,
lying in the same straight line.
- cytopenia
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noun,
the condition of having a decreased number of cellular elements in the blood; hypocytosis.
- plein-air
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adjective,
pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid-19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light and atmosphere as contrasted with the artificial light and absence of the sense of air or atmosphere associated with paintings produced in the studio.
- patriliny
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noun,
the tracing of descent exclusively through the male members of a family.
- literally
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adverb,
in the literal or strict sense:
- collation
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noun,
the act of collating.
- political
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adjective,
of, relating to, or concerned with politics:
- portioner
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noun,
a person who receives or holds a portion, or who divides something into portions.
- politico-
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- operatory
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noun,
a room or other area with special equipment and facilities, as for dental surgery, scientific experiments, or the like.
- operation
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noun,
an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- allotropy
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noun,
a property of certain elements, as carbon, sulfur, and phosphorus, of existing in two or more distinct forms; allomorphism.
- coalition
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noun,
a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
- allotrope
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noun,
one of two or more existing forms of an element:
- polytonal
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adjective,
marked by or using polytonality.
- alley-oop
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noun,
Basketball. a quick-score play in which a high, arching pass is made to a teammate close to the basket, who leaps to catch the ball and in midair drops or stuffs it through the basket.
- criterion
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noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- recaption
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noun,
the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- plication
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noun,
the act or procedure of folding.
- procreant
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adjective,
procreating or generating:
- prolactin
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noun,
an anterior pituitary polypeptide hormone that stimulates lactation by the mammary glands at parturition in mammals, the activity of the crop in birds, and in some mammalian species the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum.
- collotype
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noun,
any photomechanical process of printing from a plate coated with gelatin.
- polianite
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noun,
a variety of pyrolusite, MnO 2 , having well-developed crystals.
- precatory
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or expressing entreaty or supplication:
- coralline
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adjective,
composed of coral or having the structure of coral:
- paleontol
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- copartner
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noun,
a partner or associate, as in a business.
- corallite
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noun,
the skeleton of a single coral polyp.
- octillion
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noun,
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 27 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 48 zeros.
- certainly
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adverb,
with certainty; without doubt; assuredly:
- carpentry
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noun,
the trade of a carpenter:
- pointille
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adjective,
(of book covers) decorated with a tooled pattern of dots.
- itinerary
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noun,
a detailed plan for a journey, especially a list of places to visit; plan of travel.
- linearity
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noun,
the property, quality, or state of being linear.
- artillery
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noun,
mounted projectile-firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms.
- Pocatello
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noun,
a city in SE Idaho.
- corollary
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noun,
Mathematics. a proposition that is incidentally proved in proving another proposition.
- corollate
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adjective,
having a corolla.
- lyotropic
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adjective,
noting any series of ions, salts, or radicals arranged in descending order relative to the magnitude of their effect on a given solvent.
- proletary
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adjective, noun,
proletarian.
- prolation
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noun,
the time relationship between a semibreve and a minim in mensural notation.
- antipyryl
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- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- corporate
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noun,
a bond issued by a corporation.
- corporeal
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adjective,
of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
- 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.
- painterly
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a painter.
- pollinate
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verb (used with object),
to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- ciliolate
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adjective,
having cilia.
- rope-yarn
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noun,
See under yarn (def 3).
- roly-poly
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noun,
a roly-poly person or thing.
- Tropeolin
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noun,
tropaeolin.
- Petrolina
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noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- inotropic
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adjective,
influencing the contractility of muscular tissue.
- interplay
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noun,
reciprocal relationship, action, or influence:
- trilinear
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adjective,
of, relating to, or bounded by three lines.
- Nitralloy
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- ice-plant
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noun,
a plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, native to the Mediterranean region, having fleshy leaves that are covered with glistening vesicles and are sometimes eaten as greens.
- rent-roll
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noun,
an account or schedule of rents, the amount due from each tenant, and the total received.
- intercrop
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noun,
a crop plant growing between plants of a different crop.
- cyanotype
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noun,
a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, that produces a blue line on a white background.
- pictorial
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noun,
a periodical in which pictures constitute an important feature.
- Portinari
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noun,
Cândido [kahn-dee-doo] /ˈkɑ̃ di dʊ/ (Show IPA), 1903–62, Brazilian painter.
- reptilian
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noun,
a reptile.
- inerratic
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adjective,
not erratic or wandering; fixed:
- porcelain
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noun,
a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- cinerator
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noun,
an incinerator.
- lipocyte
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noun,
fat cell.
- pretrial
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noun,
a proceeding held by a judge, arbitrator, etc., before a trial to simplify the issues of law and fact and stipulate certain matters between the parties, in order to expedite justice and curtail costs at the trial.
- loricate
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adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- colorant
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noun,
something used as a coloring matter; pigment; dye.
- Pretoria
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noun,
a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.
- platinic
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adjective,
of or containing platinum, especially in the tetravalent state.
- contrail
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noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- Carleton
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noun,
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
- platino-
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- Coltrane
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noun,
John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- pollinia
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noun,
an agglutinated mass or body of pollen grains, characteristic of plants of the orchid and milkweed families.
- contrary
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noun,
something that is contrary or opposite:
- octonary
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noun,
a group of eight; an ogdoad.
- crotalin
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noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- teocalli
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noun,
a ceremonial structure of the Aztecs, consisting of a truncated terraced pyramid supporting a temple.
- Trollope
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noun,
Anthony, 1815–82, English novelist.
- protero-
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- roll-top
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noun,
a flexible, sliding cover for the working area of a desk, opening by rising upward and back in quadrantal grooves and rolling up beneath the top.
- picoline
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noun,
any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of pyridine having the formula C 6 H 7 N, obtained from coal tar as a colorless oily liquid with a strong odor.
- linalool
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noun,
a colorless, unsaturated terpene liquid alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, having a fragrance similar to that of bergamot oil, obtained from several essential oils: used in perfumery.
- Lorraine
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noun,
Also, Lorrain. Claude (Claude Gelée) 1600–82, French painter.
- arterio-
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- linarite
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noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- portance
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- linoleic
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adjective,
of or derived from linoleic acid.
- pronator
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. any of several muscles that permit pronation of the hand, forelimb, or foot.
- cilantro
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- Linotype
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verb,
to typeset on a Linotype machine.
- poyntell
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noun,
pointel.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- localite
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noun,
one who lives in a particular locality.
