Anagrams of porcelainize
Word porcelainize has
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- Periclean
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adjective,
of or relating to Pericles or to the period (Periclean Age) when Athens was intellectually, artistically, and materially preeminent.
- linearize
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verb (used with object),
to make linear; give linear form to.
- pericline
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noun,
a variety of albite occurring in large, white opaque crystals.
- percaline
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noun,
a fine, lightweight cotton fabric, usually finished with a gloss and dyed in one color, used especially for linings.
- 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.
- arecoline
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noun,
a toxic alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the areca, used chiefly in veterinary medicine as an agent for killing and expelling intestinal worms.
- 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.
- preconize
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verb (used with object),
to proclaim or commend publicly.
- leporine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.
- pelorize
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verb (used with object),
to affect with peloria.
- Pliocene
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noun,
the Pliocene Epoch or Series.
- penalize
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verb (used with object),
to subject to a penalty, as a person.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- replicon
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noun,
any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- apocrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- Reliance
-
noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- Poincare
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noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- 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.
- capriole
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noun,
a caper or leap.
- peroneal
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated near the fibula.
- polarize
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verb (used with object),
to cause polarization in.
- Perioeci
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plural noun,
the inhabitants of ancient Laconia, constituting a dependent people of Sparta, who governed themselves and had a monopoly on trade and manufacture.
Compare Helot (def 1), Spartiate.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- procaine
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- Caerleon
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noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- capeline
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noun,
Armor. an iron skullcap worn by medieval archers.
- caponize
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verb (used with object),
to castrate (a fowl).
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- creolize
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verb (used with object),
to render (a language) creolized.
- ironical
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery:
- calorize
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verb (used with object),
to alloy (carbon steel or alloy steel) by impregnation with aluminum.
- 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.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- laicize
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verb (used with object),
to remove the clerical character or nature of; secularize:
- percale
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noun,
a closely woven, smooth-finished, plain or printed cotton cloth, used for bed sheets, clothing, etc.
- capelin
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noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- opercle
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noun,
an operculum, especially the posterior bone of the operculum of a fish.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- realize
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verb (used with object),
to grasp or understand clearly.
- panicle
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noun,
a compound raceme.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- ironize
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verb (used with object),
to make ironical.
- clip-on
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noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- calzone
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noun,
a turnover made of pizza dough, usually containing cheese, prosciutto, and herbs or garlic and either baked or fried.
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- proline
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noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- pelican
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noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- cineole
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- cipolin
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noun,
an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.
- parolee
-
noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- Cairene
-
noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- replica
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noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- calipee
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noun,
the part of a turtle next to the lower shield, consisting of a yellowish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- caliper
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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.
- Calorie
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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.
- replace
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verb (used with object),
to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing):
- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- penicil
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noun,
a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.
- caprine
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adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- ripieno
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- Pioneer
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- pizaine
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noun,
a mail collar of the 14th century, worn with a hauberk.
- plancer
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noun,
the soffit of a cornice, especially one of wood.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Nicolai
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noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- elepaio
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noun,
a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
- Elpenor
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noun,
(in the Odyssey) a companion of Odysseus who was killed when he fell off the roof of Circe's palace.
- oneiric
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adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- craniol
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- cranio-
-
- aileron
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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.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- airline
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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.
- enolize
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verb (used with or without object),
to convert into an enol or enolate.
- Pierian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- epizoic
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adjective,
externally parasitic.
- epeiric
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adjective,
extending inland from a continental margin:
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- lionize
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verb (used with object),
to treat (a person) as a celebrity:
- ironic
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adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- carpo-
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- necro-
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- carpel
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noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- pleio-
-
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- plano-
-
- plani-
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- picaro
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- parole
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- planer
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- Cornel
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- copier
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Creole
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noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- plaice
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noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- placer
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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.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Parcel
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noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- careen
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noun,
a careening.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- crenel
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- clino-
-
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- pencil
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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.
- Ilorin
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noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- pencel
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noun,
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- prance
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Pierce
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- picro-
-
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- inclip
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verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- Prince
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- Pelion
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noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- inlier
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noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- Peirce
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Ionize
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verb (used with object),
to separate or change into ions.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- cereal
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noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- piezo-
-
- cenizo
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noun,
chamiso.
- irenic
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adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- piecer
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- police
-
noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- panzer
-
noun,
a vehicle, especially a tank, forming part of a German panzer division.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Aerope
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noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- aeron.
-
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Repeal
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- reopen
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- Lenape
-
noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- azonic
-
adjective,
not confined to any particular zone or region; not local.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- 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.
- Alnico
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noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- 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.
- Rienzi
-
noun,
Cola di [kaw-lah dee] /ˈkɔ lɑ di/ (Show IPA), (Nicholas Gabrini) 1313?–54, Roman orator and tribune.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- 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.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- rezone
-
noun,
an act or instance of rezoning; reclassification:
- apiece
-
adverb,
for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Lorenz
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1854–1946, Austrian orthopedic surgeon.