- pillaret
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noun,
a small pillar.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- procaine
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- tropical
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noun,
tropicals, lightweight clothing, suitable for warm, especially summer weather.
- operator
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noun,
a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like:
- operatic
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- priority
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noun,
the state or quality of being earlier in time, occurrence, etc.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- collaret
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noun,
a small ornamental collar of fur, lace, or other material, worn by women.
- terrapin
-
noun,
any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- coal-pit
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noun,
a pit where coal is dug.
- locality
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noun,
a place, spot, or district, with or without reference to things or persons in it or to occurrences there:
- Capriote
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- capriole
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noun,
a caper or leap.
- location
-
noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- printery
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noun,
(formerly) an establishment for typographic printing.
- Pliotron
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noun,
any hot-cathode vacuum tube having an anode and one or more grids.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- princely
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adjective,
greatly liberal; lavish; magnificent:
- colonial
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noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- literacy
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noun,
the quality or state of being literate, especially the ability to read and write.
- Platonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines:
- carillon
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noun,
a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action, or by machinery.
- illation
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noun,
the act of inferring.
- Ternopol
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noun,
a city in W Ukraine: formerly in Poland.
- epicotyl
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noun,
(in the embryo of a plant) that part of the stem above the cotyledons.
- rocaille
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noun,
Fine Arts. any of the fantastic ornamental, often asymmetrical, combinations characteristic of the Rococo period, consisting of rock, shell, and plant forms combined with artificial forms, esp C -curves.
- collyria
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noun,
eyewash (def 1).
- plectron
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noun,
plectrum.
- optician
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- tropaion
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noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- colliery
-
noun,
a coal mine, including all buildings and equipment.
- Calliope
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noun,
Also called steam organ. a musical instrument consisting of a set of harsh-sounding steam whistles that are activated by a keyboard.
- calliper
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noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- Poincare
-
noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- optional
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adjective,
left to one's choice; not required or mandatory:
- literary
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature:
- calotype
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noun,
an early negative-positive photographic process, patented by William Henry Talbot in 1841, in which a paper negative is produced and then used to make a positive contact print in sunlight.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- polarity
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noun,
Physics.
the property or characteristic that produces unequal physical effects at different points in a body or system, as a magnet or storage battery.
the positive or negative state in which a body reacts to a magnetic, electric, or other field.
- Reptilia
-
noun,
the class comprising the reptiles.
- particle
-
noun,
a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit:
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- Lancelot
-
noun,
Arthurian Romance. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
- Politian
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noun,
(Angelo Poliziano) 1454–94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet.
- periotic
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adjective,
surrounding the ear.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- air-cool
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verb (used with object),
Machinery. to remove the heat of combustion, friction, etc., from (a machine, engine, or device), as by air streams flowing over an engine jacket.
- cotillon
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noun,
cotillion.
- interlay
-
verb (used with object),
to lay between; interpose.
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- triolein
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noun,
olein (def 1).
- anterior
-
adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- Tyrolean
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Tyrol or its inhabitants.
- triplane
-
- Corporal
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noun,
Military.
a noncommissioned officer ranking above a private first class in the U.S. Army or lance corporal in the Marines and below a sergeant.
a similar rank in the armed services of other countries.
- carry-on
-
noun,
a piece of carry-on luggage.
- Interior
-
noun,
the internal or inner part; inside.
- reaction
-
noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- replicon
-
noun,
any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
- ponytail
-
noun,
an arrangement of the hair in a long lock drawn tightly against the back of the head and cinched so as to hang loosely.
- Tarnopol
-
noun,
Ternopol.
- ironical
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery:
- relation
-
noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- tricolor
-
noun,
a flag having three colors.
- criteria
-
noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- cryotron
-
noun,
a cryogenic device that uses the principle that a varying magnetic field can cause the resistance of a superconducting element to change rapidly between its high normal and low superconductive values: used as a switch and as a computer-memory element.
- pectoral
-
noun,
Anatomy. a pectoral part or organ, as a pectoral muscle.
- air-line
-
adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- Pecorino
-
noun,
a dry, hard Italian cheese made of ewe's milk, especially Romano.
- cryolite
-
noun,
a mineral, sodium aluminum fluoride, Na 3 AlF 6 , occurring in white masses, used as a flux in the electrolytic production of aluminum.
- allotype
-
noun,
Biology. a type specimen of the sex opposite to that of the holotype.
- Interpol
-
noun,
an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
- trillion
-
noun,
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 12 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 18 zeros.
- Catiline
-
noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- airliner
-
noun,
a passenger aircraft operated by an airline.
- antipole
-
noun,
the opposite pole.
- Clairton
-
noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- carriole
-
noun,
cariole.
- Petrillo
-
noun,
James Caesar, 1892–1984, U.S. labor leader: president of the American Federation of Musicians 1940–58.
- picaroon
-
noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- Tornillo
-
noun,
screw bean.
- enactory
-
adjective,
of or relating to an enactment that creates new rights and obligations.
- 11-point
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- cinerary
-
adjective,
holding or intended for ashes, especially the ashes of cremated bodies:
- Illyrian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Illyria.
- Torrance
-
noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- raillery
-
noun,
good-humored ridicule; banter.
- Ilotycin
-
- clarinet
-
noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- Cornelia
-
noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- apocrine
-
adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- petrolic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or produced from petroleum.
- nitrolic
-
adjective,
of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.
- Apollyon
-
noun,
the destroyer; the angel of the bottomless pit; Abaddon. Rev. 9:11.
- priorate
-
noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- coronary
-
noun,
Pathology. a heart attack, especially a coronary thrombosis.
- carry-in
-
noun,
an appliance or machine, as a television set or a personal computer, portable enough to be taken to a store for repair.
- petiolar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- apyretic
-
adjective,
free from fever.
- coronate
-
adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- Cypriot
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Cyprus.
- ciliate
-
noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- Nicolay
-
noun,
John George, 1832–1901, U.S. biographer.
- Clayton
-
noun,
John Middleton, 1796–1856, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1829–36, 1845–49, 1853–56; secretary of state 1849–50.
- Clapton
-
noun,
Eric, born 1945, English blues and rock guitarist and composer.
- nectary
-
noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- ciliary
-
adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to various anatomical structures in or about the eye.
- cirrate
-
adjective,
having cirri.
- Lorient
-
noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- portico
-
noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- typicon
-
noun,
the instructions for the orders of the services during the ecclesiastical year, contained in a manual.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- portion
-
noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- cleanly
-
adverb,
in a clean manner.
- precool
-
verb (used with object),
to cool in advance; cool artificially, as meat or fresh produce, before shipping.
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- clarity
-
noun,
clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- clip-on
-
noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- cipolin
-
noun,
an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.
- preoral
-
adjective,
situated in front of or before the mouth.
- prelacy
-
noun,
the office or dignity of a prelate, or high-ranking member of the Christian clergy.
- potline
-
noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- Nicolai
-
noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- clootie
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) cloot (def 2).
- potency
-
noun,
the state or quality of being potent.
- praline
-
noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- Cyprian
-
noun,
Saint (Thascius Caecillus Cyprianus) a.d. c200–258, early church father, bishop, and martyr.
- praetor
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- clearly
-
adverb,
in a clear manner:
- prairie
-
noun,
an extensive, level or slightly undulating, mostly treeless tract of land in the Mississippi valley, characterized by a highly fertile soil and originally covered with coarse grasses, and merging into drier plateaus in the west.
Compare pampas, savanna, steppe.
- cyanite
-
noun,
Mineralogy. kyanite.
- typical
-
adjective,
of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- portray
-
verb (used with object),
to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- Tiepolo
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [joh-vah-nee buh-tee-stuh;; Italian jaw-vahn-nee baht-tee-stah] /dʒoʊˈvɑ ni bəˈti stə;; Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1696–1770, and his son, Giovanni Domenico [duh-men-i-koh;; Italian daw-me-nee-kaw] /dəˈmɛn ɪˌkoʊ;; Italian dɔˈmɛ ni kɔ/ (Show IPA) 1727–1804, Italian painters.
- clarino
-
noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- Printer
-
noun,
a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
- Clarion
-
noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- prorate
-
verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- loyalty
-
noun,
the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments or obligations.
- re-ally
-
verb (used with or without object),
to ally again or anew.
- rectory
-
noun,
a rector's house; parsonage.
- Crotone
-
noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- recital
-
noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- crypto-
-
- Realtor
-
- criollo
-
noun,
a person born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
Compare Creole (def 1).
- criolla
-
noun,
a woman or girl born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- crinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- lactone
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- reality
-
noun,
the state or quality of being real.
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- reactor
-
noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- Creator
-
noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- craniol
-
- cranio-
-
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- larceny
-
noun,
the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- latency
-
noun,
the state of being latent.
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- Cortona
-
noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- relator
-
noun,
a person who relates or tells; narrator.
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- retinol
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- erratic
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- royalty
-
noun,
royal persons collectively.
- rootcap
-
noun,
the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
- Ercilla
-
noun,
Alonso de [ah-lawn-saw th e] /ɑˈlɔn sɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1533–94, Spanish epic poet; soldier in the conquest of Chile.
- ripieno
-
noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- entropy
-
noun,
Thermodynamics.
(on a macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a measure of the energy that is not available for work during a thermodynamic process. A closed system evolves toward a state of maximum entropy.
(in statistical mechanics) a measure of the randomness of the microscopic constituents of a thermodynamic system. Symbol: S.
- entrail
-
plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- entopic
-
adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- retinal
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- ectopia
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- retiary
-
adjective,
using a net or any entangling device.
- encrypt
-
verb (used with object),
to encipher or encode.
- Illyria
-
noun,
an ancient country along the E coast of the Adriatic.
- Ilocano
-
noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- elytron
-
noun,
one of the pair of hardened forewings of certain insects, as beetles, forming a protective covering for the posterior or flight wings.
- reprint
-
noun,
a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- replica
-
noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- replant
-
verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- correl.
-
- locator
-
noun,
a person who locates something.
- colonel
-
noun,
an officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking between lieutenant colonel and brigadier general: corresponding to a captain in the U.S. Navy.
- coolant
-
noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- pronate
-
verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- control
-
noun,
the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
- contra-
-
- lioncel
-
noun,
a lion: so called when three or more are displayed on an escutcheon.
- proline
-
noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- Conrail
-
noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- ternary
-
noun,
a group of three.
- prolate
-
adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- lirella
-
noun,
the elongated, narrow apothecium of certain lichens.
- Proctor
-
noun,
a person appointed to keep watch over students at examinations.
- coontie
-
noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- procto-
-
- Collier
-
noun,
a ship for carrying coal.
- literal
-
noun,
a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
- collate
-
verb (used with object),
to gather or arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.).
- collat.
-
- Procyon
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Canis Minor.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- coition
-
noun,
coitus.
- locally
-
adverb,
in a particular place, area, location, etc.
- Locarno
-
noun,
a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore: Locarno Pact 1925.
- pronota
-
noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- coopery
-
noun,
the work of a cooper.
- Leclair
-
noun,
Jean Marie [zhahn ma-ree] /ʒɑ̃ maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1697–1764, French violinist and composer.
- Coryell
-
noun,
John Russell, 1848–1924, U.S. author of detective and adventure stories.
- corpora
-
noun,
a plural of corpus.
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- coronet
-
noun,
a small crown.
- coroner
-
noun,
an officer, as of a county or municipality, whose chief function is to investigate by inquest, as before a jury, any death not clearly resulting from natural causes.
- coronal
-
noun,
a crown; coronet.
- Corolla
-
noun,
the inner envelope of floral leaves of a flower, usually of delicate texture and of some color other than green; the petals considered collectively.
- ralline
-
adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.
- Cornell
-
noun,
Ezra, 1809–74, U.S. capitalist and philanthropist.
- lenitic
-
adjective,
lentic.
- Rainier
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic peak in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. 14,408 feet (4392 meters).
- Coryate
-
noun,
Thomas, 1577–1617, English traveler and author.
- Linacre
-
noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- Leonora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Lepanto
-
noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- Corelli
-
noun,
Arcangelo [ahr-kahn-je-law] /ɑrˈkɑn dʒɛˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1653–1713, Italian violinist and composer.
- coranto
-
noun,
courante.
- ptyalin
-
noun,
an enzyme in the saliva that converts starch into dextrin and maltose.
- copilot
-
noun,
a pilot who is second in command of an aircraft.
- pterion
-
noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- pteryla
-
noun,
one of the feathered areas on the skin of a bird.