- Azorin
-
noun,
(José Martínez Ruiz) 1873–1967, Spanish novelist and critic.
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- narco-
-
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- zircon
-
noun,
a common mineral, zirconium silicate, ZrSiO 4 , occurring in small tetragonal crystals or grains of various colors, usually opaque: used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- paleo-
-
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Niepce
-
noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- Lozere
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km). Capital: Mende.
- recipe
-
noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- paleon
-
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- OIcel
-
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- pico-
-
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- nazir
-
noun,
(in Muslim countries) the title of any of various public officials.
- 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.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Eliz.
-
- 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.
- Eliza
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- 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.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- encl.
-
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- 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.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Lopez
-
noun,
Nancy, born 1957, U.S. golfer.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Icel.
-
- 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).
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- orial
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- 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.
- 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.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Iran.
-
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- incor
-
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- 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.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- pale-
-
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- 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.
- 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.
- econ.
-
- pari-
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- incr.
-
- incl.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- lipo-
-
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- peri-
-
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- 30-30
-
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- ician
-
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- Penza
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- ileo-
-
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- pene-
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- ilio-
-
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Parl.
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- razee
-
noun,
a ship, especially a warship, reduced in height by the removal of the upper deck.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- 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.
- recip
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- azole
-
noun,
any of a group of five-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazole.
- azoic
-
adjective,
(formerly) noting or pertaining to the Precambrian Era, especially that part formerly believed to precede the first appearance of life; Archean.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- azlon
-
noun,
any of the class of textile fibers derived from such proteins as casein or zein.
- cero-
-
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- 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.
- prize
-
noun,
a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition.
- cine-
-
- 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.
- proc.
-
- 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.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- 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.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- pron.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carp-
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- azine
-
noun,
any of a group of six-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazine or triazine.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Zaire
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 100 makuta.
- 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.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Rizal
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1861–96, Philippine patriot, novelist, poet, and physician.
- Alcor
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- aero-
-
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- Zenia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “hospitality.”.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- zonal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a zone or zones.
- zoril
-
noun,
a weasellike African animal, Ictonyx striatus, resembling a skunk in coloration and habits.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- reni-
-
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Arnel
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Ariz.
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- areo-
-
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Apoc.
-
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- 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.
- Anzio
-
noun,
a town in Italy, S of Rome on the Tyrrhenian coast: site of Allied beachhead in World War II.
- 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.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Capiz
-
noun,
a small marine bivalve of the genus Placuna, especially P. placenta, common in Philippine coastal waters and some other parts of the Pacific Ocean.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- croze
-
noun,
the groove at either end of the staves of a barrel, cask, etc., into which the edge of the head fits.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copr-
-
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- plan-
-
- 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.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- colza
-
noun,
rape2 .
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- pleo-
-
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Plzen
-
noun,
a city in Bohemia, in the W Czech Republic.
- 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).
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- craze
-
noun,
a popular or widespread fad, fashion, etc.; mania:
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- plio-
-
- 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.”.
- cozen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to cheat, deceive, or trick.
- corpn
-
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Corpl
-
- corp.
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cloze
-
noun,
a cloze procedure or test.
- clepe
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- ecol.
-
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- coel-
-
- prae-
-
- coele
-
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- 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.
- 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.
- ole-
-
- Zola
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1840–1902, French novelist.
- zone
-
noun,
any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established:
- zoea
-
noun,
any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.
- Zora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pil-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- zori
-
noun,
a Japanese sandal, often made of straw or rubber and consisting of a flat sole held on the foot by a thong passing between the first and second toes.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Zoar
-
noun,
the city where Lot and his family took refuge during the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Gen. 19:20–30.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Zorn
-
noun,
Anders Leonhard [ahn-duh rs ley-aw-nahrd] /ˈɑn dərs ˈleɪ ɔˌnɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1860–1920, Swedish painter, etcher, and sculptor.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- neo-
-
- RIIA
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- 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.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- OEEC
-
- zero
-
noun,
the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- zein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a soft, yellow powder of simple proteins obtained from corn, used chiefly in the manufacture of textile fibers, plastics, and paper coatings.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- zeal
-
noun,
fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Zane
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Zeno
-
noun,
Zeno of Citium.
- zinc
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, bluish-white metallic element: used in making galvanized iron, brass, and other alloys, and as an element in voltaic cells. Symbol: Zn; atomic weight: 65.37; atomic number: 30; specific gravity: 7.14 at 20°C.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- OAPC
-
- Zoan
-
noun,
Biblical name of Tanis.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Nor.
-
- Zion
-
noun,
a hill in Jerusalem, on which the Temple was built (used to symbolize the city itself, especially as a religious or spiritual center).
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- 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.
- RONA
-
- pnea
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- per.
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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).
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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.