- protein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- Lillian
-
noun,
a female given name.
- protean
-
adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- Nicolle
-
noun,
Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, French physician: Nobel prize 1928.
- porrect
-
adjective,
extending horizontally; projecting.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- pai-loo
-
noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- topline
-
adjective,
so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
- toprail
-
noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- plancer
-
noun,
the soffit of a cornice, especially one of wood.
- playlet
-
noun,
a short play.
- article
-
noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- Torelli
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1650?–1708, Italian composer and violinist.
- arteri-
-
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Pitocin
-
- paillon
-
noun,
a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- ortolan
-
noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- payroll
-
noun,
a list of employees to be paid, with the amount due to each.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- pyrrole
-
noun,
a colorless, toxic, liquid, five-membered ring compound, C 4 H 5 N, that is a component of chlorophyll, hemin, and many other important naturally occurring substances.
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- Torreon
-
noun,
a city in N Mexico.
- panicle
-
noun,
a compound raceme.
- paniolo
-
noun,
a person who herds cattle; cowboy.
- aplenty
-
adverb,
sufficiently; enough; more than sparingly:
- pantile
-
noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- tracery
-
noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- topical
-
noun,
Philately. any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
- planter
-
noun,
a person who plants.
- antero-
-
- optical
-
noun,
opticals, optical effects.
- Ontario
-
noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- opacity
-
noun,
the state or quality of being opaque.
- Capitol
-
noun,
the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
- plicate
-
adjective,
Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- Opaline
-
adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- capelin
-
noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- cantrip
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- operant
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- opiatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- plenary
-
noun,
a plenary session, meeting, or the like.
- caltrop
-
noun,
any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- topiary
-
noun,
topiary work; the topiary art.
- Calorie
-
noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- caloyer
-
noun,
a monk of the Eastern Church.
- orality
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
- caliper
-
noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- Caitlin
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- orarion
-
noun,
a stole worn by deacons.
- oration
-
noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Oratory
-
noun,
skill or eloquence in public speaking:
- orcinol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- platoon
-
noun,
a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
- anticly
-
adverb,
in an antic manner.
- Parnell
-
noun,
Charles Stewart, 1846–91, Irish political leader.
- caprine
-
adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- picrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- peroral
-
adjective,
administered or performed through the mouth, as surgery or administration of a drug.
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- Tripoli
-
noun,
Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
- pinitol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
- petrol.
-
- trolley
-
noun,
trolley car.
- actino-
-
- acrylyl
-
adjective,
containing the acrylyl group.
- trollop
-
noun,
an immoral or promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Perilla
-
noun,
any of several aromatic Asian plants belonging to the genus Perilla, of the mint family, especially P. frutescens, which has become naturalized in the eastern U.S. and from which perilla oil is obtained.
- acolyte
-
noun,
an altar attendant in public worship.
- picrite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- acyloin
-
noun,
a hydroxy ketone of the general formula RCOCHOHR, where R is an element or group.
- trooper
-
noun,
a horse-cavalry soldier.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- Pierian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- Pierrot
-
noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- pillory
-
noun,
a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
- pillion
-
noun,
a pad or cushion attached behind a saddle, especially as a seat for a woman.
- tropine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- trinary
-
adjective,
consisting of three parts, or proceeding by three; ternary.
- airline
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- anolyte
-
noun,
(in electrolysis) the portion of the electrolyte in the immediate vicinity of the anode.
- Allport
-
noun,
Gordon W(illard) 1897–1967, U.S. psychologist and educator.
- parotic
-
adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- trailer
-
noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- pyretic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, affected by, or producing fever.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- partier
-
noun,
partyer.
- partyer
-
noun,
a person who parties, especially regularly or habitually:
- partner
-
noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- patency
-
noun,
the state of being patent.
- patroon
-
noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- allylic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of the allyl group.
- airport
-
noun,
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
- pelican
-
noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- peloria
-
noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- triaryl
-
adjective,
containing three aryl groups.
- peloton
-
noun,
an ornamental glass made in Bohemia in the late 19th century, usually having a striated overlay of glass filaments in a different color.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- pintail
-
noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- penalty
-
noun,
a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- penicil
-
noun,
a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.
- tricorn
-
noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- Alcyone
-
noun,
a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- errancy
-
noun,
the state or an instance of erring.
- caption
-
noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- central
-
noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- Carlyle
-
noun,
Thomas, 1795–1881, Scottish essayist and historian.
- polycot
-
noun,
a polycotyledon.
- Cellini
-
noun,
Benvenuto [ben-vuh-noo-toh,, -nyoo-;; Italian ben-ve-noo-taw] /ˌbɛn vəˈnu toʊ,, -ˈnyu-;; Italian ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1500–71, Italian, metalsmith, sculptor, and autobiographer.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- centro-
-
- centri-
-
- Carline
-
noun,
an old woman.
- carrion
-
noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- Carlton
-
noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- pointel
-
noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- pollera
-
noun,
a gaily colored costume worn by women during fiestas in Latin-American countries.
- Carolyn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- polenta
-
noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- nitrile
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- ocellar
-
adjective,
pertaining to an ocellus.
- cartoon
-
noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- polecat
-
noun,
a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed.
Compare ferret1 (def 1).
- carpool
-
noun,
Also, carpooling, car pooling. an arrangement among a group of automobile owners by which each owner in turn drives the others or their children to and from a designated place.
- carport
-
noun,
a roofed, wall-less shed, usually projecting from the side of a building, used as a shelter for an automobile.
- Pontiac
-
noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- pointer
-
noun,
a person or thing that points.
- Carroll
-
noun,
Charles, 1737–1832, American patriot and legislator.
- carroty
-
adjective,
like a carrot, as in color, flavor, or shape.
- porcine
-
adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- politic
-
adjective,
shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic.
- poietic
-
- polynya
-
noun,
an area of unfrozen sea water surrounded by ice.
- Cartier
-
noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- cerato-
-
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- pointal
-
noun,
pointel.
- porcino
-
noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- re-lay
-
verb (used with object),
to lay again.
- pencil
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- irreal
-
adjective,
unreal.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- penta-
-
- pentyl
-
adjective,
containing a pentyl group; amyl.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- repair
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- intro.
-
- intra-
-
- replay
-
noun,
an act or instance of replaying.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- patri-
-
- piracy
-
noun,
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- pectin
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- portly
-
adjective,
rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
- Peyton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Payton.
- nearly
-
adverb,
all but; almost:
- realty
-
noun,
real property or real estate.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- recall
-
noun,
an act of recalling.
- pearly
-
adjective,
like a pearl, especially in being white or lustrous; nacreous:
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- Pellan
-
noun,
Alfred [French al-fred] /French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Canadian painter.
- necro-
-
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- lacto-
-
- notary
-
noun,
notary public.
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- really
-
adverb,
in reality; actually:
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- Pollen
-
noun,
the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- Layton
-
noun,
a town in N Utah.
- peltry
-
noun,
fur skins; pelts collectively.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- recti-
-
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- nocti-
-
- picro-
-
- rillet
-
noun,
a little rill; streamlet.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- yclept
-
verb,
a past participle of clepe.
- icono-
-
- nicety
-
noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- piloti
-
noun,
a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- yearly
-
noun,
a publication appearing once a year.
- iatro-
-
- Yentai
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Yantai.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- retro-
-
- retral
-
adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- retool
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- ically
-
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- nitery
-
noun,
a nightclub.
- nycti-
-
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- nycto-
-
- pillar
-
noun,
an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument:
- roller
-
noun,
a person or thing that rolls.
- 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.
- 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.
- Royall
-
noun,
Anne Newport, 1769–1854, U.S. writer, newspaper publisher, and reformer.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- royale
-
noun,
custard cut into shapes and used as a garnish in soups.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- poorly
-
adverb,
in a poor manner or way:
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- Ripley
-
noun,
George, 1802–80, U.S. literary critic, author, and social reformer: associated with the founding of Brook Farm.
- Piercy
-
noun,
Marge, born 1936, U.S. poet and novelist.
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- Perrin
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
- 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.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- incorr
-
- Porter
-
noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- nytril
-
noun,
a synthetic, long-chain polymer fiber that produces a soft, elastic fabric.
- Perron
-
noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- inclip
-
verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- nitro-
-
- pernor
-
noun,
a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- inter.
-
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- Iletin
-
- pinery
-
noun,
a place in which pineapples are grown.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- pycno-
-
- pycnia
-
noun,
a flask-shaped or conical sporangium of a rust fungus, which develops below the epidermis of the host and bears pycniospores.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- illite
-
noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Iloilo
-
noun,
a seaport on S Panay, in the central Philippines.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- petro-
-
- report
-
noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- rarity
-
noun,
something rare, unusual, or uncommon:
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Lorrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- Lionel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leon.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Ortler
-
noun,
a range of the Alps in N Italy.
- pretor
-
noun,
praetor.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- plano-
-
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- ornery
-
adjective,
ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper:
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- lyrate
-
adjective,
Botany. (of a pinnate leaf) divided transversely into several lobes, the smallest at the base.
- platy-
-
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- Otello
-
noun,
an opera (1887) with music by Giuseppe Verdi and a libretto by Arrigo Boito based on Shakespeare's Othello.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Player
-
noun,
a person or thing that plays.
- placet
-
noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- ocelot
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- plani-
-
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- pointy
-
adjective,
having a comparatively sharp point:
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- lintel
-
noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- 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.
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Lilyan
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lolita
-
noun,
(italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- locale
-
noun,
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- lollop
-
verb (used without object),
British Dialect. to loll; lounge.
- poetry
-
noun,
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- Plenty
-
noun,
a full or abundant supply or amount:
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- oocyte
-
noun,
an immature egg cell of the animal ovary; in humans, one oocyte matures during the menstrual cycle, becoming an ootid and then an ovum, while several others partially mature and then disintegrate.
- priory
-
noun,
a religious house governed by a prior or prioress, often dependent upon an abbey.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- Loyola
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius of (Iñigo López de Loyola) 1491–1556, Spanish soldier and ecclesiastic: founder of the Society of Jesus.
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- litany
-
noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- orator
-
noun,
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- oillet
-
noun,
eyelet (def 5).
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- pleio-
-
- 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.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- pricey
-
adjective,
expensive or unduly expensive:
- pricer
-
noun,
(especially in retail stores) an employee who establishes prices at which articles will be sold, or one who affixes price tags to merchandise.
- looper
-
noun,
a person or thing that loops something or forms loops.
- looney
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- lonely
-
adjective,
affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- placer
-
noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- parlor
-
noun,
Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
- Parley
-
noun,
a discussion or conference.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- parity
-
noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Parcel
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- pyrite
-
noun,
a very common brass-yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of sulfuric acid: chemically similar to marcasite, but crystallizing in the isometric system.
- pantry
-
noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- panto-
-
- parole
-
noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- narco-
-
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- parrot
-
noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- polity
-
noun,
a particular form or system of government:
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- lately
-
adverb,
of late; recently; not long since:
- partly
-
adverb,
in part; to some extent or degree; partially; not wholly:
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- polyol
-
noun,
an alcohol containing three or more hydroxyl groups; a polyhydric alcohol.
- pocill
-
- rarely
-
adverb,
on rare occasions; infrequently; seldom:
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- parrel
-
noun,
Nautical. a sliding ring or collar of rope, wood, or metal that confines a yard or the jaws of a gaff to the mast but allows vertical movement.
- polit.
-
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- rapier
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- napery
-
noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- Leyton
-
noun,
a former borough in SE England, near London: now part of Waltham Forest.
- poleyn
-
noun,
a piece for the knee, made of plate or leather.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- paleo-
-
- Lycian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Lycia.
- Payton
-
noun,
Walter ("Sweetness") 1954–99, U.S. football player.
- lycine
-
noun,
betaine.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- paleon
-
- ptero-
-
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- painty
-
adjective,
of, coated with, or soiled with paint:
- Proton
-
noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- proto-
-
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- niello
-
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.
- police
-
noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- lenity
-
noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- prayer
-
noun,
a devout petition to God or an object of worship.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- policy
-
noun,
a definite course of action adopted for the sake of expediency, facility, etc.:
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- paltry
-
adjective,
ridiculously or insultingly small:
- Lepton
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- lentil
-
noun,
a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- palolo
-
noun,
palolo worm.
- pallor
-
noun,
unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness.
- pallet
-
noun,
a bed or mattress of straw.
- pyrone
-
noun,
either of two heterocyclic ketones having the formula C 5 H 4 O 2 .