- 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.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- raze
-
verb (used with object),
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground:
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- 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.
- 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):
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- prec
-
- Pen.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prin
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- 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.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- pre-
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- lin.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- prez
-
noun,
president.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rep.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- 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.
- Pol.
-
- repl
-
- opia
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- OPer
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pan.
-
- 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.
- PERL
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- rel.
-
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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:
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- 1080
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- INRI
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- Ire.
-
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- CERN
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Inez
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Agnes.
- Izar
-
noun,
a long, usually white cotton dress that covers the body completely, worn by women of North Africa and the Middle East.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- 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.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Ice.
-
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- Can.
-
- lea.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cap.
-
- laze
-
noun,
a period of ease or indolence:
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- 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.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- ICAO
-
- azo-
-
- Cor.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Con.
-
- EEOC
-
- 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.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- eco-
-
- Col.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
- 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.
- coze
-
noun,
a friendly talk; a chat.
- czar
-
noun,
an emperor or king.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- enc.
-
- ical
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- clar
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clep
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Ezra
-
noun,
a Jewish scribe and prophet of the 5th century b.c., who with Nehemiah led the revival of Judaism in Palestine.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- ence
-
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- 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.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Aire
-
- Alco
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ance
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Liza
-
noun,
a mullet, Mugil liza, found chiefly in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
- ano-
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- 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.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nazi
-
noun,
a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler and advocated totalitarian government, territorial expansion, anti-Semitism, and Aryan supremacy, all these leading directly to World War II and the Holocaust.
- Naze
-
noun,
The, Lindesnes.
- 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).
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- 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.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Lozi
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Barotseland, in western Zambia.
- aer-
-
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Linz
-
noun,
a port in N Austria, on the Danube River.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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.
- 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.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- 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.
- 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.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Apr.
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- 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.
- apo-
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- al.
-
- ae.
-
- zo-
-
- cl.
-
- ZIP
-
noun,
a sudden, brief hissing sound, as of a bullet.
- CAI
-
- ACP
-
- ap-
-
- CPO
-
- Zen
-
noun,
Chinese Ch'an. Buddhism. a Mahayana movement, introduced into China in the 6th century a.d. and into Japan in the 12th century, that emphasizes enlightenment for the student by the most direct possible means, accepting formal studies and observances only when they form part of such means.
Compare koan, mondo1 .
- zoa
-
noun,
plural of zoon.
- POR
-
- AEC
-
- zee
-
noun,
the letter Z or z.
- CPR
-
- Zea
-
noun,
Keos.
- zap
-
noun,
force, energy, or drive; zip.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- CNO
-
- CPL
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- POC
-
- ac-
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- ca.
-
- 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.
- coz
-
noun,
cousin.
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Zoe
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “life.”.
- cr.
-
- PLR
-
- CPA
-
- an.
-
- PLO
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- CPI
-
- Ar.
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- PRA
-
- RCA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- CIA
-
- REA
-
- RCN
-
- aor
-
- RCP
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CIE
-
- CEO
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- APC
-
- Apl
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- CEA
-
- ANC
-
- CIP
-
- CLR
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- AIC
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- RPO
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Clo
-
- PRC
-
- ROP
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- CLI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- cle
-
- ALC
-
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- ale
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noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- az-
-
- NEC
-
- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- pli
-
- CRP
-
- LEO
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noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- oz.
-
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- LCI
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- LCA
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- 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).
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NCO
-
- La.
-
- ize
-
- LON
-
- Paz
-
noun,
Octavio [ok-tey-vee-oh;; Spanish awk-tah-vyaw] /ɒkˈteɪ viˌoʊ;; Spanish ɔkˈtɑ vyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1914–98, Mexican poet and essayist: Nobel prize 1990.
- PCI
-
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- IRL
-
- LOC
-
- NPR
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- Oc.
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- op.
-
- NOP
-
- OAP
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LPN
-
- 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.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- oic
-
- lez
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- 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.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Liz
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ola
-
- NOC
-
- OIr
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- en-
-
- ene
-
- EOE
-
- Ep.
-
- EEO
-
- 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:
- EPA
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ERP
-
- eir
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- NIA
-
- ean
-
- PLC
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- eo-
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- 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.
- PIO
-
- PLA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- 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.
- EEC
-
- Ir.
-
- Ez.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ILP
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- IPA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- ior
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IOC
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- 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 = .
- ILO
-
- il-
-
- ier
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- io-
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Zl
-
- 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.
- Zn
-
- ZA
-
noun,
pizza.
- 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.
- NI
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- AO
-
- NP
-
- NZ
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- ZI
-
- NL
-
- LR
-
- LZ
-
- N.
-
- z.
-
- le
-
- RP
-
- L.
-
- CZ
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- i.
-
- ic
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- IP
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- LC
-
- O.
-
- CE
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- RO
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- ol
-
- 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.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- Zr
-