- lepto-
-
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- crayon
-
noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- crayer
-
noun,
a small sailing vessel formerly used in trade along the coasts of western Europe.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- teapoy
-
noun,
a small three-legged table or stand.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carpel
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- airily
-
adverb,
in a lively or breezy manner; jauntily.
- carpo-
-
- cotype
-
noun,
a syntype.
- Carrel
-
noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- coroll
-
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Ceylon
-
noun,
former name of Sri Lanka.
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- tellin
-
noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- calory
-
noun,
calorie.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- Toller
-
noun,
a person or thing that tolls.
- canopy
-
noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- aeron.
-
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- caplet
-
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- triply
-
adverb,
to a triple number, measure, or degree.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- cteno-
-
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- crypt-
-
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- caryo-
-
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- clino-
-
- Carney
-
noun,
carny.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- callop
-
noun,
golden perch.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- Collie
-
noun,
one of a breed of dogs having a usually long, black, tan, and white or sable and white coat, raised originally in Scotland for herding sheep.
- collet
-
noun,
a collar or enclosing band.
- Collar
-
noun,
the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- 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.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- colent
-
- clayey
-
adjective,
covered or smeared with clay.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- coyote
-
noun,
Also called prairie wolf. a buffy-gray, wolflike canid, Canis latrans, of North America, distinguished from the wolf by its relatively small size and its slender build, large ears, and narrow muzzle.
- corral
-
noun,
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- coeno-
-
- collo-
-
- eroto-
-
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- tycoon
-
noun,
a person of great wealth, influence, or power; magnate:
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- Cleary
-
noun,
Beverly, born 1916, U.S. author.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- tilery
-
noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- Tiller
-
noun,
a person who tills; farmer.
- collyr
-
- collop
-
noun,
a small slice of meat, especially a small rasher of bacon.
- Tyrone
-
noun,
a former administrative county in W Northern Ireland: replaced by several new districts 1973.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- cellar
-
noun,
a room, or set of rooms, for the storage of food, fuel, etc., wholly or partly underground and usually beneath a building.
- celto-
-
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- centi-
-
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- copro-
-
- Copley
-
noun,
John Singleton [sing-guh l-tuh n] /ˈsɪŋ gəl tən/ (Show IPA), 1738–1815, U.S. painter.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- cerat-
-
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- 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.
- colony
-
noun,
a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.
- Cooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- Tyrian
-
adjective,
of or relating to ancient Tyre or its people.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- cyano-
-
- coolie
-
noun,
an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
- cooler
-
noun,
a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.
- Cooley
-
noun,
Charles Horton [hawr-tn] /ˈhɔr tn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1929, U.S. author and pioneer in the field of sociology.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- contr.
-
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- Colton
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- cirro-
-
- Callot
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1592?–1635, French engraver and etcher.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- calli-
-
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- trolly
-
noun,
trolley.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Cayley
-
noun,
Arthur, 1821–95, English mathematician.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Rotary
-
noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- Torrey
-
noun,
John, 1796–1873, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- rooter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- torpor
-
noun,
sluggish inactivity or inertia.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Troyon
-
noun,
Constant [kawn-stahn] /kɔ̃ˈstɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1813–65, French painter.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- torero
-
noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- acetyl
-
adjective,
containing the acetyl group.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- actin-
-
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- ropery
-
noun,
a place where ropes are made.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Elyria
-
noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- aceto-
-
- Ellora
-
noun,
a village in S central India: important Hindu archaeological site.
- elytra
-
noun,
plural of elytron.
- tropo-
-
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Apollo
-
noun,
the ancient Greek and Roman god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, and manly beauty; the son of Leto and brother of Artemis.
- artery
-
noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- 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.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- Taylor
-
noun,
A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale) 1906–90, English historian.
- enroll
-
verb (used with object),
to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register:
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- arroyo
-
noun,
(chiefly in southwest U.S.) a small steep-sided watercourse or gulch with a nearly flat floor: usually dry except after heavy rains.
- caller
-
noun,
a person or thing that calls.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- cine-
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- 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.
- porny
-
adjective,
Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic:
- 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.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Port.
-
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- 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.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- typo-
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- pari-
-
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Payne
-
noun,
John Howard, 1791–1852, U.S. actor and dramatist.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- cert.
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- patr-
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- Poole
-
noun,
a port in Dorset, in S England.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- cero-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Tyrol
-
noun,
an alpine region in W Austria and N Italy: a former Austrian crown land.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- payer
-
noun,
a person who pays.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- cyan-
-
- nitr-
-
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Cypro
-
- 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.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- allot
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- peaty
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- alloy
-
noun,
a substance composed of two or more metals, or of a metal or metals with a nonmetal, intimately mixed, as by fusion or electrodeposition.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- lt-yr
-
- allo-
-
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- pant-
-
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- allyl
-
noun,
the allyl group.
- Lorry
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a motor truck, especially a large one.
- Apoc.
-
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- pret.
-
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- Clary
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Nelly
-
noun,
inferior or cheap wine.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Cyril
-
noun,
Saint ("Apostle of the Slavs") a.d. 827–869, Greek missionary to the Moravians.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Arnel
-
- Cirri
-
noun,
a plural of cirrus.
- pyric
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resulting from burning.
- typey
-
adjective,
typy.
- typal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or constituting a type.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- payt.
-
- cyto-
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- cytol
-
- Tyner
-
noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- areo-
-
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- apery
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- pally
-
adjective,
friendly; comradely:
- pyro-
-
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- pale-
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- prae-
-
- Tracy
-
noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- natl.
-
- Peary
-
noun,
Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and arctic explorer.
- Paley
-
noun,
Grace, 1922–2007, U.S. short-story writer and poet.
- cent.
-
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- poet.
-
- Capt.
-
- onco-
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- onlay
-
noun,
an overlay, especially one in relief.
- party
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- part.
-
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onto-
-
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- plio-
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- orial
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Caryl
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- 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.
- oleo-
-
- Cayey
-
noun,
a city in central Puerto Rico.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Caryn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Canty
-
adjective,
cheerful; lively.
- Cant.
-
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- tolly
-
noun,
candle (def 1).
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- opto-
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- 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.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Pliny
-
noun,
("the Elder"; Gaius Plinius Secundus) a.d. 23–79, Roman naturalist, encyclopedist, and writer.
- plyer
-
noun,
plier.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- Parry
-
noun,
an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- pleo-
-
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- tolyl
-
adjective,
containing a tolyl group; cresyl.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- tonia
-
- noct-
-
- atony
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- atoll
-
noun,
a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- noto-
-
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- 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.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- atopy
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- topo-
-
- Polly
-
noun,
a tame parrot.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Cello
-
noun,
the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- pyran
-
noun,
either of two compounds having the formula C 5 H 6 O, containing one oxygen and five carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring.
- plan-
-
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- oracy
-
noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- ation
-
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- polio
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- plat.
-
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- ante-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- octo-
-
- Carny
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- anti-
-
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- octa-
-
- tono-
-
- OIcel
-
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- toyon
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Orlon
-
- Carry
-
noun,
range, as of a gun.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- atory
-
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- Parl.
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- carp-
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- orlop
-
noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- panty
-
noun,
panties.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Yo-yo
-
noun,
a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion.
- petr-
-
- repay
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- aeri-
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Early
-
noun,
a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- aero-
-
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- reni-
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- peta-
-
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Tally
-
noun,
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- reply
-
noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- incr.
-
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- init.
-
- eyrir
-
noun,
an aluminum bronze coin of Iceland, the 100th part of a króna.
- inlay
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- intr.
-
- ecto-
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- petri
-
- econ.
-
- ecol.
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Taney
-
noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- rotor
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- lact-
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Lacey
-
noun,
a town in W Washington.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- cryo-
-
- Recit
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- layer
-
noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- lairy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- Tilly
-
noun,
Count Johan Tserclaes von [yoh-hahn tser-klahs fuh n] /ˈyoʊ hɑn tsɛrˈklɑs fən/ (Show IPA), 1559–1632, German general in the Thirty Years' War.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- recip
-
- crony
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Relay
-
noun,
a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- Italy
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870–1946. 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Capital: Rome.
- pert.
-
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- irony
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Perry
-
noun,
a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
- Ital.
-
- Ailey
-
noun,
Alvin, Jr. 1931–1989, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- ition
-
- recpt
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- troll
-
noun,
a song whose parts are sung in succession; a round.
- incor
-
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- pylon
-
noun,
a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races.
- iatry
-
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- acity
-
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Icel.
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Riley
-
noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- ician
-
- icily
-
adverb,
in an icy manner:
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- entry
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- yapon
-
noun,
yaupon.
- acet-
-
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- roily
-
adjective,
turbid; muddy.
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- erron
-
- Rollo
-
noun,
Also called Rolf, Roy, Hrolf, Rolf the Ganger. a.d. c860–931? Norse chieftain: 1st duke of Normandy 911?.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- 30-30
-
- Rolla
-
noun,
a city in S central Missouri.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- trop-
-
- tropy
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Royal
-
noun,
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- piety
-
noun,
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- rooty
-
noun,
bread.
- riyal
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- 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.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- ency.
-
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elroy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rept.
-
- piney
-
adjective,
piny.
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- ility
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Elyot
-
noun,
Sir Thomas, c1490–1546, English scholar and diplomat.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- incl.
-
- encl.
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ento-
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- pico-
-
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- yenta
-
noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- acpt.
-
- acro-
-
- ilio-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ileo-
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- laity
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- color
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- lipo-
-
- Coney
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- lyric
-
noun,
a lyric poem.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- Colo.
-
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Colly
-
noun,
grime; soot.
- lytic
-
adjective,
of, noting, or pertaining to lysis or a lysin.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Llano
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- coll.
-
- cont.
-
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- terr.
-
- coony
-
adjective,
sharp-witted and shrewd; wily; canny.
- Lille
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nord, in N France.
- Lillo
-
noun,
George, 1693?–1739, English dramatist.
- Prot.
-
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- coop.
-
- 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.
- pron.
-
- liney
-
adjective,
liny.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- cooly
-
noun,
coolie.
- tera-
-
- cooey
-
noun,
cooee.
- linty
-
adjective,
full of or covered with lint:
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- proc.
-
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- loopy
-
adjective,
full of loops.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- pryer
-
noun,
prier.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- loony
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Tyler
-
noun,
tiler (def 2).
- pricy
-
adjective,
pricey.
- Pella
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Loral
-
adjective,
of or relating to lore, knowledge, learning, etc.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- local
-
noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- colat
-
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Terry
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- coel-
-
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- loyal
-
adjective,
faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state:
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- coaly
-
adjective,
of, resembling, or containing coal.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Lolly
-
noun,
lollipop.
- Alley
-
noun,
a passage, as through a continuous row of houses, permitting access from the street to backyards, garages, etc.
- 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.
- cooty
-
noun,
cootie1 .
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- 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.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- telly
-
noun,
television.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Peony
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Leary
-
adjective,
leery1 .
- poly-
-
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- corr.
-
- lect.
-
- corpn
-
- Corpl
-
- corp.
-
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Corny
-
adjective,
of or abounding in corn.
- Percy
-
noun,
Sir Henry ("Hotspur") 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- rall.
-
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- rcpt.
-
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- tarry
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- lapel
-
noun,
either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Larry
-
noun,
a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- latry
-
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- peri-
-
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Trill
-
noun,
the act or sound of trilling.
- rally
-
noun,
a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Alcor
-
- Lycia
-
noun,
an ancient country in SW Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Alyce
-
noun,
a female given name.
- licet
-
- teno-
-
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copr-
-
- Lyell
-
noun,
Sir Charles, 1797–1875, English geologist.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- LeRoy
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old French, meaning “the king.”.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- 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.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- telo-
-
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- rayon
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- tri-
-
- tron
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tRNA
-
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pyo-
-
- pyr-
-
- piny
-
adjective,
abounding in or covered with pine trees:
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- RONA
-
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- rel.
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Rep.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- repl
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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).
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- tel-
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- rpt.
-
- ten.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- ropy
-
adjective,
resembling a rope or ropes:
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rory
-
noun,
a male given name.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roll
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- repr
-
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- RIIA
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 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.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- ploy
-
noun,
a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- pnea
-
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- Pol.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toey
-
adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- 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.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tyrr
-
noun,
Tyr.
- 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.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- play
-
noun,
a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pity
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- top-
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Tony
-
noun,
one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
- Polo
-
noun,
a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
- pony
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- prin
-
- prec
-
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- 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.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- pro-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- ter.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- pre-
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Pool
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- pray
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- typy
-
adjective,
(of a domestic animal) embodying the ideal characteristics of its variety or breed.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- type
-
noun,
a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category:
- typ.
-
- pot.
-
- tion
-
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- 1080
-
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- cyte
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- cir.
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- cyl.
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Ceto
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- CERN
-
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Lyle
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clay
-
noun,
a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Lyly
-
noun,
John, 1554?–1606, English writer of romances and plays.
- lea.
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clep
-
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- 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.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lely
-
noun,
Sir Peter [pee-ter;; Dutch pey-tuh r] /ˈpi tər;; Dutch ˈpeɪ tər/ (Show IPA), (Pieter van der Faes) 1618–80, Dutch painter in England.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lily
-
noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- cloy
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- loop
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Lory
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- epi-
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cap.
-
- Lolo
-
noun,
Also called Yi. a member of a people inhabiting the mountainous regions of southwestern China near the eastern borders of Tibet and Burma.
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- lin.
-
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- 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.
- Lyon
-
noun,
Mary, 1797–1849, U.S. pioneer in advocating and providing advanced education for women: founder of Mount Holyoke College.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- 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.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lyte
-
- Llyr
-
noun,
the father of Manawydan: corresponds to the Irish Ler.
- cen.
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Lani
-
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Can.
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- yell
-
noun,
a cry uttered by yelling.
- yelp
-
noun,
a quick, sharp bark or cry.
- ctr.
-
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- yill
-
noun,
ale.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- crat
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- yipe
-
interjection,
(an expression or exclamation of fright, surprise, pain, etc.)
- yirr
-
noun,
a growl or snarl, as of a dog.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- ile-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Ill.
-
- illy
-
adverb,
ill.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- ical
-
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- epit
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- enl.
-
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- enc.
-
- etc.
-
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- Yale
-
noun,
Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- INRI
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Con.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- itol
-
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- coly
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lacy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lall
-
verb (used without object),
to make imperfect l- or r- sounds, or both, often by substituting a w- like sound for r or l or a y- like sound for l.
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- int.
-
- intl
-
- 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.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Yolo
-
interjection,
You only live once! (used especially to rationalize impulsive or reckless behavior):
- Cort
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- Pyle
-
noun,
Ernest ("Ernie") 1900–45, U.S. war correspondent and journalist.
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- copy
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Ire.
-
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- loll
-
noun,
the act of lolling.
- 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.
- Orly
-
noun,
a suburb SE of Paris, France: international airport.
- Alco
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- oro-
-
- Aire
-
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- oto-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- aet.
-
- opia
-
- OPer
-
- aer-
-
- Ont.
-
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- ant.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- ano-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- only
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- ancy
-
- ance
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- alt.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oory
-
adjective,
ourie.
- ally
-
noun,
a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose:
- all-
-
- 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.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- 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.
- ole-
-
- 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.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- 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.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pen.
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- per.
-
- PERL
-
- Pet.
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pyin
-
noun,
an albuminous constituent of pus.
- pil-
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- acyl
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Pall
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- PAYE
-
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pal.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- paly
-
adjective,
pale.
- Pan.
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- pat.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- paty
-
adjective,
(of a cross) having arms of equal length, each expanding outward from the center; formée:
- 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.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- pct.
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- not-
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- art.
-
- arr.
-
- NTIA
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- 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.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ator
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- neo-
-
- 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.
- atic
-
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- oily
-
adverb,
in an oily manner.
- apo-
-
- Cal.
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- 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.
- Oct.
-
- Apr.
-
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- NCTE
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- OAPC
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ac-
-
- CRT
-
- ap-
-
- Ep.
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- 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.
- CTA
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- cte
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- eo-
-
- cr.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ct.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ea.
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- acy
-
- ECA
-
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- eir
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- Ar.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- CRP
-
- en-
-
- RPO
-
- ec-
-
- an.
-
- TAL
-
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- CEA
-
- al.
-
- ean
-
- tlr
-
- CPA
-
- cp.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ALC
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CIA
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- CNO
-
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- CIE
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- CYO
-
- CLR
-
- CIP
-
- ANC
-
- Clo
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Tpr
-
- 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.
- Apl
-
- cle
-
- tra
-
- APC
-
- tr.
-
- aor
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TPN
-
- CLI
-
- 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.
- TPI
-
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- at.
-
- tlo
-
- CEO
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- TLC
-
- TCA
-
- 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.
- ca.
-
- CPR
-
- ACP
-
- CPO
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CPL
-
- CPI
-
- ATP
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ATC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- AIC
-
- Tro
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- ior
-
- EPA
-
- NYP
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- NYA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- POR
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- PRA
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOP
-
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- OTC
-
- OAO
-
- OAP
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- LOC
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RCP
-
- ROP
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- ll.
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LON
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- 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.
- LPN
-
- LTA
-
- LTL
-
- ltr
-
- PRC
-
- NYC
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NCO
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- PLA
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- 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.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- pl.
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PCI
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PIO
-
- py-
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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:
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- ory
-
- PLC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- POA
-
- OCR
-
- OEO
-
- oic
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Oyo
-
noun,
a city in W Nigeria.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- Ola
-
- 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.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- POC
-
- ONI
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- PLR
-
- ONR
-
- PLO
-
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oon
-
- OOT
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ply
-
noun,
a thickness or layer.
- pli
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- trp
-
- lep
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ILP
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- Ia.
-
- IOC
-
- 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 = .
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- IOT
-
- io-
-
- ROA
-
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- ITC
-
- ILO
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ity
-
- yer
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- Yap
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- Yeo
-
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ier
-
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ial
-
- yay
-
adverb,
to the extent, amount, etc., indicated:
- RNA
-
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- yip
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- RNR
-
- il-
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- LCA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- ERT
-
- RCA
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ety
-
- ERP
-
- ery
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ETR
-
- La.
-
- LCL
-
- ROI
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Lt.
-
- YCL
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ETO
-
- YT
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RO
-
- AO
-
- T1
-
- t.
-
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- ey
-
- ic
-
- Y.
-
- RP
-
- i.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- TN
-
- NI
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ty
-
- L1
-
- LR
-
- L2
-
- TL
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- RI
-
- le
-
- RN
-
- ly
-
- NY
-
- NP
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- yl
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ol
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- ry
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- TP
-
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OA
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- O.
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- IP
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- yr
-
- CE
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- L.
-
- LC
-
- R.
-